The bomb went ‘boom’,
I broke a tooth,
there’s not much else to say,
the tower gave its atoms to the wind,
and blew away.
I’ve seen the heart of suns #759 v:6 2020
I started the next atomic blast cloud painting. I’m hoping it won’t take a wrong turn along the way.
I stayed up late and did the bottom part of the painting. So far, so good. This is looking the way I wanted it to look. The red/pink/orange background is going to be painted over with black paint so only thin lines of the colour will show.
This is a close-up of the bottom part of the painting. This might actually work.
The first layers of grey are on, with more to come. I started doing the black background to see if I liked the coloured lines or not. I think I do. If not, I’ll paint them out.
A closer look at the black background. I think I like it. I’m not sure yet.
Painted a layer of black over the background, leaving the coloured lines. I painted some blue circles and overpainted them to add a bit more colour. I’m making the dark areas darker, and the light areas lighter in places to add more contrast. I do like it.
I did another 3 hours on the cloud. I think the top part still needs work. It seems a bit vague to me. I’m going to think about the background next. I might paint out some of the shapes.
O.k., so, I added some flames. It’s basically finished now. I have to add another layer of black paint to the background to cover some of the small brushstrokes that show the colour underneath. Otherwise, it’s signed and tagged, so it must be finished.