WA - Drawing People

 I started off the afternoon with a demo, but....a bit different.....a paint-along-a-Sharon sort of thing.

I hadn't thought it through properly because there was a problem with everyone seeing the model and my drawing! We got there in the end. So my aim was to show how to portray a head with  volume and structure.

Thank you to the members who sat for us...very brave.....it is not an easy thing to do.

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.

WA - Tourism, what brings folk to Norfolk.

Why, Broads and Crabs of course!

Norfolk Broads  12" x 10"  Oil

Cromer Crabs  12" x 10"  Oil

Bling 10" × 12" Oil

Wash Art Group

What a Treat! The caretaker of the church hall, where we meet, was happy to sit for Us! FANTASTIC!

Linda Too 10" × 12" Oil

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.

WA - Pencil/Charcoal/Pen

Seagulls  Charcoal

WA + The Wash Art Club

Hunstanton Cliffs 16" X 20" Oil

 I started this painting at WA yesterday, just slap it on and see, having fun.I didn't finish so took it along to The Wash group, which I joined today . I was interested because they put on several exhibitions in North Norfolk annually, the first of which is next Weekend! They also organise outings, Too! Interesting.

Carolann 20" × 16" Oil

I started this this morning too, and carried on this afternoon at home. A good couple of days.

Wips and stuff.

Glazing

 

I have been trying to paint heads without using white and just glazing primaries. I'm not sure about the black under-paintings........too dark? Maybe use it very thinned or a terre verte or cerulean perhaps? I've learnt that maybe you should really add some paint to the oil, too! I'm not sure it will ever dry, so will have to tonk it. See 'Steph'. Although I do rather like her ethereal quality, aka pale.

 

 

Alan  20" x 16"  Oil

 Alan  detail. Too much red on right side of face...............scrape that off or darken everywhere else?

 

 Steph 10" x 12"  Oil

 

 Steph detail. I have zoomed in close so that you can actually see I have used colour!

 

 

Love how she still stares at you, even from a very wonky photo!

Alan 20" x 16" Oil WIP

Hunstanton

We sat looking at this as we ate fish and chips.

 Then went for a walk.

to look at the Cliffs

Roy.............after this.................

HAS Submission Day

Today was submission day for the Annual Hertford Open Exhibition, always so enjoyable. 

 The judges, l to r, Paul Curtis, Ronald Maddox and Davida MacDonald, soon got down to business, awarding 'A', 'D' , or 'X' for each painting, although it actually worked out that Ron had the deciding vote because Paul and Davida were totally opposed every time! Or so it seemed,

 Best Painting Overall

 Best Abstract....What?...no it isn't an abstract!

 Best Watercolour

 Best friend, Stella Green achieved three 'A' s for her 'Tulips'

I did all right, getting five of my six paintings accepted although it was my favourite one which was chucked out!

Sorry about the very poor photos.

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

Brancaster Staithe Sheds 14" x 5" Oil

Tiddling

 Selfie   20" x 16"  Oil  Finished?

 

 



 

 

Boatline  6" x 14"  Oil  WIP

WA

 

 Look At You!  26" x 18" (approx.) Charcoal

 

Made a start on another SP! Happy so far, but I saturated it with fixative, which ran, 8( , and meant I had to leave it until completely dry.

So I did this..........

 

Hood  10" x 12"  Charcoal

Boatline

Just playing today, with not much to show for it. Have got to seriously work for all the exhibitions now looming!



Selfies

 WIP

 

I continued work on the oil, but wasn't happy.....so out came the charcoal......... 

 

 WIP

 

Neither are 'loose' enough, there is no movement or life or soul! I need to work from the mirror rather than a photo, I think.

Selfie 20" x 16" Oil Start

 

The start of a new self portrait, to be entered for the Sky Portrait Artist of the Year Competition, if it works out OK.

 



BP Portrait Award.................Not!

My submission has again been rejected for the BP Portrait Award. From 2,377 entries, 55 works have been selected. I think it would have been a miracle! Guilt now takes over at money wasted
.............about £150 altogether..................especially with the bailiffs knocking at the door!