Five Parting Souls

 


July 2016
85 1/4" x 58" x 1 1/2"
Gesso, distressed corrugated cardboard, string, gauze, sand, grit, horse muzzle hairs & body hair, fiber, oak dowels, Playschool plastic play rings, stainless steel machine bolts, washers, nuts, Elmer's ext. wood filler, oil paint, walnut oil, Liquin light gel medium
Framed


“Five Parting Souls” is two of three in a triptych. The third is in the early stages of its formulation.


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View evolution of "Five Parting Souls."

 

Artist with "Five Parting Souls"

 

Oblique view showing finish, distressed corrugated cardboard, string, gauze & sand

 

Close-up showing paint chips, string and canvas appliqués

 

Close-up of purple and gray figures

 

Close-up of circular canvas cut outs showing canvas appliqués, gauze & sand

 

Close-up detail showing two craters and teal impression

 

Reverse detailing bracing and ring insertion. Note added canvas reinforcements and stainless steel machine bolts

 

Framed

 

Tonal Study View

 

Crater creation

 

Crater detail prior to canvas patch and filler

 

Initial appliqués and craters

 

Rear view, text & bracing detail