Celestial Inquiry

It's been a while since I've posted anything so here is a little something to get me back on the cyber-ball again. Above is a painting I'm off-and-on playing with (I started it last semester).

I showed a sneak peak in a previous post.

I'm going to add a little more soon but I thought it would be a fun one to show off while I play with it.

Another Painting of Dad :)

I haven't posted any paintings for quite a while... I thought I'd give you a sneak peak at my current painting with a detail shot.

(Unfortunately I only have my phone right now for photo taking — These are just 2 'so far' shots that I had... I should be done in a couple weeks and will share the whole thing then with a nice camera.)

Self Portrait

Grimacing Man (Self-Portrait)

Léopold Boilly Reproduction

Silly Me

Self Portrait à la Léopold Boilly

This project was a lot of fun. I had to create a self portrait reproduction of a famous artist and then one of my own- inspired by that self portrait.

A little about why I chose Léopold Boilly:

"He meticulously recorded facial details and gestures, and his depictions of costumes and textiles are fascinating as a chronicle of fashion. Boilly's paintings and drawings, often tinged with humor, showcase the artist's witty interpretation of urban life." -www.getty.edu

In Class

These are portraits of some other students in my Head Drawing class.

We had to rotate about every 10 min to another student- in total these took roughly 30-40min each to finish. These are done with water soluble pencils on an 18x24 pad of sketch paper.

I haven't used these pencils before - I liked them!

I'm going to practice being bolder with them too....

They may be a new favorite to use in my sketchbook! :)

I only wish the students where lighted dramatically... we drew them without focused lights and I think the drawings would be more successful if we hadn't just used the current lighting in the classroom. Overall a fun experience!

I'm so neglectful...

Here are a few pics of the studies I've been doing in class...

I'll try to be better about posting stuff... I've just been so busy that I forget to do any posts online!

(They are all studies from other paintings- except for the 2 pairs of eyes painted with just burnt umber.. those are from photos)

If I finish the pinup I'll replace her photo with a new one...

More later... ;)

New painting

My 3rd figure painting in oil...

Didn't finish this one, but I may do another with the same model (I took a picture of him before I left class). I put this painting away for a few days and when I took it out, I noticed the things I should have changed while painting it. It was a good learning experience!

That's why it's a study, right?

I didn't get a chance to work on the hands or the chair much...

I will post my second painting, from the photo I took, to compare... it will be interesting to see what I do differently... ;)

Critique: The model had more exaggerated features and he wasn't as well groomed as I portrayed him... I will see what I come up with in the 2nd version. ;)

2nd Figure Painting

This is the second figure study (in oil) that I have painted.

(I'm not satisfied with my first one so I may not share it)

It is done in the Reilly Method and it turned out fairly well considering I'm just starting!

I've been having fun with my classes at Watts Atelier.

I always feel like I'm learning much faster when I am at that school. Can't wait for the next one!!! I'll keep you posted! :)