More Clarence

[amberdreams]

This lion is killing me! LOL. I did some painting yesterday but today decided I really need to get him up in the air a bit so I can paint the underneath bits and the insides of his legs without having to lie on the floor. So that meant searching around for something to prop him up on - not easy when his legs are so spaced out, and his feet so massive! Anyhow, we had some work done yonks ago which meant some original Victorian quarry tiles were taken up, and we saved them because they might come in useful one day. Today was that day! I brushed off as many as I could find that didn't have too much gunk adhering to their bases, and voila. Clarence is now about 8-9 inches higher off the floor than before.



As a result, I have been able to paint foliage, and more foliage, and also make a start on the bonus tree frog and orangutan. There was however, still much painful crawling, kneeling and sitting on the floor - which was accompanied by an unseemly amount of grunting, groaning and swearing. Lady I am not.
Here's the result of my labours.

He's still awkward to get to and as a result a bit weird-looking but never mind. The tree frog is also not quite what I wanted but hopefully will look ok by the time I've finished.

I am quite pleased with the plants though. Which is just as well as they are probably about half of the coverage.

Colonel Hathi and Mowgli are almost done

So are Akela and Bagheera

Top view!


Now I'm having a sit down and a rest. 

Comments

[fufaraw]

You have earned your sit down and rest! He's looking gorgeous. I'm kind of in love with the clouds near Baloo.

[lysanatt]

Oh, WOW!

[gatorgurl94]

Wow. This is fantastic, so sweet and playful and gleeful. Well done!

[amypond45.livejournal.com]

Wow! This is wonderful! Can you come to my library and paint the walls? My kids would love this!

[somer.livejournal.com]

I'm loving the theme you're painting the lion with so, so much! LOOKING GOOD!

[madebyme-x.livejournal.com]

Wow, this is amazing! You're doing such a wonderful job, and it's really coming alive now. Well done, you!!!

[septembers-coda.livejournal.com]

I just love it. LOVE.

[milly-gal.livejournal.com]

He m ight be killing you but I am SO impressed!!! ♥

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

He's looking great. Now you're getting some detail in, he's really taking shape. You've got Colonel Hathi to a Tee!

I know what it's like creating something big where there's a lot of kneeling and bending involved, it feels like a thorough workout. On the plus side, Michaelangelo painted the entire Sistine Chapel lying on his back - at least you haven''t got to do that!!!

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

Turning the lion base into a tiger peeking through the leaves is seriously the best idea ever! The plants do indeed look great. I also love the swirly clouds and the position of every character; my absolute favorite bit is the snake. So much work, lady, I'm super impressed.

[laughablelament]

This is stunning.

[hugemind.livejournal.com]

Oh man, this looks absolutely awesome! :D

[harrigan.livejournal.com]

Sometimes it's just glorious to see what my friends are doing outside our shared fandom! Thanks for inviting us in to look: this is awesome!

[brutti-ma-buoni.livejournal.com]

This is spectacular! I can see the effort you're putting in, but trust me from the exterior it looks amazing.

[rockstarpeach.livejournal.com]

This is amazing!!

You have incredible talent, my darling :)

[sillie]

It's looking so great bb! :D