Hailey-work in progressacrylic on canvas, 5″ x 5″©Xan Blackburn 2011 Fall Portrait Marathon, first painting. Hailey is up first. You saw my digital sketch in my last post. I decided to bring some of that feel to the canvas. Hope this works! I used a retarder (an additive to slow down the drying time of … Read More “FPM #1: Hailey”
I’ve been processing photos submitted for the Fall Portrait Marathon, wrapping up my big mystery commission (that ran over into Portrait Marathon time! :rolleyes: ), communicating with the winners, and sketching up the first Fall Portrait Marathon (hereinafter referred to as FPM) painting. Hailey-SketchDigital painting, ©Xan Blackburn 2011 I did a quicky ArtRage painting … Read More “Mystery portrait wraps up, and Marathon begins”
“Play Bough”Limited Edition holiday card for 2011©Xan Blackburn, 2011 With thanks to Rebecca Forrest for the concept, I had a lot of fun painting this image. The fawn greyhound reminds me of my own Brilly, who was a handy model. This really is a limited edition! I had a small number printed, and when they’re … Read More “They’re HERE! Limited Edition Holiday Cards”
