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April 13, 2021 at 10:53 am #1358917April 14, 2021 at 1:28 pm #1361684April 15, 2021 at 8:16 am #1362729April 16, 2021 at 5:59 pm #1364549
Day 30 Frustrating day. I’ve sat out on Friday figure drawing for two weeks until today. Somehow I thought the general drawing practices would translate, but today felt like never held a pen before. Then, did some quick value and color sketches for the April still life challenge, but it doesn’t feel right yet.
April 17, 2021 at 6:15 pm #1366229April 18, 2021 at 4:05 pm #1370243Day 32 Value study for still life challenge. I like that the simple study already hints at surface characteristics. It’s not the most arresting of compositions, but it’s not utterly awful either – I think I’ll add empty space to the left of the objects. I’ll attempt this as my first real oil painting, and it will be challenge enough.
Reminder to self: use every opportunity to draw shapes as well as you can, even if shape is not the focus.April 18, 2021 at 5:22 pm #1370293April 19, 2021 at 8:42 am #1371028Day 33 I sprayed my under drawing with fixative, but most the lines disappeared when I applied the under drawing. Debated which painting method to use – Alla Prima or layered, and I hope a hybrid approach will work (use a fairly dry under painting and then complete most of the picture in one go). It’s been an immersive learning experience already
April 19, 2021 at 2:50 pm #1372261Day 33 Cont. Painted in the background and corrected some shapes in the process. I was so worried about painting the copper pot, but it already looks like copper, just with the under painting and a few darks. The background is pretty opaque and lifeless, but that may work to my advantage – we’ll see. Learning as I go, about brush and paint behavior. A little “scared” to tackle all the items that matter – but hey, worst case scenario I’ll do a new painting and use what I’ve learned
April 20, 2021 at 2:55 pm #1378087April 22, 2021 at 2:12 pm #1381594Day 35 Current state of painting. Flawed, for sure – the shapes of the vessels got away from me and the shadows are probably not consistent. Although I have a bit of light blocking set up around my still life, the time of day and weather outside has had a huge impact on the subject – in addition to the organic components shriveling up and changing color. It’s been a fun project, but I’m ready to put this piece behind me and try out something new
April 27, 2021 at 12:03 pm #1395685Day 35 – posting for yesterday. Went to an Urban Sketch meetup. The experience was nice, but the output was pretty bad. Did a couple attempts at drawing a Victorian house, but the proportions and details kept tripping me up. In hind sight, I should’ve sketched in the major vanishing lines and been more focused on big shapes before tackling details.
April 27, 2021 at 12:06 pm #1395714April 28, 2021 at 7:29 pm #1398479Day 38 New still life in oil. Spent literally days trying to arrive at a composition I felt good about – I should’ve just painted something “ok” jinstead. Painted the block in straight in oil this time around – no pencil sketch or transfer underneath. Trying a different medium. I think I have enough background color mixed this time around to adjust the shapes as needed
April 29, 2021 at 8:02 am #1398813The Day 37 still life is coming together really nicely! The strong contrast really makes the central pot read as reflective metal, and I like the gentle linework implying pages on the notebook beneath — just enough to make it clear what it is. The ribbon on the pot is providing you with an opportunity, though, to explore a higher keyed image; it sort of blends in with everything else, and I wonder if brightening its local value in certain areas may help create visual interest. Very brave of you to finally try oil paint. I did after avoiding it for years and the results were rough at first, to say the least. I agree with your statement that you should keep moving forward rather than fixating on a single piece.
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