Tempus Fugit

The latin proverb "Tempus Fugit" says very well; "Time flies". So be aware of it please! Don't let people to steal your time or the other way... This painting is perfect to remind us the precious tic tocs of time. 

A poem by Christina Georgina Rossetti ; Tempus Fugit

Lovely Spring,

A brief sweet thing,

Is swift on the wing;

Gracious Summer,

A slow sweet comer,

Hastens past;

Autumn while sweet

Is all incomplete

With a moaning blast,--

Nothing can last,

Can be cleaved unto,

Can be dwelt upon;

It is hurried through,

It is come and gone,

Undone it cannot be done,

It is ever to do,

Ever old, ever new,

Ever waxing old

And lapsing to Winter cold.

"Tempus Fugit" Time flies (SOLD)

Oil on canvas and mixed media, 22 x 22cm., 2011

Portrait of Cigdem

The portrait work is completed. In last layers I added some shadows on the t-shirt and gave some volume to the hair. The arms, the ear and the gold earring fixed. Lastly, I worked on the eyes patiently... The next step will be the oiling out the whole surface. Right now some parts are matte others shiny. Also I want to paint the sides of the canvas with dark grey tone like museum wrap style.

"Portrait of Cigdem" Oil on Canvas, 38 x 45 cm

In the mean time I am working on another portrait project. I stretched the canvas and put the background colour. The composition laid out with only burnt amber. I am on the process of putting the first monochrome painting with burnt umber, raw sienna, yellow ocher, blue black and flake white colours. The painting in this stage is not telling that much so when it advance I will show some pictures.

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Canarias Expresso Restaurant

Finally I have an image from Canarias Expresso Restaurant in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Earlier this year if you read my post about designing table tops, perhaps you will remember... In the process of this work,  first, I created several round and rectangle table top sketches applying my cactusueños images on them. After many follow ups and meetings we chose 3 different designs to use for the tables. I signed them with my logo and the barcode of my website.

 View from the restaurant

Canarias Expresso has very friendly staff and fantastic menu. I highly recommend you. It's right in front of the Cabildo building in Ciudad Jardin. 

These are the 3 designs (Digital art with my own original artwork's images) 

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"Portrait of Cigdem" Work in progress

"Portrait of Cigdem" is advancing nicely. In this stage the figure doesn't look quite pretty yet. But how the painting becomes layers and layers building itself. Worked on the background landscape and softened the skin tones a bit, I add another layer on the hair as well. Adding the transparent layers patiently pays back on the result.  Next step work is the details of landscape and after the shirt, chest, arms...

Portrait of "Cigdem" 38 x 45 cm. Oil on canvas (work in progress)

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New painting for Cactusueños series

There was not much space for my latest artwork  in the patio, therefore I decided to work in the studio again. The canvas size is 97 x 160 cm. I need at least 3 m. distance to look at the painting sometimes. Putting first layers of the skin tones so far.First I did the monochrome painting on the face, as I am mastering the old dutch master's technique patiently I am layering the transparent skin tones. On weekend planning to accomplish all the first layers to be done.

 New painting work in progress for "Cactusueños" series

 

Tip: Leftover oil paint can be saved in airtight container in your freezer up to a week.

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New Painting, work in progress

Recently I started to work on a portrait painting. It needs a lot of  layers on the skin tones and the background of course. These first stages of  the painting don't look very nice but that's how it is. Next step will be putting some layers on the sky and the sea. Once the face dried later I can start paint the face again... It'll get better no worries :)

Portrait of "Cigdem" 45 x 38 cm. Oil colour (work in progress)

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