Liz Gridley
Australia
Realist & Emotive Oil Painter | Melbourne, Australia - Land of Wurundjeri & Bunurong | lizgridley.com.au/linktree
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Liz Gridley
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4mo
added a new topic
White Sun Clay - Finishing with Paint? Other Options?I'm in my second in-person Sculpting class ever and loving working on my female torso 50% scale sculpture here in Australia. The sculpture is using White Sun Clay which our instructor says dries in about 3 weeks and then can be finished with 'paint/spray paint whatever...' Does anyone have images of different finishes they've tried on this kind of clay? We still have 3 sessions to do to finish her but I don't want to paint her in something that looks awful and regret as I don't have the $ to invest in moulding it right now.
Looks fab - I highly reccomend on instagram Lane.Draws charcoal brush set if you'd like to push further into a dry media look!
Steve Lenze
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2yr
The quick answer is: it depends on the light. cool light, warm shadows, warm light, cool shadows.
This is an over simplification of what happens, but it will get you close.
Now, in this image the light is warm, so the shadow is "relatively" cool. It takes on a little bit of a green tint, and is less red/orange.
This is a big subject, but I hope this helps a little :)
Definetly agree in this particular instance I see a lot of green in the shadow side of her - adding them in would make a huge diference :)
Liz Gridley
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2yr
Asked for help
5 months later I think I got where I wanted with the red satin <3
Have you ever had a super long term painting problem? I think 5 months is my longest in ages to stay focused on the one thing
Hey Liz,
I think you worked out the red satin problem pretty well, this looks very convincing.
A full value range with red has always been a struggle for me. Finding a way to darken it without it looking too black, and trying to lighten it without it looking too pink is really difficult.
I think understanding shadows in color has been the longest painting related issue I have worked on. I haven't oil painted for very long, but being self taught makes these kind of painting related problems long and frustrating.
Looking at your paintings, I have noticed you work with high chroma colors, and yet you have found a way to have them relate to each other very well. There is an artist named Rodrigo Luff who also does this very well, I think he might also be Australian. If you haven't seen his stuff, It's spectacular.
Having a bit of a struggle with highlights, they appear pink in the red fabric but when painted as such look flat and dull, or disjointed - where white looks too bright
Anyone got tips for this?
“Portrait of Death”
Finally after 2 weeks of rendering. And with the help of my baby boy while he slept on one arm while I rendered with my other lol
11x14; graphite on Stonehenge. the quality of the upload looks off idk if I was doing something wrong but it looks like the quality dropped when I uploaded? Better shot on my Instagram! This was such an awesome experience!
Liz Gridley
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2yr
Asked for help
Question: Social Media Etiquette
Do you post images of works committed to exhibition as you go? or wait until right near the show to do more targeted promotion?
I hate having huge breaks in posting but feel so restricted to keep images for when the painting will be available - would love to know what you prioritise
*Current work in progress that I haven't shared on socials attached *
Liz Gridley
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2yr
'Preserving Life' Diptych
Oil on aluminium
Painted from life
I wanted to read the line between portrait & still life by using a skull and facial cast as my subject matter 😊 really enjoyed the play of light on both when using a Grisaille approach. Also in Halloween when surrounded by skeletons its easy to forget each one represents a person, a life and death 💀
