Originally,
I had intended to Paint a rag doll along the lines
of "Sally" from the "nightmare before
Christmas," but since I have always found that
white paint (at least the kinds I use) tends to flake
off faster than most other colors, I decided to go
with a more colorful representation. To give credit
where credit is due, the Idea was first given to me
by Sylva, while we were first discussing the possibility
of working together. At that time, I had been planning
my "holey" project, so this one sat on the
back burner for a month or two before we could get
around to it. I made use of a friend’s professional
camera experience for the lighting and set up of the
photo shoot, although I took my own pictures as well
as having him take them. The shots represented here
are my own, since I was using a digital camera (Sony
CD Mavica . . . I HIGHLY recommend them) and was able
to put my shots to a web format before his were developed.
At this time I have not seen his shots, but since
he is a professional photographer and I am not, I
assume they will be more attractive than these, and
will post them alongside my own when they are ready.
As for the shoot
itself, we took about seven hours to put the piece
together (not counting the photo shoot) and as usual,
the Sylva was a real champ. It’s gotten quite
cold out here in Hollywood, and I happen to be painting
my studio right now, so if I had turned on the heaters,
there would have been a pretty healthy fire hazard.
This plus the arctic blast from my airbrush created
more than a few bouts of goose pimples, but Sylva
managed to get through the day with stoic grace. As
for my studio, there was little left of it when we
were finished that was not covered in paint or painting
supplies. My wife tells me that I am the consumate
slob, and I think I proved that with gusto! It took
me about four hours to clean up the wake of this painting
maelstrom.
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