ZULU THROUGH TIME: PROCESS OF "THE BIRTH OF ZULU"

 Here are some process shots of my painting of my cat which was a nod to Botticelli's "Birth of Venus". This was painted with acrylic on a 12"x16" canvas panel. The texture of the canvas on this scale made the execution of Botticelli's linear egg-tempera style very challenging:

"The Birth of Zulu"

Acrylic on canvas panel, 12"x 16".

ZULU THROUGH TIME: PROCESS OF THE "DUTCH MASTERS CAT"

This year I worked on a series of paintings with my cat, Zulu, as the subject. Each painting represents a different period in art history and a different style. Here are some process shots of the painting representing the Old Dutch Masters:

Acrylic on canvas, 12"x 16".

New Seascape

"Unstoppable, Immovable"

Acrylic on panel

18" x 24"

Details:

Ocean Waves

A new painting completed yesterday:

"Sea Glass"

Acrylic and joint compound on panel

18"x 24"

For this painting I used a combination of lightweight joint compound mixed with an acrylic medium which makes a great substitute for modeling paste:

Details:

Artist Profile Video

Artist Profile - Stephen Southerland from TUEFUR FILMS on Vimeo.

This is the painting that I began in this video:

"Three Sisters" (2014)

Acrylic on Panel

36"x 48"

New things from the studio...

A couple acrylic sketches on cardboard:

This is a detail from a 3'x4' multi figure composition currently in progress. Acrylic.

Charcoal sketches:

Acrylic Sketch

This painting in my sketchbook is about 3" tall. I used Chroma's Jo Sonja Acrylics which are perfect for sketchbook painting. They are low viscosity so they dry flat and the matte surface won't stick to the other page when the book is closed.