ArtEscape 2008
Day 2, and Jez has joined me. He spun out when he realised I was being tutored by Paul Margocsy, and wasn’t at Uni. One extra school holiday certainly wouldn’t hurt, and his teacher actually said he could spend the whole week there if he wanted.
Jez says Paul is “Hell Awesome”. That’s pretty much the highest accolade a teenager can give. He concentrated deeply as he watched Paul work, absorbing as much as he could. He didn’t want to stop for morning tea, lunch or afternoon tea. Paint, that’s all he wanted to do.
Today we were tackling the airbrush, which can be quite daunting. Air compressors, needles, reading gauges - a scary metal monster to some. Jez couldn’t wait!
Paul led the way. A tip is to have your board on an angle so the inks don’t pool. Careful they don’t drip though!
Another tip is to start outside of your board’s edges, so that no blobby bits occur.
Jez lays down the first colour (blue) in broad sweeps.
Next are some ochres. A test sheet of paper alongside your board is good to get the inks flowing smoothly through the airbrush needle.
Foliage greens are laid over the top. The masking fluid covering the bird sketch can be removed once the inks are touch dry.
Got a problem with your painting? No problem with Paul around. He could fix the impossible with a flick of his brush.
Jez was well impressed. There were airbrush dramas going on in the background.
The artist well pleased with his efforts.
There was a TV crew buzzing about in the morning. They were right “in my face” when Paul and I were discussing some aspects of one of my paintings. My “28″ from late last year needed some form of plastic surgery, and Paul was physically positioning his arms/wings so I could see where to place them on paper. The camera crew were having a great time positioning their camera to capture this hilarious pantomime from all angles. I couldn’t even look at them I was so embarrassed.
The “Meet & Greet” BBQ followed into the evening, so I was relieved not to have to watch Channel 7 news. Unfortunately other people did and let me know!
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a belated happy new year to you, my friend! e.
I didn’t realise you had another budding artist in the family Cindy. Very impressive!
Wow! What a great week you have had. Thanks for sharing it with us. It makes me want to visit there next time its on.Your photos and story make it so interesting. The works of art look fantastic, but you didn’t show any of yours, maybe next time. I noticed your finger is strapped up. Is that still from the cocky attack? I hope it is healing properly.
So Jez is following in mum’s footsteps. You must be very proud of him. Artistic genes seem to be easily passed on. My mum won prizes at school for Art, I enjoyed Art at school and Uni. My kids all did well in Art and one of them has made her career in design.
Well done Artoholic, keep up the good work.
Hi guys,
Thanks for stopping by.
Yes Jez has always had an interest in art. When he was a wee lad, he’d spend every evening on the coffee table drawing, drawing drawing. I’ve kept a lot them, so cute to see them “spell” things out at a young age.
Yes, the cocky finger is taking a long time to heal. Not a lot of feeling in the fingertip - a bit of a worry.
I’ll try and take some shots of my paintings this morning, although the light hasn’t improved. Studio lighting & reflectors…….another “wish list” item!