Update on the Muse....and a New One in Progress

The Muse - In Progress

The blue squares on the white board are storyboard squares, yet to be filled out by the painter and the writer. I have to take the leap and do the faces of the gals. That may be the toughest part, because all three models are beautiful. Not sure what I want to do with the storyboard.



INT - Painter Reading the NYT

Originally this was going to be a tribute to Hemingway...but I kind of like the shot for a scene in the movie.

Now, this is semi futuristic/autobiographical...part of the larger epic, "The Philogynist"...about 12 years out...and the question is, do I really think that I could be that gray at 52. My response would be, it is likely...as the father of a very determined young lady, the ex-husband of a woman 8 years younger, and my fondness for smart women at least 6 - 10 years younger. I could be that white in the hair and beard.

The Muse Herself...and Other Pics

We are getting there.

The Big Picture!




The Muse Herself...the Writer in the Script




The Painter with Coffee

Progress on The Muse

Taking a bourbon (Hudson Small Batch Whiskey) and Cheese Plate Break.

I think the "colorizing effect works."

Still need the guts to work on the Muse herself. The Writer in the screenplay. I'm terrified.

Laying the Foundation for the Film

This has become an interesting integrating of disciplines: writing a script, conceptualizing some shots, developing set design, establishing characters, and even blocking characters and composing shots...the canvas has become my companion in this process.

Poet, Painter, Pornographer...Philogynist!

INT. - Painter's Studio




Setting up the Shot



Blocking, Using Blue Tape as Framing Device



The Most Recent Incarnation of The Muse. The two female forms come from print materials, not live models...I'm not there...yet...notice I have not tackled the muse herself, The Writer in the script.



INT. - Shooting an Existential Erotic Scene



EXT - The Cottage, where the Painter lives, where the Writer Comes and Visits, and Where the Lover and the Bartender enjoy occasional respite.

New Painting: Irish Sushi

Concept by the lovely E. McSweeney, painting by yours truly.

New Page for Art and American Quixotic

I have established a page to share and sell my paintings: www.zhibit.org/fprmclain.

And below, American Quixotic!

American Quixotic, Almost Done

American Quixotic - almost finished






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