COBALT STUDIOS PROJECTS

Here is a selection of projects from my time at the 2-year scenic artist training program at Cobalt Studios in White Lake, NY. Each  was completed in 1-5 days including layout/drawing and hand color mixing. Most are painted on sized muslin with scenic and latex paints unless otherwise noted.

TEXTURES

Instructed by Rachel Keebler

Patterned Brick: Cut sponge mop pieces applied over mortar color. 5'x3'

Rough stone. 4'x6'

Theatre Marble Cornice: Center of previous marble glazed, 5'x5'

Kitty litter masked clouds. 3'x2'

FOLIAGE

Instructed by Rachel Keebler

Painterly Foliage, Reproduction of Fragonard's "The Lover Crowned". 8'x9'

Photo-Realistic Foliage, 4'x8'

Photo-Realistic Foliage, 8'x5'

Textured Landscape, 7'x9'

INTERIOR GRADE WOODGRAIN

Instructed by Nels Christianson. Painted on primed and shellacked illustration board with oil glazes.

Burl, 14"x7"

Birds Eye Maple, 2'6"x10"

Mahogany, 1'6"x2'6"

Walnut, 2'x1'

INTERIOR GRADE MARBLE

Instructed by Rachel Keebler. Pieces painted on shellacked poster board with dry pigments and beer or oil glazes.

Beer glaze & dry pigments. Sealed first with shellac and then matte polyurethane. 9"x5"

Beer glaze & dry pigments. Sealed first with shellac and then high gloss polyurethane. 14"x11"

Travertine, beer glaze & dry pigment. Sealed first with shellac and then matte polyurethane. 14"x11"

Oil sealed with high gloss polyurethane. 14"x11"

DRAPERY

Instructed by Rachel Keebler

Drapery. 5'x6'

Patterned drapery. 9'x11'

FURNISHING YOUR BACKDROP

Instructed by Susan Crabtree

Cartouche, 2'x3'

Disney room, 3'6"x2'

LETTERING & SIGNS I & II

Instructed by Theresa Dringenberg

Mobil Gas, 4'x4' Muslin

Gillette, "One Shot" Oil on Plexiglass, 1'6"x2'

Warning, Flat latex on 1/4" Lauan, 2'x4'

SPRAY GUNS I & II

Instructed by Kamilla Karkless

Toothpaste, 6'x4'

Top eye freehand, bottom eye with shields. 2'x2'

Baby portrait in progress.

Baby portrait, 6'x8'

HISTORICAL SCENIC PAINTING

Instructed by Lance Brockman. Painted with dry pigments and animal glue on sized muslin.

Treasury, 3'6"x2'

Drapery, 2'x3'6"

Bacchus mask, 3'x2'

SPECIALTY PAINTING

Instructed by Rachel Keebler

Bistre Toning Pass. Reproduction of Vermeer's "The Lacemaker". Van Dyke Brown & Prussian Blue dry pigments palletted with animal glue on 5'x4' primed muslin.

Bistre Final Color Pass. Reproduction of Vermeer's "The Lacemaker". Color glazes made from dry pigments palletted with animal glue. 5'x4'

Scrim, 7'x11' natural Sharkstooth

Glass, 9'x12'

ADDITIVE SCULPTURE

Instructed by Rachel Keebler.
Constructed from blue foam, foam rubber, pipe insulation foam, plastic Easter eggs & rope on 1/4" lauan cut to 3'x5' shape. Coated with vermiculite & walnut shells mixed in joint compound & Jaxsan. Painted with scenic & flat latex paint. Carpet dipped in tinted Flex Bond to create moss.

Griffin before coating. 3'x5'

Griffin. 3'x5'

Feather detail with moss.

Moss detail.