long live olive


i am giriish

painter, writer,
designer, martial artist,
aspiring
bodhisattva.

and these are my jottings...



D O N E



finished work: "man & divinity"

i finished this painting "man & divinity" before i left for manila last thursday however, i couldn't deliver it to its owner because the paint was still wet though i've applied the last stroke and left it to dry for over a day already.



i found this too soft, thus i touched it up with more glazes



you see, oil paintings can last centuries but they also take a long time to dry. Since i work with glazes when doing oils, i have to wait at least 24 hours before i can apply another layer of glazing. otherwise i lose both the depth and the vibrancy of colors.


the first stage of painting in brown and flesh tones

i'm flying to manila next week to deliver this, i hope my client likes it.

2 comments:

E said...

its so beautiful...the owner of the painting is soo lucky to have that art :-) Its sooo good that I want to spill a drink on it (bitter!)-joke!

Its sooo beautiful!! Will you sue me If I print this and hang it on my wall?

oj hofer said...

no need E, you'll get one for your birthday :) you can spill your drink on that one :) lolz :)