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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.