Gemini near its orgin

One weekend I was watching a documentary on siamese twins, and became fasinated. I started sketching some ideas on how i could properly show the distortion of the human body, through siamese twins.

Then after i found a sketch that I liked, i outlined it on a wood plank, and began painting

Then i forgot to take pictures for a while, but i added in the chest and shirt

I learned how to forshorten in this peice, and that was something that was always so scary to me, but with Mrs. Rossie's help, i was able to understand more how to show lights and darks to represent different distences.
I also learned a lot about color, how to use colors that compliment each other, and how IMPORTANT LIGHTING IS. i still don't really understand lighting... but im getting there.

I also used a dremel tool to carv out the eyes and mouths to give the painting depth. 

 I loved working on this piece and I leanred a lot about how to work with new matirials (painting on wood) and how to really step out of my comfort zone (i.e GO BIG OR GO HOME) or whatever.