Completed Veteran at Victory Day

[Martin Antonenko]

And two hands, the flowers, a matching base, and...


Cheers

 

[Nap]

And two hands, the flowers, a matching base, and...


Cheers

Fogot about the base ...yours will be special for sure

Nap

 

[MattMcK.]

Wow! Looking fantastic Martin!

 

[Martin Antonenko]

62. Day, February 26, 2021

Cuff finished, except for the highlights and the buttons ...:




Cheers

 

[Nap]

Just like it was painted with the torso

Classy resuit Martin

Thanks for update

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Martin Antonenko]

64. Day, March 1, 2021


The cuff is ready - including the buttons!

Then I took the bouquet with the left hand, washed, primed and then mounted it with two-component glue.

The pin cast on the hand means that pinning is unnecessary!







Tomorrow we'll take a little excursion into botany ...


Cheers

 

[Airkid]

Those flowers are going to be fun to follow

 

[Nap]

Hi Martin

Cuff looks good and now we are flower arranging

Interesting your painting it in position rather than separate like the arms

Look forward to the botany lesson

Nap

 

[Wayneb]

Looks great Martin......But that shoulder seam....... You know that must be fixed before you go on....

Wayne

 

[KenBoyle]

Martin your WIPs are amazing as is your work and you have the patience of a saint. Well done sir.

Cheers,
Ken

 

[Martin Antonenko]

65. Day, March 2, 2021


Let's take a closer look at the flowers that our hero is holding in his hand ...:



I see five different types ...:

First, there are yellow daffodils ...



... and secondly white daffodils ...:



Then two varieties of carnations, namely red ...



... and pink ones ...:



At the very back we can also see purple tulips!



At first I thought, "You will never find the right variety!" because specially grown tulip varieties literally exist in hundreds.

But I was lucky!

There is a Russian variety of tulips called "Slawa" ("glory").

And that's it ...:



Now we know what we are dealing with.

However, today I first underpainted the "greenery" with acrylic paints, namely leaves and stems ...:






Cheers

 

[Nap]

Hi Martin

Well that's my flower references sorted ! ......great refs and research on the tulip

.....I wonder if the flowers have any specific meaning in Russia ?

As for the update ....it's great to see a bit of colour on the greenery ...seems to bring all the uniform highs and work all together

Loving this so far ...it can on,y get better and better

Thanks for sharing

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Martin Antonenko]

66. Day, March 5, 2021



Well, I started to paint the greenery with oil paints ...:



The base color and the first shadows are on it ...:





Now there are two days of drying time, then the lights come - herewith ...



... and the shadows ...:



The addition of "light ochre" or "burnt umber" will help to ensure that the green no longer "pops" so much in the end ...

Cheers

 

[Nap]

Hi Martin

Good start on the leaves , look forward to the highs and shadows going on when possible

What's your take or idea for the unpainted part behind the hand ?

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Martin Antonenko]

67. Day, März 7, 2021


The shadows are on - and the green is starting to look more mannered ...:









Cheers

 

[Nap]

Hi Martin

Good update , the greenery is certainly coming along nicely

Going to be interesting to see how each of our flowers look as well ...I will go for a variety of colours !

Happy benchtime

Nap

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Will paint a not so much next time, for my beloved Tanja from Odessa is now with me here...

 

[Nap]

Will paint a not so much next time, for my beloved Tanja from Odessa is now with me here...

Have a great time together ..enjoy

Nap

 

[Martin Antonenko]

We'll have for sure!!! Thx mate!

 

[Martin Antonenko]

68. Day, March 9, 2021


The lights are on too!

The greenery now looks much more natural as desired ...:




Cheers