We had our life drawing group outside today. The weather was pleasant, the artists were happy and the model was great.
Color Experiment
I liked my last monochrome start so much that I decided to try and add some color to it.
Monochrome Start #8
Although the drawing is not spot and it goes off the canvas I’m happy with this monochrome start.
Monochrome Start #7
Lots of interest in this monochrome start but I lost clear definition in basic shapes.
Monochrome Start #6
I’m caught up on my posts and I’m happy with a monochrome start for once.
Monochrome Start #5
I’m still struggling with getting the drawing correct. But I’m only on the fifth one…
Monochrome Start #4
Now I’m getting back into the swing of things. At least my routine is back in order, but this start didn’t go so well.
Quick Figure Drawing 5
Taking a recovery day today, trying to get back into my routine.
Quick Figure Drawing 4
A full day of driving and waiting in the hot sun may have effected my quick figure drawing quality at the end of the day.
Quick Figure Drawing 3
A wonderful day filled with pie and fun playing card games all over the island. At then end, a quick figure drawing.
Quick Figure Drawing 2
Another late night quick figure drawing. This one was done after driving around all of Whidbey island for sight seeing.
Quick Figure Drawing
After a long day of traveling and touring Seattle I’m home late doing a quick figure drawing.
On Vacation: Crystal Mountain 2
Our second day staying at the Crystal Mountain resort, same lamp, different angle.
On Vacation: Crystal Mountain
I’m on a weeks vacation so the following 7 or so posts will be short and the drawings simple.
Life Drawing: Gary
We traveled north for a life drawing session in Oak Harbor. The space was fun, but my drawing was struggling.
Monochrome Start #3
I’ve done three of these monochrome starts now and I’m not perfect at it, what gives? Just kidding, of course, I hope to get better around number 100.
Drawing In Oil
It’s difficult to post work that is less than satisfactory, but I feel a need to expose my shortcomings, then deal with them head on. Currently I need much more practice drawing in oil.
No Energy
After a late July 4th night I didn’t have enough energy to get through the 5th with a lot of focus so this was a shorter session.
Oops!
Ok these next two posts are going to have the same images because I accidentally deleted all my photos from the July 4th painting session, oops!
Duotone
Taking my last session one step further I added a second tone, or duotone, to this painting.
Monochrome Start
Something a little different today. I wanted to get back into drawing with a brush so I did a monochrome start.
Not Life Drawing
Our model had to cancel but we didn’t give up, we went digital and hopefully learned a lot.
Draw This #2
I’m not sure of what to work on next, but that doesn’t matter I always have lots of references to draw from while I figure out my next thing.
Draw This
A really nice resource for drawing from the figure has come to my attention. It is called “Draw This”.
Magic: Finished
Well, I’ve finished this drawing and I’m very happy with how it looks.
Necessary Interruption
I only spent an hour drawing today as I was interrupted by work.
Getting Darker
I’m at the point in the drawing where I’m refining and darkening everything. Basically just building up the charcoal in layers.
Stay the Course
Wow it is hot here! Unfortunately the heat saps my energy and focus, making it hard to stay the course.
Life Drawing: Chris
The life drawing session went well. Patience and time wins again.
Magic: Session 6
I don’t have much to say about the drawing so far so I will let the images just show progress on the session.
Moving Forward Slowly
Not much to say about today’s session, more of the same just moving forward slowly.
Subtle Progress
Not only is my progress on this so subtle that you can barely see it from day to day but I didn’t have the time to spend 2 full hour on it.
Messy Start
I finished up the contour of the figure then I got messy with filling in all of the paper with charcoal. I guess I could have just started with gray paper…
Magic: Experimenting
I’ve been doing some experimenting on this drawing rather than sticking with my normal process. I’m not sure if that is a good thing.
New Drawing: Magic
I’m starting another new drawing and I’m not sure if I will ever get back to the two paintings I started.
Life Drawing: Gloria
I’m not very happy with my performance today while drawing Gloria.
Drawing Finished
Now that I have this drawing finished I’ve realized that keep forgetting lessons that I have learned in the past. I keep repeating mistakes.
Darker Still
I keep putting charcoal down and I find that it needs to be even darker still. The drawing is taking a long time but I like the look of it.
Brush On Paper
In an effort to fill in all the gaps in the shading created by the paper texture I used a brush.
Shading Takes Forever
As I said in my last post “shading takes forever”. I’m finding this more true the more detailed I get.
Different Paper Better Shading
I normally just draw on newsprint but with this drawing I’m using different paper that is allowing for better shading.
I Felt Like Drawing
I just felt like drawing today, so I put the paintings aside for a bit and got to it.
Life Drawing: Shawna
Today at life drawing our model was Shawna. It was a great session with a ton of people there.
Overall Block-in
I moved back to the larger painting and decided to do an overall block-in. The same needs to happen with the smaller painting I’m working on.
Too Much White
It seems like I’m always doing something a bit different and today’s session was harder than normal because of too much white.
Starting Another Painting
I feel the need to have two painting going at once so I started another painting. Mostly for a comparative between sizes and photos.
I Think It’s Working
I’m still painting over the same area and I think it’s working now. Or at least it is getting closer to something I like.
Not Working
Well, my setup is not working. I think my canvas was too far away from my single light source so all my colors are too light.
Color Mapping
After my last painting session I realized that I needed a better understanding of my palette and the skin tones in the image, so I did some color mapping.
Life Drawing at Sip n’ Paint
We moved the life drawing to Sip n’ Paint in Langley and it was great. I liked the space much better than the barn at the fairgrounds.
Eearly Block-in
This is a very early block-in and I will probably wipe it out. Currently I dislike all my color choices and the value range.
Drawing Done
With the drawing done I’m excited to get back to doing some painting after a month and a half away from it.
New Painting Old Canvas
I’ve had this old canvas for close to 10 years now. It’s really nice and was expensive when I bought it, now I’m going to use it.
Not My Style
I really don’t think that drawing this way is my style. Well, I at least know how I prefer to draw and this way is not it.
Slow and Steady
Just taking it slow and steady on this drawing. I’m focusing more on details and working my way down the figure.
I Forgot
Well, it happened. I forgot to draw today.
Need Exercise
After three weeks of being out of it, know now how important exercise it in fueling the rest of my life.
Bad Drawing
So my focus lacking, and I’m putting out nothing but short bad drawing currently. Very boring for daily blogging, but… it’s what I do…
A Day Outside
I’ve been inside for too long and it was a beautiful day outside, so I spent an hour drawing then spent a lot of time in the sun helping my landlord in the garden.
Just Drawing
Nothing special about today I’m just drawing. I’m still not feeling well and just trying to stay focused.