Showing posts with label Bruegel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bruegel. Show all posts

Monday, October 24, 2011

Little Fishes Eat Big Fishes

Friday morning started bright and early just like any other day of the week.

Contrary to popular belief I do work on Fridays. Ok- so I'm working from home on art and jewelry- but I do earn a salary from both so therefore I am working. Fun working but still working.

Anyway, I started the day out by hitting up the gym for a little cardio workout to get my creative juices flowing.

Then it was a stop by the post office to ship off some ebay stuff.

Of course I noticed when I got up that I was clean out of drawing paper. So I had to huff it over to Dick Blick (25% off Coupon in hand) for some art supplies. Finally back to the house. TIme is a wasting.

I'm working on a commission piece that I landed when I went home to NC for the West End ArtFEST. A nice fellow wanted me to do a piece based off of Pieter Bruegel's Big Fish Eat Little Fish, 1557. Of course I am to add my own style and twist to the painting.

Read more insight here on the original

At first I was a bit concerned, as this piece is nothing like my normal work. Plus there is a whole lot going on here. I seem to normally paint a larger subject placed on a fairly simple background. But I am up for a challenge!

Also I am not much into politics and this piece is making a statement of how the strong ofter pray on the weak. I wasn't too sure if I could actually get into the piece. But I feel that I have now. Living here in NY the Wall Street protest is all over the news so I've added my take on that.

Here are my sketches of the piece. I plan on using muted shades of  blues and browns to give the piece a vintage look. I'm going to make myself not use a single stroke of pink, my favorite go to color.
Full painting





Once I get the go ahead from the intended  I'll get my brushes a going.

Also over the weekend I got the remainder of my ETSY store up and going. Whew! I added some ear bobs and my tattooed paper dolls. See side bar of this page.