Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Just Jack - A Work in Progress

We are having the typical rainy weather, which unfortunately seems to be normal for Hallowe'en.

Today, I came across a box of paintings that I did in the Still Life class at KAGS and I selected this one that was started a long time ago (see post on 12 December 2014).

After looking at the sketch I decided to remove the witch's hat on the Jack O' Lantern as it dragged the eye out of the drawing. I also had to change the name from "Jack in the Hat" to "Just Jack".














Next, I reworked the stem, followed by adjusting the outer edges of the pumpkin's shell and lastly, I changed the teeth on Jack's smile to make them a little more crooked.

Using new gamboge, I painted in the glowing eyes, nose and mouth.

I will post this painting at a later date once more work on it has been completed.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.