No haiku today. I’m on just long enough tonight to let you know that “Up Close and Personal: African Lion” and “Waiting for the Sea Ice: Polar Bear” took first and third place respectively in the People’s Choice Award at the show opening!
I’m feeling pretty pleased with myself tonight, well, I think pleased is now running a close second to exhausted - too many late nights this week. But here’s a couple pics from the show (I’ll post final shots for each on Sunday):
Up Close and Personal: African Lion. First Place RFA People’s Choice Award.
Waiting for the Sea Ice: Polar Bear. Third Place RFA People’s Choice Award.
Today is hanging day, tomorrow opening, and I’m not quite finished framing yet (new frame moulding and I’m finding it hard to match the corners on them). Here’s what the lion looks like fully scratched:
Up Close and Personal: African Lion, work in progress. Scratchboard, 24 x 10 in. Copyright 2008, Tania Nault.
Because this is going to be coloured with acrylic inks, I’ve scratched the values brighter overall than I would if I was leaving this in black and white. I’ll post the colour version tomorrow, for now I’m off to fight with some framing.
Only two more sleeps until the Regina Federation of Artists Spring Show & Sale. I thought I’d show you another board I’ve been working on for this show:
Up Close and Personal: African Lion, work in progress. Scratchboard, detail. Copyright 2008, Tania Nault.
The reference for this board comes from photographer Scott Liddell and is used with his permission. I was drawn to the lion’s intense gaze and play of light and dark - which I believe I can push even further with scratchboard and turn his daylight photo into an evening or night hunt scene.
