Maharba's posts from October 2011

so I was asked to submit a small bio and two images

….can't wait and excited to see what happens…

A Flashback

Yesterday the local college contacted me to request some information about a painting that they purchased from me in 2003. I had not seen the piece in years.…

Trash Can

I’m glad that I did not take the shortcut to adhere a copy of Hayden’s painting onto the canvas. Recreating the trash can is helping me to develop the verbal…

Supervision

It’s a little special to have Palmer Hayden watching over when you are trying to interpret one of his paintings.

It's Time

I realized that it’s finally time to start constructing the HEART of this scene. Reading about the artists who lived in Montparnasse was definitely interesting…

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I think that wrestling with the heavy metal in the sculpture studio last night has worn me out a bit and I can’t focus on the Savage and Motley portraits. I…

The Faces

The goal this week is to develop the portraits of Augusta Savage and Archibald Motley in the lower right panel. Savage is fulfilling her quest in helping me to…

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Under Cover

Someone mentioned ‘mystery’ and it certainly is a big part of this story. Actually this entire ‘Montparnasse’ episode is taking place in my office during…

Who lives Where?

Part of what I want to illustrate in this painting is the sense of wonder that I feel when I look out into the scene. There are so many windows but almost…