Chris Beaven – Daily Art

Pattie: Short Session

There are some days when it is good to recognize that my focus is just not there and the minimum is okay.

Session Details

Session
2243
Work
1552
Duration
0.5 hrs

Date
18 Mar 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Oil
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
03/19/2019

Pattie: Different Colors Every Session

I have a bit of an issue with different colors being used for the background with every session.

Session Details

Session
2242
Work
1552
Duration
0.75 hrs

Date
17 Mar 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Oil
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
03/18/2019

Life Drawing: Sarah

It’s been a while since I’ve used oil in a life drawing session and I’m really happy with this first of two sessions.

Session Details

Session
2241
Work
1561
Duration
3 hrs

Date
16 Mar 2019
Time
10:00am
Where
Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio
Medium
Oil
Size
8 X 10
Post Date
03/17/2019

Pattie: More Cubbies

I’m enjoying the relaxed painting of cubby holes that I’m doing currently, I a few more of these to go before I return to the portrait for more refinement.

Session Details

Session
2240
Work
1552
Duration
1 hrs

Date
15 Mar 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Oil
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
03/16/2019

Pattie: One Square a Day

The shelving unit behind Pattie neatly sections off my daily art work it seems.

Session Details

Session
2239
Work
1552
Duration
0.75 hrs

Date
14 Mar 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Oil
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
03/15/2019

Pattie: First Layer

I’m still working on the background, this may take the longest even though I’m not planning on going super high detail with it.

Session Details

Session
2238
Work
1552
Duration
0.75 hrs

Date
13 Mar 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Oil
Size
13.5 X 30
Post Date
03/14/2019

Pattie: Background

I started on the background today to get away from the portrait for a bit. Her face is not done yet but it is good to work on something a bit different for a while.

Session Details

Session
2237
Work
1552
Duration
1 hrs

Date
12 Mar 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Oil
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
03/13/2019

Pattie: Refinement in Oil

I’m very new to this and I’m not very sure of what I’m doing. I’ve never painted oil over a well defined acrylic base so I’m going slow.

Session Details

Session
2236
Work
1552
Duration
0.75 hrs

Date
11 Mar 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Oil
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
03/12/2019

Pattie: Oil

I’ve started with oil now and I’m taking my time, I don’t want to rush this as it is the first time I’m trying oil over acrylic.

Session Details

Session
2235
Work
1552
Duration
0.5 hrs

Date
10 Mar 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Oil
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
03/11/2019

Life Drawing: Nicole

After an hour of drawing from the model I decided to play around a bit.

Session Details

Session
2234
Work
1560
Duration
3 hrs

Date
9 Mar 2019
Time
10:00am
Where
Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio
Medium
Charcoal
Size
18 X 24
Post Date
03/10/2019

Pattie: Neck

Painting in the areas surrounding the head really adds depth to the painting so far, I’m even happier with the face as I start on the neck.

Session Details

Session
2233
Work
1552
Duration
0.75 hrs

Date
8 Mar 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Acrylic
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
03/09/2019

Pattie: Closer to Oil

I feel that I’ve achieved what I can with the acrylic and the major features of the face.

Session Details

Session
2232
Work
1552
Duration
1 hrs

Date
7 Mar 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Acrylic
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
03/08/2019

Portrait Session 4

In today’s portrait session I decided to try acrylic, at first I thought it would be fun, but I found it very frustrating.

Session Details

Session
2231
Work
1559
Duration
3 hrs

Date
6 Mar 2019
Time
1:00pm
Where
Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio
Medium
Acrylic
Size
8 X 10
Post Date
03/07/2019

Pattie: More Eye Refinement

I worked on the right eye a bit this session and moved into the structure around the eyes to see if I could figure out why the emotion isn’t there.

Session Details

Session
2230
Work
1552
Duration
1 hrs

Date
5 Mar 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Acrylic
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
03/06/2019

Pattie: Back to the Eye

The emotion is paramount, yet I don’t feel the painting is capturing it. Which is why I decided to work on the eyes again today.

Session Details

Session
2229
Work
1552
Duration
0.75 hrs

Date
4 Mar 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Acrylic
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
03/05/2019

Pattie: Constant Refinement

The morning after every session I post about my progress and review, which creates a loop of constant refinement and improvement.

Session Details

Session
2228
Work
1552
Duration
1 hrs

Date
3 Mar 2019
Time
6:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Acrylic
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
03/04/2019

Life Drawing: Steven

Normally I move around the room and do a different drawing every 20 minutes but today I felt like staying in one place and working on one drawing the whole session.

Session Details

Session
2227
Work
1558
Duration
3 hrs

Date
2 Mar 2019
Time
10:00am
Where
Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio
Medium
Charcoal
Size
18 X 24
Post Date
03/03/2019

Pattie: Covering Some Ground

Today’s session was all about getting some paint on the canvas, in later sessions I will work into each area and give it the attention it needs.

Session Details

Session
2226
Work
1552
Duration
1 hrs

Date
1 Mar 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Acrylic
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
03/02/2019

Pattie: Transparency

In small ways I keep experimenting with how acrylic uses transparency because the dry time is so quick that I can try many things quickly.

Session Details

Session
2225
Work
1552
Duration
1 hrs

Date
28 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Acrylic
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
03/01/2019

Portrait Session 3

After last weeks portrait session I noticed that my drawing was very flat, so this session I focused on planes and the form.

Session Details

Session
2224
Work
1557
Duration
3 hrs

Date
27 Feb 2019
Time
1:00pm
Where
Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio
Medium
Carcoal
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
02/28/2019

Pattie: Back to the Fundamentals

Every few sessions on a painting I have to revisit the fundamentals, in this case drawing, and focus hard on getting it right.

Session Details

Session
2223
Work
1552
Duration
1 hrs

Date
26 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Acrylic
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
02/27/2019

Pattie: Subtle Value Changes

I’m using tech to help me see subtle value changes when the intensity of the colors are super high.

Session Details

Session
2222
Work
1552
Duration
1 hrs

Date
25 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Acrylic
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
02/26/2019

Pattie: Trial and Error

I must admit that I’m floundering a bit here as I’m playing with acrylic and it’s transparent properties.

Session Details

Session
2221
Work
1552
Duration
0.75 hrs

Date
24 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Acrylic
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
02/25/2019

Life Drawing: Gloria

Gloria is a wonderful model that I have drawn over the years here and today’s session is no different except I experimented a bit.

Session Details

Session
2220
Work
1556
Duration
3 hrs

Date
23 Feb 2019
Time
10:00am
Where
Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio
Medium
Charcoal
Size
18 X 24
Post Date
02/24/2019

Pattie: The Acrylic Experiment

I’m trying something new, I’m painting with Acrylic, but not for the whole painting just for the beginning layers of the figure.

Session Details

Session
2219
Work
1552
Duration
0.75 hrs

Date
22 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Acrylic
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
02/23/2019

Pattie: Ready for Paint

I’m done with the initial drawing, but I will continue to refine it through the whole painting process but I’m excited to begin painting in the next session.

Session Details

Session
2218
Work
1552
Duration
0.6 hrs

Date
21 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Graphite
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
02/22/2019

Portrait Session 2

Young smooth faces are much harder to draw then a face with some history.

Session Details

Session
2217
Work
1555
Duration
3 hrs

Date
20 Feb 2019
Time
1:00pm
Where
Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio
Medium
Charcoal
Size
18 X 24
Post Date
02/21/2019

Pattie: Anxious to Paint

I’m so close to finished with the drawing that I can’t wait to start painting. But I need to finish the drawing well if the painting has any change of going well.

Session Details

Session
2216
Work
1552
Duration
0.75 hrs

Date
19 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Graphite
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
02/20/2019

Pattie: More Drawing Refinement

I think I will have about two more sessions before I actually begin with paint on this painting.

Session Details

Session
2215
Work
1552
Duration
0.75 hrs

Date
18 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Graphite
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
02/19/2019

Pattie: Everything Represented

I have everything represented on the surface now. It needs refinement, but at least I have everything placed.

Session Details

Session
2214
Work
1552
Duration
0.5 hrs

Date
17 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Graphite
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
02/18/2019

Life Drawing: Randy

Some days are easier than others. Today was an easy day and it seemed that drawing Randy was almost effortless.

Session Details

Session
2213
Work
1554
Duration
2.5 hrs

Date
16 Feb 2019
Time
10:00am
Where
Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio
Medium
Charcoal
Size
18 X 24
Post Date
02/18/2019

Pattie: More Photos

I needed to take more photos of the shelving today after trying to refine the keepsakes I’ve been drawing, I needed more detail.

Session Details

Session
2212
Work
1552
Duration
0.75 hrs

Date
15 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Graphite
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
02/16/2019

Pattie: Chipping Away

Like Michelangelo with his “David” I’m chipping away at this painting one day at a time one small piece at a time.

Session Details

Session
2211
Work
1552
Duration
0.75 hrs

Date
14 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Graphite
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
02/15/2019

Pattie: Keepsakes

The background of this painting is a large shelving unit full of keepsakes. I’m excited and a little overwhelmed at all the detail to capture.

Session Details

Session
2210
Work
1552
Duration
0.75 hrs

Date
13 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Graphite
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
02/14/2019

Pattie: Lots of Straight Lines

I’m focusing on the background of the painting now which has a shelving unit with lots of square sections, lots of interesting perspective.

Session Details

Session
2209
Work
1552
Duration
0.75 hrs

Date
12 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Graphite
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
02/13/2019

Pattie: More Photos Less Drawing

For this session I’m moving to the background but I wasn’t happy with the pieced together background images that I have, so I began to take more.

Session Details

Session
2208
Work
1552
Duration
0.5 hrs

Date
11 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Graphite
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
02/12/2019

Pattie: Moving to the Background

I think I’m done with the drawing of the figure and now I’m moving to the background.

Session Details

Session
2207
Work
1552
Duration
0.75 hrs

Date
10 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Graphite
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
02/11/2019

Pattie: Shading Helps

At this point I have so many lines going all over the place that I need more information to separate them, so shading helps a lot.

Session Details

Session
2206
Work
1552
Duration
0.75 hrs

Date
9 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Graphite
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
02/10/2019

Pattie: Constant Refinement

For the most important parts of this drawing I do constant refinement until I’m certain I have what I want.

Session Details

Session
2205
Work
1552
Duration
0.5 hrs

Date
8 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Graphite
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
02/09/2019

Pattie: Folds

Folds in clothing can get super complicated and as I move down the portrait I’m having to deal with more and more folds.

Session Details

Session
2204
Work
1552
Duration
0.5 hrs

Date
7 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Graphite
Size
16 X 30
Post Date
02/08/2019

Portrait Session

For the month of February I will be doing a portrait drawing/painting session ever Wednesday. Today was the first day.

Session Details

Session
2203
Work
1553
Duration
3 hrs

Date
6 Feb 2019
Time
1:00pm
Where
Home
Medium
Charcoal
Size
18 X 24
Post Date
02/08/2019

Pattie: More Drawing

More drawing on this painting today. I’m moving slowly through the figure, from top to bottom with a focus on accuracy.

Session Details

Session
2202
Work
1552
Duration
0.5 hrs

Date
5 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Graphite
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
02/06/2019

Pattie: Beginning Drawing

This phase will take the longest, or it will seem like it. The most important thing is the foundation, the drawing.

Session Details

Session
2201
Work
1552
Duration
0.5 hrs

Date
4 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Graphite
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
02/05/2019

New Painting

The idea for this painting has been in my head for months and I finally had time to take the photos.

Session Details

Session
2200
Work
1552
Duration
3 hrs

Date
3 Feb 2019
Time
12:00pm
Where
Home
Medium
Graphite
Size
16.5 X 30
Post Date
02/05/2019

Trust or Measuring

I don’t measure while I draw anymore. I find it halts the process of drawing too much and creates a since of mistrust in yourself.

Session Details

Session
2199
Work
1551
Duration
0.5 hrs

Date
2 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Charcoal
Size
18 X 24
Post Date
02/03/2019

Caught Up in Shading

I would liked to have finished this figure drawing but I got caught up in shading rather than focusing on line like I said I would days ago.

Session Details

Session
2198
Work
1550
Duration
0.5 hrs

Date
1 Feb 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Charcoal
Size
18 X 24
Post Date
02/02/2019

Even Slower

Today I’m drawing super slow, I took my time and just enjoyed the tiny details and building up the portrait of this figure.

Session Details

Session
2197
Work
1549
Duration
0.5 hrs

Date
31 Jan 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Charcoal
Size
18 X 24
Post Date
02/01/2019

One Figure

Today I focused on one figure throughout the whole session.

Session Details

Session
2196
Work
1548
Duration
0.5 hrs

Date
30 Jan 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Charcoal
Size
18 X 24
Post Date
01/31/2019

More Line, Less Value

I don’t think my current medium lends itself well to value so the next session I’m going to focus on describing the form with more line that shading.

Session Details

Session
2195
Work
1547
Duration
0.5 hrs

Date
29 Jan 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Charcoal
Size
18 X 24
Post Date
01/30/2019

More Time

I started drawing 1 minute poses of a model from DrawThis on YouTube, and after a few cartoon looking head I decided to spend some time and capture the person.

Session Details

Session
2194
Work
1546
Duration
0.5 hrs

Date
28 Jan 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Charcoal
Size
18 X 24
Post Date
01/29/2019

Just Heads

Working from YouTube and DrawThis, I’m finding it difficult to get the shape of this model’s face correct.

Session Details

Session
2193
Work
1545
Duration
0.5 hrs

Date
27 Jan 2019
Time
11:00am
Where
Home
Medium
Charcoal
Size
18 X 24
Post Date
01/28/2019

Life Drawing: Gary

Having trouble at life drawing today, for some reason all my figures are coming out stiff, awkward and inaccurate.

Session Details

Session
2192
Work
1544
Duration
2 hrs

Date
26 Jan 2019
Time
10:00am
Where
Whidbey Island Fine Art Studio
Medium
Charcoal
Size
18 X 24
Post Date
01/28/2019

Drawing Side to Side

I practice comparative drawing, I barely measure anymore, and what helps me the most to get more accurate drawings is working the drawing side to side.