Wax Bloom

Only had about a half hour to work on it this morning…

Rachel | Colored Pencil on Colourfix Paper | 9 x 12"

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I picked up a Daylight Easel Lamp to make photographing my work easier after the sun’s gone down. However, its less akin to daylight than it is a fluorescent fish tank lamp. It produces a cold, blue light that has a drastic effect on the colors in my work. I wouldn’t use it for a final photo of a finished piece, but for in-progress shots that can be warmed up a bit in photoshop, it does the job.

That said, here’s moderate progress on Rachel under the harsh blue light.

Rachel | Colored Pencil on Colourfix Paper | 9 x 12"

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Progress from this afternoon…

Rachel | Colored Pencil on Colourfix Paper | 9 x 12"

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Very early stages, of course – maybe 45 minutes worth of work. Today feels like a day I could spend in my studio in its entirety. It may be time for another vacation spent up there…

Rachel | Colored Pencil on Colourfix Paper | 9 x 12"

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Emre at 7 Months | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 8 x 10"

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Is it just me, or does it seem like this one is taking forever?

Emre at 7 Months | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 8 x 10"

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Emre at 7 Months | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 8 x 10″

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Emre at 7 Months | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 8 x 10"

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Emre at 7 Months | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 8 x 10″

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Do you listen to music while working? Me, I can’t do without it. I also can’t abide my iPod on shuffle; its too distracting to stop and skip a song I don’t feel like listening to, so I have a few specific albums I’ll spin up to get myself into the zone. My current top five are:

1. Dax Riggs, We Sing Only of Blood or Love
2. Serj Tankian, Elect the Dead
3. Faith No More, Angel Dust
4. Flyleaf, Flyleaf
5. Deadboy and the Elephantmen, If This is Hell I’m Lucky

Some close runner’s ups, in no particular order, are:

• Murdocks, Surrenderender
• Danzig, Danzig & Danzig II – Lucifuge
• Agents of Oblivion, Agents of Oblivion
• And of course, Slayer trumps everything.

I also have a Pandora station seeded with the Dead Kennedys, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dax Riggs and Slayer that I listen to pretty regularly. For those unfamiliar, Pandora asks you what sort of music you like, and then plays stuff that it thinks you’ll also like.

And you? What do you listen to in your studio?

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