Friday, August 26, 2011

On finishing Red Cloud

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 The painting is coming along nicely and the medallion the chief is wearing needs to be finished. Part of me wants to be authentic and research what the image on the large coin looked like. But I think I will have a little fun with it and paint a large buffalo nickel instead. I think my dad will enjoy this painting.

 I have used my usual limited palette using Utrecht paints. Utrecht white , Yellow Ochre , Cad Red light , Cobalt Blue , Ivory Black and Viridian. Thats it.

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 A big shout out to my good buddy FX. Soon to be councilman of Tiburon and soon after that to be " Da Mayor"! Congrats big guy. He has already appointed me as his honorary right wing advisor..... ;v)

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8 comments:

  1. Hey Frank,

    I love how this is turning out, great portrait, and beautiful painting.

    Jason

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  3. Your Dad will be awesomely blessed!

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  4. I sure hope so Kerry .... He is a big fan of Native American Art ....thanks DL and JP!!!!!

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  5. Frank: If I am not mistaken the large "coin" on his chest is not a coin but a medalion that was given to the Indian chiefs from the American government. The Indians were quite proud of the medalion and would wear it around their neck. You can see this medalion in many of the old photos of Indians - as sort of a badge of honor.

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  6. You are very talented Frank. I love everything Native American and Southwest.

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  7. coming along beautifully Frank...a balanced and peace filled work of art

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  8. I feel strongly learning the topic, however I need to learn more on this topic.
    Carry on your updates..!!

    Regards

    Thomas Blackshear

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