Moving Again

That's right! I moving again. My husband graduated from Naval Postgraduate School last Friday. I'm tremendously proud of him! Now we on our way to Tampa, FL. So I might be offline but rest assured I'm still working. I know I promised to devote September to Foil images but with the packing up of my studio and house, dealing with my kids and cats, and moving cross country, I need to push the new Foil images to debut in November 2009.

Rest assured, even on the road and in staying in hotels, I'm still working. I have some choice images for both the upcoming foil and saber paintings. So please stay tuned..and feel free to comment or email me with suggestions of things you would like to see.

Well on to TAMPA, FL...two kids, two cats and a husband! I am looking forward to fencing again in the Sunshine State!

Princess

SOLD-"Epee Dancers"

"Let's Dance-Epee Dancers"

7.5 x 6.5" (H x W)
Watercolor on Yupo, Varnished

SOLD

Collector Location: Shaighai, China

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"Let's Rock-Epee Fencers!"-"Original Watercolor Available on EBAY!

As many of my readers know, I love competitive sport-fencing. I'm so excited about it that I'm dedicating this month of August to my favorite weapon-EPEE! Stay tuned for more paintings this month posted to EBAY.

"Let's Rock-Two Male Epee Fencers"
7 x 7"
Watercolor on Yupo Paper
Will ship varnished and matted.
Click here to BID

Please click here to the auction page where there's an opportunity for you to place your bid. This auction runs until August 27,2009. For the first couple of paintings I post, I will be offering FREE SHIPPING to anywhere in the USA. If you are overseas, shipping cost will apply. PayPAL is the preferred method of payment. Contact me if you have any questions: prashid@theswordandbrush.com

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Since my baby was born last year, I have finally been able to return to working out with some local fencers in my area (Monterey Peninusula). Whoo HOO!

Work In Progress (Stage 4)-Epee Dancers

Work In Progress-Epee Dancers (Stage 3)

At this stage you can see that I've worked on the the legs of the fencer on the right a little more and have begun working on his epee. I have also added more definition to the fencer on the left.

Work In Progress-Epee Dancers (Stage 2)

Ok now, I'm beginning to work on the leg, specifically of the fencer on the right.

Work In Progress-Epee Dancers (Stage 1)

This painting depicts two male epee fencers. The paper support is Yupo which is a synthetic paper. The cool thing about Yupo is that it's difficult to make mistakes. The paint sits on top of the paper unlike when using watercolor paper. This allows the artist to be able to lift paint off the surface and reclaim the white of the support. I particularly find this useful when painting epee fencers because the epee uniform is all white from jacket to knickers.

You can see here that I've laid in the basic background colors and most of the shadow forms of the uniforms in both fencers. At this stage, I've left the legs and shoes unfinished. Thus, its apparent that I worked on the figures from head to toe. In the next stage of the painting,I will resolve more of the legs and feet of both fencers.