Archive for August, 2007

Last month, artist Damien Hirst unveiled the most expensive contemporary artwork ever made, a skull bedazzled with more than 8,000 fine diamonds. It’s expected to sell for as much as $100 million.

In response to the skull’s exhibition at London’s White Cube Gallery in Mason’s Yard, an artist named Laura created a replica covered with 6,522 Swarovski crystals and dumped it outside the gallery in the middle of the night

came across this; (boing boing), it seems its not only me that uses this word…

well, you saw the blank canvas; I have spent the last couple of hours (6 approx!) mapping out and applying the first layers of paint… thought I’d mention at this stage Ido not use black, it’s paynes grey!!!

There follows a short sequence of some of the stages:

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first layer of paynes grey

detail

the addition of first blue layer

ok, this was the second installment, I will try to keep the photo record updated when I’m painting……….