Image: "Dolly Dear" SOLD
Black & white photograph hand-colored with alkyd-oil glazes
OOAK means "One Of A Kind."
When I was young, my sister and I often played on a swing of similar design to this one, in our woodland backyard. The swing became a sailing ship one day, a picnic place the next.
Special thanks to Taylor, the girl in my photo, and to our town antique shop for loaning me the swing. To give credit to other artists: The doll atop the swing set, Sarah Jane, was created by Phyllis Parkins in 1989. Meg, the doll in the swing beside her brown bear, was designed by Jan Hagara in 1987. Both dolls belong to my small collection.
Image Size: 8 x 8 inches (20 x 20 cm)
Kind of Art: Black & White photograph hand-painted with alkyd-oil glazes
Black & white photograph hand-colored with alkyd-oil glazes
OOAK means "One Of A Kind."
When I was young, my sister and I often played on a swing of similar design to this one, in our woodland backyard. The swing became a sailing ship one day, a picnic place the next.
Special thanks to Taylor, the girl in my photo, and to our town antique shop for loaning me the swing. To give credit to other artists: The doll atop the swing set, Sarah Jane, was created by Phyllis Parkins in 1989. Meg, the doll in the swing beside her brown bear, was designed by Jan Hagara in 1987. Both dolls belong to my small collection.
Color: Some computer screens may modify the color of the art. Some may make the image lighter or darker than it is.
My inspiration for the colors came from a cheery tablecloth of the 1940s.
Image Size: 8 x 8 inches (20 x 20 cm)
Kind of Art: Black & White photograph hand-painted with alkyd-oil glazes
What is a Hand-Colored Photo?
Some people have asked me to create small original works that would be more affordable than oil paintings. In 2004, therefore, I began to use oil glazes on black and white (and also sepia) photographs, a process that takes less time than a full painting. Suppose I compare making a painting to the baking of a cake from scratch, from selecting the recipe to assembling all the ingredients. In that case, hand-coloring a photo is like putting the icing on a cake that has already been baked. It is the fun, colorful part, made easy because the photo supplies the drawing and values (light and dark areas).
Some people have asked me to create small original works that would be more affordable than oil paintings. In 2004, therefore, I began to use oil glazes on black and white (and also sepia) photographs, a process that takes less time than a full painting. Suppose I compare making a painting to the baking of a cake from scratch, from selecting the recipe to assembling all the ingredients. In that case, hand-coloring a photo is like putting the icing on a cake that has already been baked. It is the fun, colorful part, made easy because the photo supplies the drawing and values (light and dark areas).
I select a photo that I have taken. First I seal the photo, to protect it from the oil glazes. I then apply from four to twelve glazes of color and add texture by hand. For your information in regard to the uniqueness of these images, since 2004 until June 2007 I have painted on thirty-four photographs.
Unique art to bring warmth and beauty to your home, one of a kind. Even if I hand-color this image again, it will differ from this one since each color will be mixed and applied by hand.