Finishing A Painting

Bejewelled plastic crown that I might use in another painting of King of the Hill

I've nearly finished the large oil painting of King of the Hill, but have so much more that I want to explore with the composition and colour, so there will be more than one large painting. I'm nearly ready to do the background, I still need to finish the figure of the boy, but decided he needed a crown.

I made him a paper crown, which I think is more appropriate, but I also made him a bejewelled plastic crown that I might use in another painting of King of the Hill. The animals and dolls at the bottom are done.

I made him a paper crown, which I think is more appropriate.

More of these animals on instagram @rafirth

While the paint has been drying and I've been considering the background colour, I've gone back to my animal figures. There are several that are waiting for new prosthetics, and I discovered that when liquid glue gets harder it can be moulded onto the porcelain animals. It then hardens and I can set the wire into it. So there will be a few more of these animals on instagram @rafirth this week.

I can't wait to do the sheep with his gold bell, but he needs four legs. The little dog who is waiting for a new tale has the name SANDY embossed into his side. These little porcelain figures were made between 1700 and 1900 at a porcelain factory in Germany, they were discarded and recently dug up, to be re-appreciated. We can appreciate beauty in the broken and discarded.

Several that are waiting for new prosthetics.

These broken porcelain figures were made between 1700 and 1900 in Germany, they were discarded and recently dug up to be re-appreciated.