Survey 2023

Survey, the finished painting

51 x 39 in · Acrylic on canvas

Price on request

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The studio wall around Survey, with reference photos, sketches and inspiration pinned up

Process

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Step 1: I started this one by simply stapling a scrap piece of canvas to the wall.

I started this one by simply stapling a scrap piece of canvas to the wall.

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Step 2: Roughly applying some leftover pink paint.

Roughly applying some leftover pink paint.

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Step 3: Worked in some details with a brush.

Worked in some details with a brush.

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Step 4: Took a photo with the iPad and started sketching other details I might want to add.

Took a photo with the iPad and started sketching other details I might want to add.

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Step 6: Sketched it in on the iPad. I don't like it. I felt like I didn't want to cover the painting.

Step 5: Found a self-portrait from July 2022 in a bathroom in LA.

Found a self-portrait from July 2022 in a bathroom in LA.

Sketched it in on the iPad. I don't like it. I felt like I didn't want to cover the painting.

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Step 8: Sketched it in on the iPad. Nope, that's not it.

Step 7: Maybe something cropped, like this timer photo I took in Mexico City in 2022.

Maybe something cropped, like this timer photo I took in Mexico City in 2022.

Sketched it in on the iPad. Nope, that's not it.

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Step 10: iPad Sketch. Hmm. These lines feel off for some reason.

Step 9: Found another cropped photo. This shot was taken in Seattle on March 14, 2020.

Found another cropped photo. This shot was taken in Seattle on March 14, 2020.

iPad Sketch. Hmm. These lines feel off for some reason.

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Step 11: iPad sketch. Dotted lines pull it back a bit and remind me of the dotted lines on a treasure map.

iPad sketch. Dotted lines pull it back a bit and remind me of the dotted lines on a treasure map.

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Step 12: Final iPad sketch.

Final iPad sketch.