I worked on this because I wanted to try out some “new” techniques I saw in a video by west coast artist Shaddy Safadi about how to begin a digital landscape painting. I chose this picture because it had a very strong light-shadow pattern. Being a portrait instead of a landscape, the video didn't exactly… Continue reading Second Ipad Portrait of Richard
Tag: Figure Painting
Mixing It Up
This is a half-hour traditional-media pencil and gouache sketch in my 5 x 8 Moleskin, with a little digital finish thrown in. In the original, the model's left arm didn't read right. So for the first time ever, I took a picture of the painting with my iPad camera, imported the image into the Procreate… Continue reading Mixing It Up
Back to Chicago
Bored with using charcoal when I got to the last half hour of the evening open studio at the Palette and Chisel, I decided to do this small (10 x 8) gouache sketch in a new Moleskin sketchbook. It's messy, but it was fun to do. I had trouble with the sketchbook paper because it's… Continue reading Back to Chicago
Early Morning at Olbrich Park
I kept meaning to “finish” this iPad drawing I did last summer looking east from the top of the sledding hill at Olbrich Park. I never got around to working on it again, so I'm now declaring it done. After all, we need something to remember the sun with this gray spring weather. I believe… Continue reading Early Morning at Olbrich Park
Framed Watercolor
I matted and framed two of the alla prima watercolors from the P&C Monday open studio, just to see how they look, but also so I could put them on the wall and look at them. This is “Green Woman.” I'm hoping to mat and frame paintings as I do them and then have a… Continue reading Framed Watercolor
Self Portrait
Small 5 x 7 inch two-hour watercolor. First hour I drew from an Ipad photo in pencil. For some reason, it was very difficult to get the looking-up part of the expression. Second hour, I erased most of the pencil and put down a thin all-over wash mostly concerned with color temperature. Then more layers… Continue reading Self Portrait
Last Picture Last Year
Still unable to travel, I've been casting about for things to post. This was a half-hour sketch I did to try out my new Visual Journal notebook. Painted from a Web photo, probably on http://artists.pixelovely.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing/, a great site for drawing practice. For those who are like me and troll the Web to figure how to… Continue reading Last Picture Last Year
Head Study
This is a small head study (8 x 8 inches) that I did at the end of a long open studio. Mary, who books the models and sets up the pose, does a fantastic job of finding a variety of models in great costumes. This model was dressed in a “peasant” costume, complete with… Continue reading Head Study
A Flower In Her Hair
Once in a while sketching in an open studio something works out. This was a week ago on a very cold MLK Day evening, 7 1/2 x 15, half-hour, 140# cold-press Fabriano paper. A beautiful pose and the very colorful wrap at her feet provided inspiration. Posted with Blogsy
Figure with marker
I got to the P&C late due to heavy traffic from snow overnight. No time for my usual 14×18 Utrecht spiral pad and compressed charcoal, so I got out some markers I packed at the last minute after an inspiring talk with Don Colley about the virtues of sketching. I got out my 5×9… Continue reading Figure with marker
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