Various Portraits and life drawings

On the 22nd of May I was given the chance to paint 2 models at Redbrick Mill. In the morning we had an Elvis impersonator, unfortunately he did not look that much like Elvis but it still made for an interesting 3 hours. I had decided for the first time to try my hand at watercolour. It made for very difficult work however I started to find my way in the afternoon when we had our second model Obboh. I think I realised that less is more when it comes to watercolour paint and pencil. Sometimes the marks that you don't put on can prove to be just as effective as bold marks.
My third drawing on this blog is of Michaela who I have painted before. The pose was more or less the same as the previous occasion apart from the fact that she was standing up. This drawing is quite different to my drawing from last week.

Life drawing 20/05/10

I think perhaps i got a bit carried away with angles in this life drawing. Roger had a really interestnig face to draw and a lean physique. I spent a lot of the session focusing on his neck. I think i made the background a bit too dark in comparison with the drawing so i might have to change that at some point.

Merch

I have recently invested in some postcards and whatnot with my paintings on them. If anyone is interested please let me know :)

Life Drawing 13/5

After having missed last week's life drawing due to being absolutely knackered after my art exam I was really excited to get drawing again. I have had a very hectic week this week what with French orals this and music coursework that, and it was really good just to take my time over something.

Portrait of Harold Addy

This is my A level exam piece. taken me around 13 hours to get to this stage. I really tried to capture his character in this painting. Other than the face I tried to keep it quite loose, half because of the time restraints and half because of my impatience. It was quite a strange experience painting a man who is such an important and loved figure in the local community and I felt quite a bit of responsibility to do a good job. I hope he likes it.

After 5 hours of struggle with this painting I sort of managed to redeem it during the last hour. I think I might give painting a miss next time we have a Saturday session and try something new. At least the eye looks quite good.

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