Peter Muzyka's Art Work in Progress Page 2- On this page I will highlight more current art in progress. When completed, the finished piece will be added to the Art page. I'll
endeavor to explain what is behind the painting or drawing that I am
working on and give a step-by-step account of its production. Please click on any image below to get a larger view.
After the initial pencil drawing, I prepare a dark wash of tempera using ultramarine blue and burnt umber. I outline the main features and fill in the darkest shadow areas.
This is the completed dark wash before I begin adding color to the panel.
At this stage I do a lay-in of color for an underpainting. I use colors that reflect the mood of the final piece that I am looking for.
The images above
represent the a current painting I am working on called "Sparring for Lunch". It is a painting of an Ibis bird from Sanibel Island in Florida which I had visited in April of 2007. The images represent the black outlining and shadowing I paint on the panel after the initial drawing. The final painting will be available as a
Giclée print beginning Sept 25th, 2007. Thank you for your interest.
More work on the under painting.
I keep a piece of translucent paper under my arm while painting to prevent scratching the delicate egg tempera finish.
At this stage I rough in a shadow effect as an under painting of the Ibis itself.
At these stages, the background under painting is complete and I begin to build realistic color and after that details for my painting.
At this stage I decided that I wanted to work up the Ibis before proceeding on the landscape. I have also added a crab for the Ibis to be sparring with.
More work on the Ibis and crab.
At this stage I have added a considerable amount of the detailing that I expect to do on the Ibis and crab and will concentrate on landscape detailing now.
Working on the details of the landscape mangrove roots, etc.
At this stage I am refining the details and coloring of the egg tempera painting.
The final painting in egg tempera on panel. Sept 20, 2007.
The final
painting was purchased by a private collector in 2007.
All Artwork and Text Copyright 1974-2007 Peter Muzyka and Vanishing Rural Georgia Art
Peter Muzyka has been painting in egg tempera for over 30 years. He also paints in oils, pastel, draws in pen & ink and more.
