Twenty Five and Twenty Six

John - raw and burnt umber

Yoko - paynes gray

25 and 26 of 29 underpaintings.

Three to go...

(Do you want to know what I'm going to do with all of these faces? 

Click here.)

Twenty Four (Process Pics Included)

Presley E - dioxazine purple

24 of 29 underpaintings.

Many of you are curious about my painting process, so I took scans of my painting at different stages today...

(Do you want to know what I'm going to do with all of these faces? 

Click here.)

Twenty Two and Twenty Three

Pumpkin Head - phthalo blue

Groucho - phthalo blue

22 and 23 of 29 underpaintings.

I painted two today... I took the weekend off (again), so I'm catching up.

(Do you want to know what I'm going to do with all of these faces? 

Click here.)

Twenty One

Skull - dioxazine purple

21 of 29 underpaintings

(Do you want to know what I'm going to do with all of these faces? 

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Twenty

Parrot - paynes gray

20 of 29 underpaintings

Every pirate needs a parrot, right?

(Do you want to know what I'm going to do with all of these faces? 

Click here.)

Nineteen

Pirate - paynes gray

19 of 29 underpaintings

Happy "International Talk Like A Pirate Day"!

(Do you want to know what I'm going to do with all of these faces? 

Click here.)

Eighteen

Marilyn - dioxazine purple

18 of 29 underpaintings.

(Do you want to know what I'm going to do with all of these faces? 

Click here.)

Fifteen, Sixteen, and Seventeen

Lion - raw (and a little burnt) umber

Pig - cobalt blue (mostly)

Lab - dioxazine purple

15, 16, and 17 of 29 underpaintings.

I took the weekend off for some desperately needed R & R, 

so today I needed to play catch-up with three underpaintings.

(Be sure to read my last post if you're interested in my plans for 

all of these faces!)

Fourteen (And My Plans For All Of These Faces)

Face #14 - paynes gray

14 of 29 underpaintings.

Many of you are curious about what I'm planning to do with all of these underpaintings, so I figured I'd take this opportunity to explain what I'm up to...

After I graduated from art school, I went back to school and completed coursework to teach art.  During that time, I taught a lesson about surrealism to an advanced drawing and painting class.  It was based on the surrealist game, "the exquisite corpse", and it was my very favorite lesson.

Previously, I mentioned that I am working on a new project that requires lots & lots of faces... Well, the project I am working on is an updated version of my old favorite assignment.

When I taught "the exquisite corpse" to the high school students, it was a collaborative project.  I am currently working on a version that I can do on my own, but with the same element of surprise and unexpected combinations.

As I've been revisiting the surrealist lesson, I've been feeling nostalgic about teaching...  Which is why I've also started working on creating some online classes!  Hooray!  I have 2 minis and 1 extensive class in the works.  (I'm hoping to launch them in the new year, so stay tuned...)

Thirteen

Lady Liberty - paynes gray

13 of 29 underpaintings.

(For an explanation of what I'm doing, please click here.)

Twelve

Clown - deep green

12 of 29 underpaintings.

(For an explanation of what I'm doing, please click here.)

Confession time:

This underpainting kind of scares me.

My feelings about clowns are kind of a mixed bag...

I am amused, terrified, intrigued, and horrified by them 

all at the same time.

When I woke up this morning I thought to myself, "I'm going to paint a clown face today."  Almost immediately after, I thought, "No I'm not."  The conversation in my head went back and forth like that for quite some time... But, ultimately fascination won out over fear.

I am very thankful that I am in the habit of painting eyes last (because that is when I think a painting truly comes alive)... And in this case, I was definitely ready to be finished after I painted the eyes!

Eleven

Clock Face - raw umber

(stretching the definition of "face"...)

11 of 29 underpaintings.

(For an explanation of what I'm doing, please click here.)

Ten

In honor of my birthday (which just so happens to be today)...

Party Animal - dioxazine purple

10 of 29 underpaintings.

(For an explanation of what I'm doing, please click here.)

Nine

Peacock - red ochre & cadmium orange (with a hint of burnt umber)

9 of 29 underpaintings.

(For an explanation of what I'm doing, please click here.)

Eight

Fox - cobalt blue

8 of 29 underpaintings.

(For an explanation of what I'm doing, please click here.)

Seven

Kewpie Doll - deep magenta (with a dash of dioxazine purple)

7 of 29 underpaintings.

(For an explanation of what I'm doing, please click here.)

Six

Albert - dioxazine purple

6 of 29 underpaintings.

(For an explanation of what I'm doing, please click here.)

Five

Fish Face - ultramarine blue

5 of 29 underpaintings.

I'm afraid that my latest "29 Faces" posts may have been a bit confusing (sorry)...  

The project I am currently working on requires lots and lots of "faces", so each of the faces that I have been posting is a completely new and different underpainting, on a new and different background.  

(Although, painting new images over previous ones sounds like a very fun challenge that I may have to try... someday!)

If you're interested in finding out more about the history of underpainting, click here.

Four

Mona - burnt umber

4 of 29 underpaintings.

Three

Cow - acra crimson & dioxazine purple

3 of 29 underpaintings.

Two

Moon Man - dioxazine purple

2 of 29 underpaintings.

One

Cheesy Cat - phthalo blue

1 of 29 underpaintings.