A step by step presentation of the creation of the Family Man Stairs Polyptych
No, that's not something dirty.
Any series of paintings that have more than 3 panels is called a triptych. Any more panels than that and you get a polyptych.
Let's start with the sketch.
The idea for this polyptych came to me quite spontaniously and probably under the influence of some moood enhancement utensil.
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Then I calculated the measurements based on a rough estimate and drew a detailed plan.
With that plan in hand I went to cut down some pieces of plywood to the right sizes.
I also cut down my fingers and once I applied the canvas stabled a few of them as well. Any real Maluche painting has my, sweat, my blood and my cat's piss on it. Without that, it ain't real.
After priming I sketched the paintings wih some oil pastels onto the canvases. I have to do all of them at the same time since they have to fit together. With the basic proportions right I finalize the outlines in black paint.
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I take pictures of that and load them into the computer. From there it allows me to flip them, zoom in and out to check if I got everything right.
I also play around in the computer to determine the colors I will use.
Then I paint.
The whole process took about two weeks.
I can't paint on one painting continous. I need distance now and then.
That done I had a couple of carpenters over who custom made me the frames.
And a day later I brought them to my friend who bought them from me. We tried a few constellations and in the end my friend hang them pretty much the way I planned them to start with.
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These paintings are part of the family man series
which in turn is part of my face value series.
The proud new owner of this series chose the title :
21) Family Man who is feeling guilty about having so much fun.
