Artist's painting process slow, methodic
Anna Nguyen
Issue date: 8/22/07 Section: Life & Style
"I hope a change of scenery will give me more inspiration," said Kvamme, adding that her favorite art era is the innovative Renaissance period and admires the works of Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo. She also compliments on Botticelli's serene and ethereal paintings, citing his "Birth of Venus" painting in particular. Kvamme usually paints dream-like images and exaggerated body shapes but chose to experiment in painting realistically, a method in which she is not proficient, she said.
"I'm not very satisfied with the sketch," Kvamme said. "I want to paint it to make it better." She finishes drawing on the easel, though the features are not drawn. "I'll wait until I paint the skin color," said Kvamme, pointing out that the girl in red has a nice face shape but thinks the guy looks effeminate.
"I placed the girl in red behind the curtain," Kvamme said. "She's the focus, but I didn't want to make it too obvious by putting her in the front."
The sketching process is finished, but Kvamme is unsure if the painting will be an exact imitation of the sketch.
Tuesday, August 7
Plates, old paintbrushes and many tubes of paint are scattered on one end of the living room table. The table has evidence of permanent paint marks.
"This is where I always paint," Kvamme said. She decides to begin painting the walls first, to avoid getting paint on the figures. She wraps aluminum foil on a plate and mixes blue, black and white paint with a q-tip. She wants the walls to be gray with a bluish tint, she said.
"I like to paint with acrylics because it dries faster and I can always layer it if I want to change a color," Kvamme said. "I usually like to layer a lot." She dips a large brush into a cup of water before placing it into the paint color. She begins to de-virginize the easel, painting big strokes of the grayish blue color on what was originally white space. She terminates the big brush in exchange for a smaller brush, which she uses to paint around the human figures precisely.
"I'm not very satisfied with the sketch," Kvamme said. "I want to paint it to make it better." She finishes drawing on the easel, though the features are not drawn. "I'll wait until I paint the skin color," said Kvamme, pointing out that the girl in red has a nice face shape but thinks the guy looks effeminate.
"I placed the girl in red behind the curtain," Kvamme said. "She's the focus, but I didn't want to make it too obvious by putting her in the front."
The sketching process is finished, but Kvamme is unsure if the painting will be an exact imitation of the sketch.
Tuesday, August 7
Plates, old paintbrushes and many tubes of paint are scattered on one end of the living room table. The table has evidence of permanent paint marks.
"This is where I always paint," Kvamme said. She decides to begin painting the walls first, to avoid getting paint on the figures. She wraps aluminum foil on a plate and mixes blue, black and white paint with a q-tip. She wants the walls to be gray with a bluish tint, she said.
"I like to paint with acrylics because it dries faster and I can always layer it if I want to change a color," Kvamme said. "I usually like to layer a lot." She dips a large brush into a cup of water before placing it into the paint color. She begins to de-virginize the easel, painting big strokes of the grayish blue color on what was originally white space. She terminates the big brush in exchange for a smaller brush, which she uses to paint around the human figures precisely.
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