If you follow my socials, you saw how this one started as a response to a drawing. Just as I do with paintings that require a reference photo, the drawing defines a starting point, but it does not dictate the end result.
I begin using basic ideas from the drawing and then I set the drawing aside. Next it's up to the paint to lead the way. Pens and brushes make very different sorts of marks, and the shift in scale impacts the design as well as the addition of color notes.
The drawing inspiring Nocturne included a bird perched on the fox's head. At first I painted the bird as if she was singing the dawn into a dark sky, but further along I realized I didn't need her because while that was a cool idea, it wasn't what this painting's story was. The actual story here was how all-knowing Nocturne is. When the bird flew off, it allowed the multiple faces contained inside the fox to step forward.
I'll use the bird singing the dawn awake in another painting.
Nocturne can be viewed up close, in a room setting, and even purchased right here.
Don't forget, too, that I offer payment plans. A 30% non refundable deposit reserves the painting, with the balance plus shipping and handling satisfied within 12 months. You do have to ask, because I manually invoice payment plan transactions.
Thanks so much for your interest in my artwork,
All my best, warmly, Kim |
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