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See this piece in Portsmouth soon

See this piece in Portsmouth soon

by Debra Claffey | Mar 1, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Exhibitions, Updates, Works-in-progress

Here’s a detail from Hidden Lives, a 72 by 144 inch piece I’ve been working on. In 1988 I made an oil monotype from a 72 x 144 inch oil painting on canvas, by transferring the image from the canvas onto 12 x 12 inch paper panels. You can follow the...
Another layer on monotypes in progress

Another layer on monotypes in progress

by Debra Claffey | Feb 22, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress

There are four panels, each 36″ wide and about 72″ high. It’s both direct painting (that got transferred to another piece) and two layers of monotype on sumi-e paper. ← Waiting for paint to dry. New monotype without a press...
Next layer went on today.

Next layer went on today.

by Debra Claffey | Feb 19, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Thoughts, Updates, Works-in-progress

I’ve separated the 72 panels into 3 groupings. It may be temporary. I like the idea of 72 12 x 12 inch panels. ← Trace monotype Waiting for paint to dry....
Trace monotype

Trace monotype

by Debra Claffey | Feb 17, 2019 | Updates, Works-in-progress

Here’s a new monotype I pulled from another work on paper. It’s on sumi-e paper, about 36 inches wide and about 72 inches high. ← Next Layers Next layer went on today....
Next Layers

Next Layers

by Debra Claffey | Jan 27, 2019 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress

These are the next two layers on this large 72 x 144 inch painting on 12 x 12 inch panels. It’s a monotype on Rives BFK on the base layer that I started more than 20 years ago.  The previous layer was a golden yellow:and here’s the original monotype:...
More repainting

More repainting

by Debra Claffey | Sep 2, 2018 | Updates, Works-in-progress

Holding on to line and a bit of form

Holding on to line and a bit of form

by Debra Claffey | Aug 31, 2018 | Updates, Works-in-progress

The Soft Nature of Rives BFK Paper as A Ground

The Soft Nature of Rives BFK Paper as A Ground

by Debra Claffey | Aug 8, 2018 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress

This began as a demonstration painting, where I was showing how encaustic can be used as a drawing material. I covered the encaustic drawing with oil and wax paint, expressly for the way the paint wipes off the encaustic, but sinks into the lovely Rives paper. ...
Killing Darlings

Killing Darlings

by Debra Claffey | Jul 29, 2018 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Thoughts, Updates, Videos, Works-in-progress

“In writing, you must kill your darlings.” –William Faulkner In painting, these darlings can cause you to try to save passages you like, and it can prevent you from being completely present to your work and coming up with the best resolution. For me it...
Getting back to work

Getting back to work

by Debra Claffey | Jul 28, 2018 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress

Life has been busy lately, keeping me out of the studio. So today I started up again, putting a third layer on a work on paper. The first layer was a drawing in encaustic on 24 by 24-inch Rive BFK paper. The second layer was a wash of oil and wax paint. Today’s...
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