26 Apr 2013
by jodimagi
in Progress shots, Uncategorized
Tags: air, art, Australia, balloon, castle, child, clown, detail, doll, escape, France, French, hot, illustration, Jodi Magi, marionette, oil, paint, painting on wood, road, toy, work in progress
A friend suggested I might like to share the process of creating a piece of art in gallery format, so everyone can appreciate all the work that goes into the research and composition stages, as well as the final stage of painting. This gallery shows the work-in-progress shots of ‘I Told You This Day Would Come’, oil on wood panel, 2012.
Cleaning and preparing the wood.
Concept drawings and brainstorming
Composition of concept based on the dimensions of the panel
Visual research into the costume of my French marionette doll
Character drawing for style and positioning of the limbs
More practice on the ruff collar was needed before I started painting
Painting has started. Here I am tracing the pencil outline I made with fine white lines in oil paint.
Oil painting underway.
The doll character as it is positioned on the panel. At this point I realised there was way too much unused real-estate above her so decided the composition required more thought… Enter the hot air balloon.
Research and drawing into the make-up of a hot air balloon from the early 19th century
Detail from the top section.
Detail from the bottom section.
‘I Told You This Day Would Come’, oil on an antique Dutch colonial window shutter. 2012. 72cm x 28cm
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07 Feb 2013
by jodimagi
in Completed work, Paintings on wood
Tags: animal, art, artist, Australian, bird, character, children, deer, fable, fairytale, hewn pine, huon pine, illustration, Jodi Magi, journey, light, magic, painting on wood, spiritual, story, tree
‘If Only for a Moment’, 46cm x 32cm, acrylic on camphor, 2012.
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30 Nov 2012
by jodimagi
in Progress shots
Tags: art, character, deer, fairytale, fawn, forest, illustration, in progress, Jodi Magi, painting, painting on wood
A little bit of additional colour, worked in from the top down, seems to have brought it to life and heightened the sense of depth.
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27 Nov 2012
by jodimagi
in Progress shots
Tags: art, artist, Australian, character, children, deer, fairytale, fawn, figure, forest, illustration, in progress, Jodi Magi, painting, painting on wood
Isn’t she sweet?
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27 Nov 2012
by jodimagi
in Progress shots
Tags: art, character, deer, fairytale, fawn, forest, illustration, in progress, Jodi Magi, painting, painting on wood
Work on the background has started. It is tricky to find the balance between incorporating the wood-grain, painting an interesting scene which sets the context of the story and over-powering the foreground.
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23 Nov 2012
by jodimagi
in Progress shots
Tags: Abu Dhabi, art, Australian, bird, deer, doe, fable, fairytale, fawn, haunted, illustration, in progress, Jodi Magi, painting, painting on wood, whimsy
I think the figures are finished, now what to do with the background?
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20 Nov 2012
by jodimagi
in Progress shots
Tags: Abu Dhabi, art, bird, character, fairytale, illustration, Jodi Magi, lantern, light, narrative, painting on wood, U.A.E., UAE
So far so good. I am hoping the sketchy figure on the right is obvious enough as he is without me doing more than just emphasising the wood..?
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17 Nov 2012
by jodimagi
in Progress shots
Tags: Abu Dhabi, acrylic, artist, Australian, character, exhibition, fable, fairytale, illustrator, Jodi Magi, painting on wood, story
I have been working on a new piece on camphor-wood lately. The character holding the bird is finished, but only the first layer of the other two characters has been painted. The grain of the wood between the two characters on the right is to be a wraith holding a lantern. I haven’t decided how much I am going to paint this though as I want the wood to do the talking.
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13 Nov 2012
by jodimagi
in News, Uncategorized
Tags: Abu Dhabi, art, Art Fair, Art Hub, artist, exhibit, exhibition, Jodi Magi, painting on wood, Social Hub, solo, TwoFour54
My solo exhibition titled ‘Eyes Wide Open’ is currently running at The Social Hub in the green building, TwoFour54, Abu Dhabi. Open 8:00am – 7:30pm everyday except Friday. November 4th to November 29th. This is a very rare opportunity to see my paintings in the real world, so don’t miss out!
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20 Oct 2012
by jodimagi
in Paintings on wood
Tags: 19th century, antique, balloon, castle, chateau, clouds, clown, colonial, Dutch, France, French, French clown, hot air balloon, in progress, Jodi Magi, painting on wood, ruff collar
Title: ‘I Told You This Day Would Come’, oil painting on an antique Dutch colonial window shutter, 28cm x 72cm.
(bottom section in detail)
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20 Oct 2012
by jodimagi
in Paintings on wood
Tags: antique, balloon, castle, chateau, clouds, clown, colonial, Dutch, French clown, hot air balloon, in progress, Jodi Magi, painting on wood, ruff collar
Title: ‘I Told You This Day Would Come’, oil painting on an antique Dutch colonial window shutter, 28cm x 72cm.
(top section in detail)
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04 May 2012
by jodimagi
in Progress shots
Tags: painting on wood, work in progress
Here I am sanding down and cleaning up the old dutch colonial wooden window shutter I brought back from Galle, Sri Lanka last month. Wood with a history is difficult to come by here in Abu Dhabi as it is basically the desert, so there are not many trees as you can imagine. This is the back of it, the front is carved as you will see in the future…
Having completed a few acrylic paintings on camphor wood and oak, I have decided to switch to oil paints when working with wood. I think the bonding process will be more stable, especially once the wood is primed with lacquer. Natural shellac was my first choice, but was unavailable here.
I am really looking forward to starting this piece. It will be depicting a French-style clown doll who has been discarded in the foreground, the background will be the ruin of the doll’s former castle home. I think I will leave the castle as the wood and the sky will paint in its silhouette.
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18 Oct 2011
by jodimagi
in Completed work, Paintings on wood
Tags: alien, art, children, door, Earth, foil, IA, illustration, illustrators australia, Jodi Magi, kooky, Melbourne, oak, painting on wood, pop, pop art, silver, surreal, wardrobe, wood
This little lass is wanting more ‘always’ in her life and can not find it on her home planet of Earth. Perhaps if she tries hard enough, aliens will come and take her to their ‘Always’ planet…
2011, acrylic and tin-foil on wardrobe door.
Approx 50cm wide x 175cm high.
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01 Sep 2011
by jodimagi
in Completed work, Paintings on wood
Tags: art, children, horse, IA, illustration, illustrators australia, innocent, Jodi Magi, Melbourne, oak, painting on wood, serene, Summer Sleeps, wood
The vulnerability of the innocent.
2010, acrylic on oak.
62cm x 51cm.
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31 Aug 2011
by jodimagi
in Completed work, Paintings on wood
Tags: art, illustration, Jodi Magi, marlin, Melbourne, oak, paint, painting on wood, st kilda, swordfish, wood
Painted during the BP oil spill
2010, acrylic on oak. 24cm x 26cm
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29 Aug 2011
by jodimagi
in Completed work, Paintings on wood
Tags: activity, angel, artist, Flight, illustration, Jodi Magi, oak, painting on wood, wood
An ‘other’ with decaying wings is trying unsuccessfully to relive that lost feeling of flight…
2010, acrylic on oak. 23cm x 26cm
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28 Aug 2011
by jodimagi
in Completed work, Paintings on wood
Tags: art, bird, egg, Jodi Magi, Melbourne, painting on wood, wood
After much thought as to what image would not conflict with the natural grain and feel of the camphor wood, this image of the two forest nymphs finally came to mind. One has a natural inclination towards taking and using, and the other a selfless wish to nurture and restore. Ying Yang, light and dark.
2010, acrylic on campher. 58cm x 75cm
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