L’amour est un oiseau rebelle
Another painting on one of my gesso panels. It started well, went astray midway through, then got back on track as we neared the end. Every project is a lesson in perseverance, although that’s not to say that every one…
Broken colour, islands of paint
Another study on the gesso panels from Zecchi. The surface and absorbency of these panels definitely facilitates a different way of laying down paint. Mainly I find that edges fuse differently, and rather than force them to blend I decided…
A collection of small paintings
To get the year started, here’s a small nude study painted just before Christmas. Seen alongside some of the other small studies I’ve been working on recently, it adds to quite a nice, cohesive little collection. Back to work on…
Shapes OK, but the finish?
Another recent life drawing. This was a great pose with some interesting lines flowing through the legs and feet, and there was also a nice balance of light and shade. I got the general shapes and proportions in quite quickly,…
A Selection of Small Life Studies
Here is a selection of the very small (postcard size) oil studies that I have been doing over the last few weeks at Sarum Studio. All from life, I was using the time to experiment with different supports – various…
And More Figure Drawing
Yet another figure drawing. Still working on the Canson Ingres paper, I really enjoy the kinds of marks that this allows. I want to progress my studies to become more expressive and more about the energy of mark-making as time…
Small Figure Paintings
This is a long overdue post. I have been working on quite a few pieces over the last few weeks, but none of them are quite finished and I don’t want to post them until they each feel a little…
Back to Class
Here’s a few of the quick gesture sketches from the new term of life sessions at Pegasus. After a lot of drawing sight-size and long poses, I find working quickly, without measuring or the room to stand back from the…
