I went back to basics this week and worked on drawing skills, then managed one decent watercolor at P&C last night.
My worst-ever fig. drawing sessions
My worst-ever fig. drawing sessions at P&C yest. Bad feeling of all skill gone. Dark mood. Could only slow down & keep drawing..
Train in Snow
Lesley likes train pictures, so every so often I try to do one. Besides, it was the only thing I could find with any color in the snow. Camera pic’s kinda washed out.
Alvin Ailey
I started sketcking from an Alvin Ailey DVD this morning. My usual routine is to read a section of Walt Stanchfield over breakfast, then sketch for an hour. It’s been silent comedies (Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton–lot’s of action) for the last few months, so I thought I try some dance. Inspring; great muscle definition.
Behind the Orpheum
Another out door watercolor (from my car—temperature in the teens). I liked the way the buildings stacked up.
Best Drawing Books Ever, Part I
“Drawn to Life” by Walt Stanchfield. I’ve been reading a small section of this book amost every morning for almost a year, just before I sketch from old silent comedy dvds. It’s actually 2 volumes of handouts from his classes in life drawing at Disney. His main message is get the gesture. Here’s a sample… Continue reading Best Drawing Books Ever, Part I
Corner Gas Station
Bad weather, so I had to cancel my usual Friday trip to the P&C. Following Mary Whyte’s advice that the best way to learn to paint is to paint plein air, I went out and painted an old gas station on a gray day instead.
MGandE Smokestack
This is one of some first attempts to return to plein air painting, after having basically given it up to “go back to school” to improve my basic art skills. Done on an amazingly warm day in January.
Watercolor Figure II
Watercolor done in Friday evening open studio at P&C. I’m working on getting good color (I just totally reorganized my palette over the holidays) and good values, also trying to group shadows, plus warm shadows, cool highlights, all in 30 minutes!
I’m Back
I’m experimenting posting blogs from my cell phone. Here’s a watercolor done from a half hour pose in a workshop at the P&C.
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