“It’s challenging!” I think that’s all I need to say about trying to paint five and ten minute poses. The ten minute watercolour below was my best attempt.
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| Ten minute nude |
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| Two minute sketch |
Category: figure drawing
Venue: The Swedish Academy of Realist Art (SARA)
I enjoyed this two hour session last Thursday, I took it easy and did not stress. I have been practising my skin tones in a watercolour-paper- sketchbook, I think it is starting to have an affect, all the practice I do. I’m starting to feel more and more confident with each stroke of the brush, practice, practice.
I haven’t been publishing much lately, I’m so busy with other things than art. Sweden is very much a place of two seasons, the ice has recently melted, I put the summer tyres on the car and this weekend it was the boat’s turn to be put in the water and the mast put on. Summer is coming! 🙂
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| The Body Builder, A3 watercolour, 2013.05.02 |
Venue: The Swedish Academy of Realist Art
I wish I could spend more time watercolouring, I mean, lots of time, even full-time. The month of April and May are the busiest time of the year for me at work, I have a number of fun web projects that I’m working on, but it keeps me from my art, life is hard.
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| Male Nude, Watercolour, 2 hours, A3, 300g paper, 2013.04.25 |
Venue: The Swedish Academy of Realist Art 20130418
I actually turned up at the wrong life drawing session, I wondered why no one had arrived and then I slowly realised that I was at the wrong place on the wrong day! Luckily, I was half an hour early and so made it to the right address just on time. I’m stressed at work, I can blame it on that or maybe it’s my age.
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| Pencils on coloured paper. Nude 2013.04.18 |
After one hour this painting was going real well. The pencil drawing was fine and the first watercolour wash felt good.
Then, for the last hour of the session I painted layer upon layer of bad decisions. By the end of the session I was totally frustrated at my limited technique. So I scrubbed a lot of the pigment from the model’s face, dropped it into my carrying case and went home grumpier than a newly-woken bear.
When I got home, I took a large black pencil to the painting and what you see below is the result. I’m actually happy with it, but I still wish I could paint better, then I wouldn’t have to use a pencil to rescue the portrait.
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| Male Nude 20130411 |
Venue: Konstnärshuset, Stockholm.
I was not able to do any life drawing for a whole week! … So I was very eager to sketch last night. 😉
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| Two minutes |
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| Five minutes + two |
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| Two minutes + two |
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| Five minutes |
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| Ten minutes |
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| Five minutes |
Venue: ABF, Stockholm, 20130326
The usual Tuesday life drawing at Konstnärshuset was off because of the Easter break, so a number of us visited ABF as an alternative. It was a first time for me, the lady who was running it seemed nice and the model was good. On the minus side though I found the florescent lighting very harsh and it was almost double the price of Konstnärshuset. Granted, tuition was available.
Please note that I usually have more sketches to view than I publish here on Blogger, visit Life Drawing 2013.
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| 5 minutes, A3, 20130326 |
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| 5 minutes, A3, 20130326 |
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| 2 minute sketches, A5, 20130326 |
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| 2 minute sketches, A5, 20130326 |
This a very cool and clever video, thank you, mensmanser for sending me the link. 🙂
Life Drawing at The Book Club from Wriggles & Robins on Vimeo.
Venue: Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, 20130319
I am starting to miss my watercolouring so I think I’ll start again after the Easter break …
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| Ten minute sketch, A3, 20130319 |
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| Ten minute sketch, A3, 20130319 |
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| Two minute sketch, A4, 20130319 |