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Anointed Homes Art Presents Steve R. Skipper, Founder
When I start a painting, I usually begin with a vision and a formation
from God on what and how to do it. With no formal training I don't see
myself lacking anything or inferior to any formally trained Artist. To
get direct creativity from the Creator is artistic reception at it's
best. Teachers are great, but God himself is not inferior to any lesson
from a human being. As David said in the Bible "I am a wonder to my
instructors".
The first stage goes from the mental to an image worked by hand and
structured into the complete form and spirit of the vision. Abraham
Lincoln said if someone gave him 8 hours to chop down a tree , he would
spend 6 hours sharpening the axe. I spend a lot of time sharpening the
axe. I will then move from mental to the physical sketch after much
research in looking at photos and arriving upon a choice of one and
sometimes as many as ten. I challenge myself at this point to get all
that I can from God to make the photo inferior to the spirit inside of
the art. To challenge myself to make the viewer never to have the need
for the photo after looking at the finished painting. The drama , and
re-creation of God's creation is something special especially when He
guides your hands through the complete process.
The drawing will be
sometimes gridded and then perfected with the free hand to stand on
it's own,giving perfect proportion and structure. Diameter and
perspective as well as contrast of shadow and shade are crucial in
developing the character of the subject. One pencil with over a million
shades inside . All guided by millions of levels of pressure of the
controlled hand. When the drawing is finished I will then enter a whole
new world of art ; The Airbrush. This will take a balance of patience,
hand skill and accuracy that will have to work together to create the
soft acrylic colors of the background in which I will play a trick on
the eyes of the viewer. To cause the viewer to feel as if he or she are
actually looking into the scene when in reality it is only a flat
surface of the canvas. The Airbrushed background will give depth of
field and make the featured figures stand out and give them a little
more balance of realism. After the background figures are in then I
will start on the featured figures. One at a time from hair ,
face,(building character and likeness) arms , hands, legs , to clothing
and shoes. I will study intensely the clothing , uniforms and equipment
of the subjects (which change from year to year)in order to maintain a
high level of integrity in the accuracy of authenticity and personal
individuality of each individual. This stage will be the longest
lasting . I'm asked many times how long did it take you to to that
painting. It varies from painting to painting . Sometimes as little as
600 hours and sometimes as much as 1500 hours. The safe way to know how
long it's going to take is to say that I'll be through when I get
through. A fast painting will never be as impressive as a great
painting. Take your time and make sure it's good and touches a heart of
the viewer as well as the heart your true and living God.
Steve R. Skipper
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