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Sisters: Step 12

Sisters

Moving on to the skirt, I think I have discussed the basic process I use to paint fabric often enough that I may already be guilty of beating a dead horse. While many may contend that beating a living horse is the more distasteful of the two activities, I am personally prepared to let the beatings stop altogether, and move on. To that end, I have included an image of the skirt as I was beginning work, and one of the entire painting once the skirt was complete.

Sisters, by Bryan Larsen

Further comment on the process may be initiated by writing in to the Studio with a comment or question. Of greater interest (or amusement), at least to those who regularly observe me at work (namely my wife, Sara) is a new innovation in palette technology I have been pioneering, illustrated in the third image included in this update. Not only does this little trick make clean-up a breeze, it eliminates all that annoying holding associated with traditional palates.

Sisters, by Bryan Larsen

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2 Responses to “Sisters: Step 12”

  1. Hannah Says:
    March 24th, 2006 at 11:55 am

    Bryan Larsen, Thank you so much for replying to my questions. I should have thanked you a long time ago. I’m just finishing my research workbook for my art class and your answers were very insightful. Thanks again. You give direction and depth to my research.

    PS. Atlas Shrugged is my favorite book- I think your paintings are great!

  2. Bryan Larsen Says:
    March 25th, 2006 at 11:56 am

    You’re most welcome, Hannah. I’m glad I could help. Best of luck with your classes and please feel free to write in any time you have another question or comment.

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About Bryan Larsen ~

Bryan Larsen

"I was born on February 12, 1975, and have been drawing as long as I can remember. By the time I was in high school, I knew I wanted to be an artist, although at the time I didn't have a clear idea of how exactly I would use my talents to make a living.

"As I continued studying art, I began to suspect that fine visual art was dead. No one seemed interested in teaching students how to draw well, or paint well. More often than not, my own skills exceeded those of my instructors.

"The only field left that seemed to require good drawing, painting, and compositional skills was illustration, and therefore I began studying illustration at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. I became even more convinced that I had made the right decision in staying away from fine art as I endured course after course of required "drawing" and "painting" classes in which instructors required me to draw with "less focus", or use ridiculous materials such as shellac, glue, sand, salt, etc.

"My second year at Utah State, I met Damon Denys. In discussing Art with him I realized that there were other people who believed that technique and subject matter were indispensable components of any work of art. I then decided that I would work to develop my own painting skills with the purpose of creating artwork that I considered worthy of being called Fine Art.

"Since that time, I have studied on my own: Drawing from live models to learn the human form, studying proper painting techniques from any source I could find ample reason to trust, and developing a philosophy of Art based on reason, and life on earth.

"My goal is to portray the heroic and romantic in human nature and human achievement in a realistic style and a modern setting. I place particular emphasis on composition, technique, realistic detail, proper craftsmanship and consistency of style."