Tag: sketching
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Reverse Process
I painted a lot today, and I was unthrilled with a number of pieces that are either going through an ugly stage, or being designated a hot mess. Some days are like that, and there’s a lot going on in the world that’s difficult to accept, so I’m fine with just painting shite, as long…
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New Sketchbook Started
A ten-minute warm-up sketch in my A4 sketchbook to start the day, followed by a portrait with the face showing. Late last night I was thinking about my hands and feet sketchbook, and how much I am enjoying it, and I had the thought that I should start another A3 book just focused on portraits.…
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Thoughts on Critic, Creativity plus Banksy
I spent a lot of time today journaling, and looking through my sketchbooks, and thinking about my creative process, and then I had a real struggle getting to painting. I listened to what was going on internally, and it was all very negative about how I had wasted my time, and failed to be creative…
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Limited Brushstrokes
Changing up the way I paint is good for my brain, especially my brain after a migraine, or, arguably, in late-stage migraine. For this exercise I decided to limit my brushstrokes and mark-making, and I was working quickly. I think this would be interesting to try at a slower pace too, and a totally different…
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Ink and Surprise Texture
Today was a migraine day, which was not fun. There was not much creativity, since my vision was twirly aura, and then I felt like rubbish. I did play with an ink that I haven’t done much with since I bought it, and I spread some acrylic ink on a canvas that I had done…
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A Face Is a Landscape
Me, my shitty brushes, a sketchbook, and I. Painting profiles are harder than I think, but I enjoyed the way I built this one in a probably unconventional way. More a jigsaw of shapes, starting with swirling mark-making for the hair, and extending from there, than a structured placement. One of my intentions with this…
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And Home Again
I’m home again after a day of mostly packing, travelling, unpacking, laundry and catching up with him indoors. I did squeeze in this portrait sketch, and was amused at the fact that when I have no time I always want to paint for hours, but when I do have hours, I often manage to fritter…
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Snatching Time
Painting while dog-sitting. He’s a bit of a nervous Beastie, so I was aware things might be interrupted, but he’s been very good. I got another version of the pose I painted yesterday, and a quick gesture sketch (below). I packed the wrong tube of blue for my limited palette, but I’ve decided that I…
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Hot Dry Paint
Another few days of limited supplies far from home, and unexpected very hot weather. The paint was drying on the gel plate before I could even get it to the paper, so I kind of gave up. Til the morn, Suzanne 558/600
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Persevere
Persevering with this reference, and the drawing on the left is where I felt I got the hand, but I wasn’t happy with the face. The drawing on the right I like the overall proportions much more, but I like the previous hand more. It’s an easy fix, especially if I decide to paint this…
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Too Neutral
I’m finding it interesting that this reference is challenging me. The hand I am struggling with is in a fairly neutral pose, and I think that’s what’s challenging me. I’ve been doing lots of hands in ballet poses, and I guess I have more affinity with them, then this neutral pose. Or something. I’m enjoying…
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Twenty Minute Paint Dash
There was a lot going on today, and I only managed a twenty minute window for painting. I hate this pose, which means I will be going back to it again until I find what it is I am looking for. The first thing I will be looking for is another hand under that chin,…
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