This will be a short post because I’ve been screwing around all afternoon trying to get this image set up so when you click on it, a light box pops up, and you can see the details. How hard should that be? It might work … try it!
I messed around with the gallery, too. Hopefully an improvement, but my brain is fried at this point.
I’m excited to share this latest sample of my pallet art. I hope it’s not too boring. My goal is part show-and-tell and part inspiration. I had absolutely no interest in art prior to retirement, and now it’s becoming a big part of my life. I even dream about it and wake up with new ideas.
In this example, I drew all the images with a pencil first. Mainly because there’s a lot of layering … and it’s easy to mess that up in real time. Then I burned in all the pencil lines with my woodburning tool. After all the burning was done, I used a combination of standard pencils and oil-based pencils to add color. Finally, I sealed it with two layers of spray-on varnish.
My favorite one so far! For some reason, I’ve become addicted to Tejano music with lots of accordions. I dedicate this piece to Flaco Jiménez, one of the best accordionists in the business. His music keeps me burning.
THIS, I love. Are the colors bright because you are using different hues, or is it the photography? These are definitely my tints when it comes to colors.
Oh, thank you so much, Barb. It’s the different hues. I’ve learned how to use the brighter colors. Wood can get dark, so you have to be bold! I’ve been inspired by Mexican art, which may explain the music.
Yes! It worked. Love, love, love this!!!!
Deb
Yay! Thanks, Deb.
It turned out great!! Love the bright colors. What are the dimensions?
Thanks so much, Linda! In inches, it’s 25.5 x 3.5 x 1.5.
Love the new piece – the colours are awesome. It’s a coincidence with you listing Flaco Jimenez. He’s a frequent collaborator with Ry Cooder, who I really like. Here’s a video of them playing live together on an old Jim Reeves song:
https://youtu.be/rUpZwW4C_NY
Very cool! Thank you so much for sharing that link. It’s not new, but I just purchased Flaco’s record, Partners, which features Ry Cooder on this song:
Enjoy!
So colorful! I hadn’t checked out the gallery before. Have to say number five is my favorite, but they’re all wonderful.
Thanks, Sheila! I’m so glad you like Number 5. It’s on darker wood, so it’s not as bright, but cool in its own way.