Wash Art Group

 More Marbles   4" x 6"  Watercolour

 Skipping Rope  4" x 6"  Watercolour + Ink

Oliver  10" x 12"  Oil  In Progress No 2

I'm wondering if is chin is still too long? And his eyes in the wrong place, and his mouth not wide enough, and haven't got a slight tilt to the head?????............boy, am I having trouble with this one! It is marginally better than the first one, so I shall finish this.

David 20" x 16" Oil

Drew this first with burnt umber, probably because of the coat, but then continued in my usual way with ultramarine, cad red and raw sienna. And I did use titanium white on the T-shirt and highlights. Seems like I have extended my palette with no conscious thought of doing so. Ha, go with the flow, then!  ;-o

Pastel Play

Last Wed at the WA we were treated to a demo of pastel painting by Mo Drake. She has inspired me to get out my pastels again and practice in ready-ness for the WA meeting tomorrow when the brief is to make use of tips and techniques shown to us by Mo. 

One thing she showed was to paint white pastel first on passages of sky or water, to help get a look of transparency and for ease of blending. I wondered if this would work for skin, so I tried today, with my best white CHALK! Have to go buy some white soft pastel....pronto!

Slow Progress

A couple of glazes on the skirts and one on the face, and it is coming together very slowly. I am going to have to buy me a fast drying medium before this drives me nuts!

WAG Portrait from Life

Young Jasper came to sit for us today and he was brilliant. A delightful young man, who not only did not move a muscle, but was also very impressed by our efforts. 

This painting was also done by my technique of using very thin paint, different colours straight from the tube  and using no medium to thin it. Much easier to control and to get 'portrait' colours. Loved it!

This is what I had hoped to demonstrate and teach yesterday!

WA - Self Portrait

Sharon

 Linda

 June

 Valerie

 Christine

                   

Judith

 Veronica

Michelle

The girls kindly allowed me to show them how I start off  a portrait, in oils. None of them paint portraits and most of them are unfamiliar with oils, so....brave girls. 

I started by going through the basic proportions, eyes halfway between top and chin, nose halfway between eyes and chin, etc. I asked them to make an underpainting in one colour, paying attention to form, light and dark, shapes. I didn't do much of a demo, preferring to talk to folks about their own work and worries. I applaud every one for having a good go, and getting very close to a likeness. You would be able to match each girl with her portrait, which is a fantastic achievement for a first attempt. 

I had a good time, despite not usually liking to be in the spotlight, and finding it difficult to articulate my methods, but I am thrilled with the results. The girls enjoyed it too, and we even talked about 'next time'! 

Next

Detail of start of new painting. Same girl, different colours.

Progress

New Start

Evie  24" x 36"  Oil  In Progress

Two afternoons' work, first the drawing and then an underpainting. I am hoping for a realistic rendering but not OTT photorealism. This is a big one for me so it might take awhile!

Two Starts

WA

Graham  16" x 20"  Oil  WIP (maybe)

For the last meeting before the summer break we could do our own thing. This gentleman intrigued me with his facial hair and, of course the hat. I do love a hat as you know. He was a visitor to an exhibition I was a part of and I plucked up the courage to ask for a photo. 

Not So Sad 16" x 20" Oil

WAG

More Bacon  10" x 12"  Oil 

Coast Two   24" x 8"  Oil wip

Pout 10" x 12" Oil

Finished!

Pout 10" x 12" Oil WIP

I seem to have slowed up on this one, as I have had a couple of two hour sessions already, and it seems nowhere near finished yet! I like her posing, her pouting and her wagging finger. And the light behind her.

Linda 10" x 12" Oil

OK, Linda, payback time! An exercise in getting the essence down quickly. And using up the paint on the palette, which was a big pile of mixed darks. And using a used canvas. Success I reckon, on all counts! Enjoyed this. It is good practice and I should do it more often.

Alan 20" x 16" Oil WIP

Linda W Roth +++++

While chatting on Skype to Linda yesterday, she took a couple of snaps of me and then today painted a portrait using one of the photos for reference. I have to say that I wasn't expecting this! No doubt it is me though, is there? I love the freedom and expression, Linda is no timid wallflower! Live and learn.....next time someone points a camera at me I shall keep a straight face!

My own efforts today have been rather timid, though, in comparison.............

 Steph  10" x 12"  Oil  WIP Block in

Not such a good likeness yet, but that will come. Happy so far.

Linda with Fedora 16" x 20"  Oil

Weird Curtain 20" x 16" oil

Tiddling

 Selfie   20" x 16"  Oil  Finished?

 

 



 

 

Boatline  6" x 14"  Oil  WIP