Posts by Nicholas Wilton

I finished it. I was happy that there was only 3 sides and not 4. Painting a house is,well, like painting a house…there is a lot of space on the outside of a house!…I am happy that the figure feels like the house and to me really adds something dynamic to the shape. The inside…

This is a detail of one side of the roof. The snakes and ladders are from the original game that later was turned into chutes and ladders- a board game that deals with fate and luck. I created a board game, calendar motif on the house to symbolize the passage of time and the unknown…

Here is a detail of part of the roof. The words and shapes are scratched and carved into the wood and plaster. I primarily use oil paint but have a whole array of sandpapers and scratching tools that allow me to wear down the layers exposing other colors from underneath. I apply the paint with…

Here is a detail view of part of the roof… The words and some of the shapes are carved into the plaster and wood. The paint is all oil and is applied with paper towels, brushes and transfers. I use sandpaper and different kinds of abrasive materials to remove paint, exposing colors underneath on different…

After I got the figure more defined I ran into a little problem with the hand held disc sander I started with..I couldn’t define any details and it wasn’t allowing me to carve as carefully as I needed. I called up Joe Brubaker Joe Brubaker – Sculpture a sculptor who also is in Donna Seager’s…

It took longer than I thought it would which of course it always does