| | The end painting - 7' x 7 1/2' - acrylic on wood panels |
| | | the beginning - here is the wall as it stood in December 2006 |
| | | back in New York, I make preliminary drawings |
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| | My cat, Livey, looks on in approval. |
| | | Me drawing in a pink fuzzy thing. |
| | | The final drawing, we decided to rework the central figure. |
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| | Minnesota, January 2006, my Dad helps me build the framework. |
| | | A blank canvas, the surface is prepared with texture. |
| | | The drawing is projected and painting begins. |
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| | On location, working away...putting down the first layer of paint. |
| | | The projected drawing and painting in progress. |
| | | Me with a star on my face -outlining the buildings on the right side. |
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| | work in progress...neil requested wolves, deer and the sea. |
| | | painting in bib-overalls from fleet-farm in wisconsin. |
| | | the skull image on the lotus was inspired by the Dalai Lama's temple in India. |
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| | the painting starts to come together slowly but surely. |
| | | in progress...it's a big mess at this point & i'm trying to resolve color... |
| | | me working the day away. painting 12 hours a day for 10 days. |
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| | about four layers of paint are added to create depth. |
| | | trying to figure out what color to use next. lots of metallics used. |
| | | as I left her in January. return trip in February for three more days of work. |
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| | off with her head, the central figure gets a face-lift in february. |
| | | here she is with the face-life. it was 20 below 0 the day i painted this! |
| | | close up of Mahakala -a tibetan wrathful deity. |
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| | the central figure - neil wanted something peaceful and colorful. |
| | | me on the last day of painting. |
| | | neil and me - february 2006 |
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| | neil gaiman and the painting- photo by connie bickman. |
| | | me posing like a super model (hee hee) - photo by neil gaiman. |
| | | the final painting hung on the wall with lights installed. |
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| | the final image with me in front so you can get an idea of scale. |
| | | the end. painting title - 'until the end of time'. completed february 20,... |
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