Progress on the Ginormous Heart
As I revealed last week, I have finally been adding paint to the Ginormous Heart that I’m painting to help generate attention and much needed funding for our local chapter of St. Jude’s medical research facilities. You can see below that I am past the halfway point on this side of the heart…
In order to paint the mountains on the bottom of the heart I had to lay it down for a while. There was no way for me to paint that area very comfortably without doing so. You can get a sense of the slope of the heart to its base in the photo below…
As soon as the heart was turned on its side and the hole in the bottom was revealed, my constant studio companion decided it was time to do some spelunking. Somehow, I was not surprised…
Now that the sunrise is almost finished on this side of the heart, it is time for me to add a little something extra to give it that “Don Michael, Jr. was here” look and feel. I’m really excited, and a bit nervous – but, that’s a big part of what makes this thing I do so much fun!
Happy Creating!
Wow that looks great. I wonder what the next bit is going to be…
Absolutely love the ginormous landscape and sky on the ginormous heart. I am curious too, about the next bit, although I can’t visualize a mask so maybe it will be a schmeering of some sort? hanging on the edge of my seat… gonna be checking for the next blog post!
Beautiful. Now I’ll try to be patient while waiting for the “Don Michael Jr. was here” part–it’s always exciting. The inspector must be a great help.
AMAZING!! BREATHTAKING!! I can’t wait to see the finished heart.
TRULY GORGEOUS!!! Don, you have such a gift! =D
What an amazing sky!!!! Wow!! I remember last years heart – so creative. This is just as good, and so different! I look forward to the “Don Michael, Jr. was here” surprises. As if the spelunker wasn’t surprise enough.
This is a great project Don! Nice to see kitty getting in on the action
Mark… Thanks! I hope to have photos of the “next bit” tomorrow evening.
Robin… Thank you. I hope to have ginormous results to show soon.
Hallie… Thanks! The inspector is always right there making sure I do things correctly. In fact, he’s climbing on me right now trying to come between me and the keyboard as I type this…
Lee… Thank you! I can’t wait to see it finished, either.
Diana… Thank you! You’re making me blush…
Dan… Thanks! This sky is only the beginning. Now I hope I can pull off the rest of the piece, too – without messing up what I’ve already done.
Deborah… Thank you! Franz Marc is ALWAYS in on the action…
-Don
you are always doing the coolest things! Can’t wait to see the “reveal!”
Damn dude!!! Way to get even!!! Now my jaw is bruised from hitting the desk top! This is spectacular… already! I’m going to have to wear padding when I come back to see the final version!
;o)
Nicki
Elizabeth… Thank you! Isn’t this stuff fun?!?!?
Nicki… Paybacks are a bitch.
Thanks! And, I hope the final version is pad-worthy. Only time will tell…
-Don
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