Tag: portraiture
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Eye Roll First Pass
Lots still to do with this one, but I got further than I expected, and I’m quite happy with how it is going. Til the morn, Suzanne 264/300
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Let The Paint Flow
I’m firing on all cylinders today, and I’m thoroughly thankful for such a productive and enjoyable day. I painted all day. I painted all day. I’m savouring that, it was perfect. I prepped four wood panels that are potentially going to become paintings for an art call. I have no idea what I want to…
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The Pixies Were Here
I spent today doing lots of surface prep, which means there’s basically some substrates with gesso, medium, or tinted gesso, which aren’t very exciting to post on a blog. I also spent a considerable chunk of time hunting for a small stash of collage pieces that I mislaid at some point. They’re for a specific…
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Like Not Like
Today sees the beginning of Art Every Day Month, and this will probably be the year that I can say Yes, I Did, because I’ve made daily art a priority, and I’m OK with that. Something that I’m still learning to be OK with is the art that doesn’t work, even though my logical brain…
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Eye Roll in Magenta
I was going to blend out some of the watercolour just to soften the lines a little, but then more drips happened, and it is Samhain and Halloween, so I decided the harshness worked. A fun exercise. Til the morn, Suzanne 257/300
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Complex Angle
I’ve been working on this week’s Let’s Face It class today, and the reference is a deliciously challenging and complex angle. If you’ve been following along you’ll know that I’m a wee bit fond of complex poses, so I’m going with the artist’s choice of reference, but choosing my own colours. Before getting into the…
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I’m Not Joking
I performed surgery on her eyes and fiddled with some little details, and she’s finished. 12×16″ acrylic on canvas and I’ve named her I’m Not Joking. This painting, and the one I finished last week, go quite well together with their theme of young women reacting to men demanding they smile. Til the morn, Suzanne…
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Let Them Cook
I have a bunch of unfinished paintings and projects, and I used to give myself a hard time about finishing things, but I am now embracing the idea of having lots of unfinished things that are simply cooking until I feel moved to come back to them. This one has been cooking for ages, and…
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Clown Paint
I pulled this out of the unfinished stack and did a little work on her this morning. I didn’t have a lot of time as we had visitors today, but she’s back on the easel with a fresh pair of eyes, and I think she’ll probably end up with a fresh pair of eyes. Til…
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Sometimes the Worst is the Best
I am highly amused at the fact I spent most of my art time painting the Let’s Face It class portrait in oils, fannying about with values, and repeatedly reminding myself this was not a colour exercise, it’s a value exercise. I was pretty happy with my sketch, but as the oil paint moved around,…
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From Sketchbook to Painting
I was at risk of spending all my time doing more sketches of this reference, but I started on the painting proper, even though I only had time for a graphite sketch and a first block in of the shadows with raw umber. The graphite sketch was really bothering me, but the paint has improved…
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Three Brushes Three Sketches
Today I have been working in my sketchbook doing multiple sketches of the same reference photo. I have mostly been using my trusty caput mortuum sketch blend, although I did do one sketch in graphite. This is a Let’s Face It class, and the reference is the artist herself, so I’m setting myself the challenge…
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