I'm surprised to see how long it is since my last post, which just goes to show how busy things can get leading up to Christmas. The holiday has been a blurr of all the travel, family, friends, presents, cake, seafood (it's australia after all), and fireworks that christmas and new year bring. I love the christmas holidays.
But now it's back to work....
I posted a while back about a commission that I'm doing for the large entry hall of a house - 24 panels on a big wall (beside a staircase leading up to a mezzanine). The plan looks roughly like this:
Well I've made a big start. I'm painting onto wood panels for this project, so I've had them all cut to the exact size, sanded them all on every side, and have undercoated twice - all sides. This has been a real juggle for a girl in a small apartment. I'm lucky that I have a big back yard which was where I sanded, but the painting had to be done inside. Luckily my partner David is used to living around various art projects in progress, so as long as the kitchen can be made accessible by dinner time the system seems to work.
I'm going to do one more thin coat on the fronts and sides before I begin the artwork.
But before I begin that I'll just have one last cup of tea.
5 comments:
You are too busy sanding, so no wonder there's no time to write any posts. :)
I can't wait to see what you are going to make with those panels!!
Great stuff! you must be a "dab hand" at sanding by now. Can't wait to see the final result - good luck!
I love the look of your apartment - so sunny and bright. Oh to be enjoying an Australian summer! I hope you had a great Christmas and the commission job works out well. Looks like a big job (:0
Thanks for your encouragement everyone! Yes the sanding was hard work! I have to say I am a bit nervous about the scale of this job, because I won't really know how it will look all together until it's finished!
Wow! can't wait to see the next installment of the installation! nice shots of reality too..
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