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J.B. Chicoine—Art, Unsupervised & At Large: Peeling Paint: Wash
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012. And here's the wash. I shall tie in the two main objects using the shaded water reflection. And I'm not sure, but I may make the sky a little stormy- but then, that will change the water reflection.maybe not a good idea.must think on that. Anyway, I can't wait to define all those boat innards. Makes me think of the research I did on boat building. Peeling Paint and Collecting Water. January 18, 2012 at 4:13 PM. January 18, 2012 at 5:35 PM. January 18, 2012 at 11:09 PM. Yeah, ...
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J.B. Chicoine—Art, Unsupervised & At Large: Marlena: Complete
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Sunday, January 1, 2012. And here's Marlena finished, in all her innocence and exotic beauty. To accompany her is a a small excerpt from UNCHARTED, when Samuel the shipwright gets his first glimpse of Marlena:. Tomorrow, I'll post Pascal Gentil's image that I worked from. Story for a Shipwright. January 1, 2012 at 11:59 AM. You have such a gift- for words and art alike. Astonishing, I expect her to inhale deeply, open her mouth and speak. January 1, 2012 at 12:23 PM. Beautiful image and words. Enjoyed.
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J.B. Chicoine—Art, Unsupervised & At Large: A New Painting for My Website Header
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012. A New Painting for My Website Header. Well, I decided it's time to update my watercolor Website, J.B.Chicoine.com. Upcoming novel. Uncharted. Won't be released until October, but it will probably take me that long to relearn my Web design software. In addition to that novel, I have others I plan to publish, so I may as well take advantage of having a Website with my name and combine my "artistic" endeavors. Anyway, I'm going to incorporate the header I made for. As for my paint...
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J.B. Chicoine—Art, Unsupervised & At Large: No, I Haven't Forgotten How to Paint!
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011. No, I Haven't Forgotten How to Paint! I know, we all thought I'd given up on painting! I haven't- I've just been preoccupied with editing my novel (yay, UNCHARTED is going to be published in October 2012). Anyway, I've been looking at a painting *. Next week, I'll post Gentil's oil painting. *. For now, here's the wash. (I would have included the sketch as usual, but it turned out too light.). And in a way, it makes me feel all the better about my work. I am back trying to get...
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J.B. Chicoine—Art, Unsupervised & At Large: Marlena: Almost Done!
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Saturday, December 31, 2011. I know this isn't vastly different from the last post, but it is progress! One of the features that I love about this painting is the way that little curl juts out and obscures her eye, just a bit. In the story, Marlena's hair is always out of control. Story for a Shipwright. December 31, 2011 at 2:56 PM. This is my first look and she is STUNNING! December 31, 2011 at 3:05 PM. Im so pleased when those who have read the story feel that Ive depicted her as they imagine! I write...
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J.B. Chicoine—Art, Unsupervised & At Large: Plein Air Follow-through—More or Less
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Monday, October 10, 2011. Plein Air Follow-through—More or Less. Well, after all my posturing about getting out of the studio and painting en plein air,. I made myself do it! I mean, what could be better than a 70° autumn day in. I started with a pencil sketch and quickly got bored and my back started aching. Once I sketched out the basic lines, I switched to an indelible black ink marker and wondered why I was even bothering. Is that what you call perspective? You haven’t laid down one plum line! 8220;I...
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J.B. Chicoine—Art, Unsupervised & At Large: Marlena: Not Much Improvement, Yet!
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Wednesday, December 28, 2011. Marlena: Not Much Improvement, Yet! I know, she doesn't look too good yet! At this point, I was wondering if I'd be able to pull it off, but that's pretty typical at this stage. As tempting as was to abandon the project, I made myself add another layer.and hoped for the best. (but I still wasn't confident enough about her outcome to post it! Perhaps it was the skin-tone that threw me- not enough pink. Story for a Shipwright. December 28, 2011 at 1:08 PM. 8212;released in Oct...
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J.B. Chicoine—Art, Unsupervised & At Large: Grass & Water
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Saturday, January 28, 2012. Has been challenging. I. I hope the difference is obvious. Peeling Paint and Collecting Water. January 28, 2012 at 1:18 PM. I love the detail. The darkness under the pier, grass popping up out of the water, the number of different shades, the way the ocean gets dark near the horizon - excellent! January 28, 2012 at 1:19 PM. Oh, Anonymous was me btw. :). January 28, 2012 at 1:37 PM. January 29, 2012 at 12:20 AM. I was too lazy to sign in earlier. You know, passwords and all.
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J.B. Chicoine—Art, Unsupervised & At Large: Starting to Look Like Marlena
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Friday, December 30, 2011. Starting to Look Like Marlena. At this point, I started to feel more hopeful about the outcome, but her hair still needs a lot of work, and the complexion isn't quite right. Story for a Shipwright. December 30, 2011 at 9:49 AM. This is sort of how I pictured her. Very cool to see her come to life. December 30, 2011 at 10:01 AM. And she gets better! December 30, 2011 at 9:17 PM. Getting better. Her eyes just popped out at me. December 31, 2011 at 4:58 AM. And two more stories, P...