Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Oil Painting: Still Life with Pears
A break from plein air landscapes. Pears, painted outdoors under the sun in early fall ... then eaten:)
Plein Air Painting in the Dordogne
After painting with Dean Fisher locally this past summer, I splurged on traveling with his plein air group to the Dordogne Valley of France. What I love most about Dean is how he helps each artist build a solid plein air painting foundation. We start each day reviewing key concepts (thumbnails, design, composition, etc.), look at a wide range of art (historical, and modern) for inspiration, and some mornings, he does a demo. All in all, the perfect catalyst for growth.
Check out: https://deanfisherworkshops.com/
Check out: https://deanfisherworkshops.com/
Study in Oil: Self Portrait
Rainy day, a perfect time to take a break from plein air -- and do a quick self portrait. When you don't have a handy subject, just look in the mirror.
Alla Prima Portraits: Girl With Pink Hair, Girl with Blue Dress, Girl with Green Sweater
2.5 hours with a few lovely young models. I'm a bit rusty, but it's fun to get back to portrait painting, alla prima.
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Location Drawings: Whole Foods Cafe, Sarlat
Usually I don't post these quick location drawings, but I took my time with this one, and I like the way it came out.
And this pen and ink sketch, from a trip to Sarlat (ink with a water color wash):
NOLA Reportage Trip: Drawings
Artist and illustrator Melanie Reim led a reportage trip to New Orleans, where the goal was to learn to create a narrative about place, people and events through drawing. We began each day reviewing basic concepts (thumbnails, design, composition, etc.) and ended with a group crit, to learn from each other's work. It's much more interesting to record a personal response to a place, than to just draw precisely what you see. A few drawings below:
Jazz Musicians at Cafe Beignet:
The French Market
Jazz Musicians at Cafe Beignet:
The French Quarter, Jackson Square
Zydeco at Mulates:
The French Market
Thumbnails:
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