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Day 50
Thanks Gordon and Joshua! Today, back to the mural and yellow purple compliments. This is Marian Anderson singing at the Lincoln Memorial. The figures are split into simple value shapes, two values for Lincoln And 3 for Anderson. I merged the values of the two as they overlap to show how they are both part of the African American story.
Hi Erik. Your mural’s looking great (though check the structure of Marian’s face) and your portrait was really lovely. The mural must be quite big – there are a number of paintings you have going on. I can’t wait to see it complete! The grid method makes sense for getting the scale, but it also makes sense that the scale doesn’t change the thinking behind the drawing – volumes, structure etc. The people must be loving seeing it come together! Thanks for the book recommendation. I’ve had an eye on that one for a while. Glad to hear it’s good.
Day 51
This was a fun one. Nuclear blast in purple/yellow compliments. Color and contrast are way off in this photo.
Deborah, thanks for the compliments. The whole mural is 50 feet long. Unfortunately, there is no one in the building due to COVID. Working in a huge empty high school really gives you an apocalyptic feeling.
Day 55
It was so nice to paint with oil on canvas today after painting for 5 days on cinderblock. 30 minute grisaille block ins from the new Portrait painting in oils series.
These are lovely Erik. Do you have a favourite medium? You seem to move between them pretty fluidly. The mural’s looking good. There’s an awful lot going on in the US at the moment isn’t there. 50 feet is huge! I do hope you can have students back there soon, but the isolation is for a good cause. The world has changed so quickly. Keep up the good work!
Day 52 is heavy. I’m surprised they let you paint that. Keep up the good work 🙂
Day 56
Thanks Deborah! I don’t really have a favorite medium. I think I am much more patient and focused when I am painting. Drawings always seem like they are something I do and then are hidden in a sketchbook or stuck in a drawer where no one will look at them.
Thanks Dan, sometimes it is better to ask for forgiveness rather than permission!
I didn’t do too much art today, mostly experimented with materials. Here is a photo of a sketchbook cover I painted, and a horrible warm up imaginary landscape I drew.
Day 57
More work on the San Juan Cathedral painting. The biggest addition is a gradient in the whole facade from a more intense, warmer yellow on the left, closest to the viewer, to a less intense cooler yellow on the right. I think I am ready to let this one rest for a while.
I meant Brian and not Dan in the comment yesterday. It was late when I posted that, sorry.
Nice work on the mural. I’d consider losing the dark outline on your middle group silhouettes. They don’t need them and it sort of breaks the parallax effect that you’re doing. Also if the third row was lighter still than the second it would push the crowd into the distance more.
Day 58
Thanks Joshua. I followed your advice and made the changes. I spent a long time today working on the portrait of MLK. I also reworked the nuclear blast adding lighter tones in the dark silhouette, softening edges, and increasing contrast in the lighter areas.
Hi Erik. This is looking very good. Removing the outlines is a good decision. The character I’ve circled doesn’t read like a person and because I can’t work out what it is, my eye keeps being drawn to it. Also I’d consider getting rid of the bit coming off the left of the arm. I think that when the shapes are pure silhouettes, everything has to read very simply; which you know, because everything else does! Keep up the good work.
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