Abby Laux

I would like this blog to record the progression of my work, the process behind my more finished pieces, and the small excursions sideways that I like to do simply for the pleasure of creating them.  Because I would like this record to start with the beginning of my master’s program, I am choosing to backdate many entries.  I hope this does not break too drastically with blog etiquette and that viewers will be patient as I attempt to chronologically organize these entries.

This is a preliminay sketch I did in my first master’s course.  I did start a painting from this composition that was attempting to push textures and layering with different acrylic mediums. However, I could never reconcile the textures that I had built up initially with the face.  My poor sister looked diseased.  Plus, I was struggling with the proportions on the face; I was a bit rusty after not concentrating on figure studies for so long.  Therefore, I will not show the embarassing results of this attempt.