Still playing around with charcoal and pastels…
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| 5 minute nude, A4 Fabriano |
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| 2 minute nude, A4 Fabriano |
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| 2 minute nude, A4 Fabriano |
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| 15 minute nude, A3 Fabriano |
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| 5 minute nude, A3 Fabriano |
Category: Sketch
It was the first evening at Konstnärshuset (The Artist”s House), it felt good to be back after the summer break. I’m still playing around with pastels and charcoal. All sketches were on A4 Fabriano sketch paper.
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| 10 minute sketch |
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| 5 minute sketch |
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| 5 minute sketch |
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| 5 minute sketch |
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| 5 minute sketch |
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| 5 minute sketch |
It felt real good to be back life drawing again. I chose not to watercolour, instead I used pencil, pastel and charcoal. I was able to cover a lot of paper in a very short space of time with these materials. Very satisfying and lots fun, I smudged a lot with my fingers. All drawings are on Fabriano A4 sketch paper.
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| 10 minute nude. (Please click image to open slide presentation) |
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A late night doodle
It was our turn to guard the boats at the sailing club last week. It was an all night thing, one just had to drink pints of coffee, chew endless amounts of candy and draw a little to pass the time.
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| A sketch of an image from the internet |
I returned to Kungsträgården, the park in central Stockholm to paint a café scene one more time. I was less successful than the previous attempt and I know why. The main figure is too much in the centre of the composition and the brush strokes feel hesitant. I understand my failings these days, so at least that is a step in a forward direction.
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| Kungsträgården 20140805 |
The weather here in Stockholm has been amazingly warm, it feels like the Mediterranean! This watercolour sketch was done while I was on my way home from work yesterday. I stopped in the city square called, Kungsträgården and painted the café-life I saw in front of me.
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| Kungsträgården café, 20140803 |
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Back to basics
I have never learnt the basics of art, like composition and colour theory. I am studying them now though, I bought a bunch of books. It’s a must if I am going to master this art thing! I’ve never used grids either until last week, it’s very useful, I tend to elongate my faces when drawing portraits, the grid system helps stop this a lot. I’m still learning so much, even today, three years after starting to draw and paint again.
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| Geranium impressions 20140720 |
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| Sketching in the archipelago ( 20140717 ) |
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| Sketching in the archipelago ( 20140717 ) |
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| Sketching in the archipelago ( 20140718 ) |