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This week we will continue with the painting depicting olympic skier Bode Miller.  Even though Bode fizzled at the 2006, after winning 2 silver medals at the 2002 winter games, here in the blogosphere he has taken quantum leap.  You’ll see what I mean below.

Once again, the photo I am using is seen immediately bwlow.  When last we left Bode, he still appeared a bit pale and is seen immediately below the photo.

Well, I’m a huge fan of the winter olympics and became a bit obsessed with this particular painting.  Also, it presented a new kind of challenge for me.  I almost never paint figures, and when I have they have few details.

Seen below, for the first time ever < drumroll > is the complete Bode Miller, save for a few tweaks that I might do.

Once I had the form as I liked it, I completed the uniform colors.  Over this I added the many details.  Subsequently I changed the background color and added details to the banner.  I need to add a few deatails to the ski poles and possibly the helmet/goggles.  Other than these things, I will likely do little else.

I usually try to make these diaries a gradual completion of the work, but here I lost control.  Forgive an old blogger.  I’ll be back with something entrirely new next week.  See you then.