Untitled.. | In progress | Images © Copyright 2012 Mel LV Ruiz
Repainting the concept of a carving I recently had to butcher. This is gonna be a good one guys…
Santos De Palo: La Madama | In progress | Images © Copyright 2012 Mel LV Ruiz
This is the bulto I was working on last month before all the holiday madness set in. A little bit more carving, then detailing, then sanding…then choosing finish. One thing is certain, I’m not painting her. When complete, she will reside alongside my Oya bulto.
…I’ll post more pics when I’m nearing the finish line :)
La Caridad De Ochun | before and after | Image Copyright © 2011 Mel LV Ruiz & Ineffable3.com
I finished & framed this piece a few hours before my friend’s drumming for Ochun. Of course, that afternoon was cloudy as all hell and I couldnt take proper pics. I shot regardless tho. I had to wait a few months (Iyawo no contact orders) before I could get the painting back in my hands again, and when I did, I shot it with my Nikkon D5100. Unfortunately I still couldn’t get the color quality I wanted (ugh!). Digital cameras tend to overcompensate for light, and my images looked too vibrant. What you see here above is the result of a damn good scanning!
The image on the right has almost the precise coloring of the original. Now you can see how way off I was when I retouched the shitty pictures I took that day.
I’m going to run prints soon. Who want’s one?
Untitled “Semi Relief” | In progress | Images Copyright © 2011 Mel LV Ruiz ♥Ineffable3
Upside down…and still not giving away any surprise endings. I’ll eventually stop posting these progress shots altogether. I’m going to wait until the piece is near completion to do a mass picture post.
La Caridad De Ochun • Details | Retablo | Image Copyright © 2011 LV Ruiz ♥Ineffable3
Semi relief on 7x10 Birch panel, with hand cut & hand painted frame.
This piece was definitely a challenge, and I must say, I’m pretty proud of myself. Of course I see little areas here and there that could have been tweaked, but that’s just the nature of the game.
I presented this to a good friend of mine who was being crowned Ochun, on Sunday July 3, 2011. We all gathered in this house…somewhere in Brooklyn. A little cowrie-eyed Eleggua head greeted us at the foot of the entrance way. Our heads were all covered, we dressed in white. It was hot and humid…and loud. They drummed and sang for hours for each of the Orishas. The house’s Godfather cleaned a few of us, and the spirits took many (my count was at around 15 heads) Never in my life have I been part of such beautiful madness. It was so effin’ intense.
I’m so happy I painted for Ochun and was able to experience the things I did. She will mark one of many more Retablos to come.
*Sorry for the watermark! Folk tend to reblog an artists work and not give credit.*
(Detail shots of this painting will be re-uploaded with crisp pictures once I can steal my photographer friend again)
La Caridad De Ochun | In progress | Image Copyright © 2011 LV Ruiz ♥Ineffable3
Oooh u can’t see much… teasing u all pleases me so! Final piece will be posted after July 3rd (Ochun drumming?) - Stay tuned!
La Caridad De Ochun | In progress | Image Copyright © 2011 LV Ruiz ♥Ineffable3
I can take pictures of my artwork with *fancy* phone camera filters toooo (that was dripping with sarcasm) But yea, its a nice guise since I don’t want you to get the full effect of the piece yet…plus I fear of otherworldly repercussions for showing this too early. Eep!
Santos De Palo: Oya | work in progress | Images copyright © 2010 ♥Ineffable3
It took a while for me to get it right, but I managed to carve the face (it’s also pretty accurate to my original drawing, so double score!) Hopefully I’ll have some time tomorrow to get carving on the body. We shall see…
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