Unstretched to Stretched: Unframed to Framed

The painting is put up right for the first time.



The painting is lowered on to a stretched and pulled taut.



A frame is put on the final painting and again returned to a vertical position.

Adjustments and Additional layers

Adjustments and detailing were made to the first coat of gel once the layer was dried.







A second thin orange gel coat was applied to the painting and again left to dry.

Beginning the Commissioned Painting

Now that the final image had been determined I needed to start the commissioned painting. As a smooth surface was required I used three 5' x 10' 3/4 panels of plywood linked together to use as a painting platform on the studio floor.




A roll of 10 foot canvas was next laid out to give added evenness and consistency to the surface. This would not be the painted surface.




Following this a layer of polyethylene was placed over the canvas then a second layer of canvas which would be the painting support.



I began the painting by putting a preliminary colour on the canvas.



Then the first layer of coloured gel was placed on the painting using a large trowel. This required a week to dry and set before continuing.

Uber Modello Three

Uber Modello Two

Uber Modello

Modello: It. - a small version of a larger commissioned painting used to show the person or body commissioning the large work for approval before the final design is put to hand. (In sculpture it is called a maquette which is French for a small model or in Italian a bozzetto.

The original presentation modello was 30” x 12”. In preparations for this much larger format I have painted three 10’ x 5’ modellos which I’ve called Uber Modellos. The final painting will be 15 feet high and 9 feet across

Uber Modello One