Commission for Bunni and Paul Copaken on the occasion of Paul’s 75th birthday. This large portrait of Paul on his bicycle hangs in their Aspen, Colorado home.
Paul, 2012, 83 x 37 inches, watercolor and ink on paper
with "Paul" piece
preparing the paper
preparing pigments
mixing pigments
beginning to apply color
I wanted the color to run, so painted the sheet while it was taped to my wall
more and more color
I wanted it to run - runb it did
painting the sheet
positioning the damp sheet on the bed of the CNC machine
early morning -- beginning to draw white ink
white starts to go down
white ink
detail of brake in white ink
Completed work with tape removed prior to tearing down
detail foot and brake
detail hand
detail headset
detail head
detail front axle and crank
detail shoulder
detail wrist watch