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Published: 2008-03-16 17:40:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 2057; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 90
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I haven't submitted anything in a while, which isn't to say I haven't _done_ anything in a while. Work has kept me pretty busy. Haven't had too much time for art, and I'm sick again, so I don't feel like doing anything.The ever-evocative Tom Waits. He's not for everyone, but I love his work.
Charcoal and bleach on board.
I think Tom would be satisfied he was done in such rough things as bleach and coal.
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Have you seen the "I don't wanna grow up" video off of Mule Variations, I was thinking of drawing Tom in that Devil suit and trycyle. Very nice painting.
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Hi!
This is a copy-paste message to let you know I've featured this piece in a News Article: Featuring Tom Waits Art
Check it out if you want to see more art related to / inspired by him, and 
Hope you like it!
Julia.
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Love this! Have you seen Wristcutters? Cool movie plus Monsieur Waits is in it!
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Very nice and I admire the technique. I've also been using that pun for years and was tickled to see someone put it graphically. Kudos!
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Niiiiiiiiice!!! That background is killer. Absolutely awesome my friend.
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That's just.. wow.
It's nice to have an art teacher who can actually make art as well as teach it.
I need to work more on traditional media,
the only time i really use it is during art class.
This looks fun;
Bleach painting is artII, though, isn't it?
Ah well..
/baylen
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Hey, nothing says you can't bleach paint at home. Thanks for the comments, I'd like to be able to make more art, but I often find that I don't feel motivated enough to do it once I get home from school. I would just rather relax. There's plenty of ideas in my head, just need to make time.
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No problemo, amigo.
I know what you mean, I don't have a whole lot of motivation when I'm within say.. 3 miles of my couch.
I'm considerably more lazy in winter than in summer. :]
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Wow, if the composition itself doesn't amaze you its the style of media that will. You did a great job getting the tones with such an unorthodox media that really makes this peice stand out. I miss art class... 
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Awesome portrait and even cooler choice of media. How hard is it to paint with bleach?
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Not too difficult. Getting the right board helps. I had my second year students do a bleach painting (this was the demo I was working on to test out what worked and what didn't ). This board worked well because it turned these nice golden hues, but their board was more absorbent and if you brushed it on in thin layers it ate the paper...it worked better when they worked in puddles and drops rather than washes.
Experiment on different boards, don't use natural brushes, use synthetic or the bleach will eat them, and after bleach is exposed to the air for a while (couple days) it loses potency. Don't get it on metal, because if we've learned anything from chemistry or Futurama, it's that chlorine eats metal....so don't expect the ferrules on your brush to look pretty.
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Hang on a minute, bleach? Can I ask how? I can see the drop marks on the background, obviously, but are the light browns from bleach too? Then, what made the white lines...
Can I say I wouldn't stare and ask all these questions except for something I like.
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Basically bleach on this type of board (I think it might just be mat board...Canson type, because I can tell you it isn't Crescent board and it isn't posterboard or railroad board)....anyway, it comes out in these golden tones. The more you apply, the brighter it gets. The white highlights are white charcoal, and I did some correction work with regular charcoal.
The background was done with bleach and water mixed 50/50 in a spray bottle with a mask to cover Tom.
Thanks for the comments and questions.
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