Saturday 25 May 2013

HAS Life

 
Got to Hertford today, for the life drawing session, Go here, to my other blog to see my sketches.

Friday 24 May 2013

Poppies 20" x 12" Oil WIP

 
 
Inspired by Duane Keisers' latest painting, Beth-Anns' Bouquet,  and Linda Roths' landscapes, I had an urge to paint flowers and greenery. Go take a look here for Duane , and for Linda here.
 
I should have painted  a good solid hillside , but got too impatient to get the poppies in! Lots to do now, painting round them! :) What I want and what I've done are two very different things.........as usual!

Wednesday 22 May 2013

WA - Continue From Last Week.

 
 
 
Mo  10" x 12"  Oil
 
Well, David wasn't there, so I painted Mo instead. Or at least sketched her and I have taken a photo this time!

Wednesday 15 May 2013

WA - Woodland Wildlife

David   12" x 16"   Oil
Woodland wildlife....no, of course I didn't! There were some lovely squirrels and hedgehogs and various birds but I opted to paint fellow WA-er David. Good practice and I am very peased with my two hour-ish effort.

Five 16" x 20" Charcoal

 
A re-visit. I painted this back in 2009, see here, and I had forgotten that I had drawn her in charcoal before, see here. I like her with more space around her....if only I had looked back before I started. I am happy though with the afternoons' work.

Thursday 2 May 2013

WA - Demo by Paul Seymour


 Rather than paint a picture, Paul opted to show us a few things he has learned to make things easier for himself, like how to simplify people and animals, paint trees and boats and birds. It made for a very interesting afternoon, which I spent mostly nodding as he reminded me of things I didn't know I knew. It made me want to reach for the watercolours.
 
A simple graded wash used to stunning effect.
 
An example of work that Paul brought along to show us.