Hydrangea III

Hydrangea III

10″x10″ oil on board

Demo for the Thursday morning class. Another one of a series of still lifes exploring light and shade, water and glass.

Eardley exercise #3

Using the same source, I had another go at this for the Monday gang.

Slightly more ordered than last one, a sun rather than a moon, and regular mark making with the pastels.

Acrylic and oil pastel on board, 14″x14″

Self Portrait Demo

Here is a demonstration portrait for Kilmarnock Art Club. I had a lovely time and really enjoyed the night.

This is a smaller version of my big heid from last year.

oil on board 16″x16″

Demo for Fairlie Art Club

 

A demo in oils for Fairlie Art Club. Using the Zorn palette again..yellow ochre, cadmium red, ivory black and white.

Ryan

Another portrait painted on same day as portrait below. The girl was one hour and a half. I spent one hour on this one.

Portrait of Angel

A portrait exercise painted on Saturday.

Watercolour demo – Tom Hardy

Last week I tried to show how exacting measurement in prep drawing for a watercolour portrait can work in your favour by giving reassurance of the drawing and confidence before applying paint.

I knew this painstaking method would be challenging and rather laborious for the group so this week I offered a shortcut alternative and took a tracing and transferred the drawing that way.

I was asked if I could paint someone everyone knew, to give added interest. I chose Tom Hardy and no-one knew him!

It’s not great to paint from someone else’s photograph for portraits but hey, it’s only an exercise.

I tried the one on the right at home to rehearse the points and to make sure I kinda knew what I was talking about when I came to do it in class.

The photo is a good example of high tonal contrast and three quarter pose.

The one on the left was the demo. These are half hour paintings, with a one inch flat brush.

Watercolour girl (more)

More paint on; tonal additions and adjustments, eyes, some hair, eyebrows, lips, nostrils.

Everywhere got a little paint to finish.

Watercolour on paper 28″x15″

Big Heid II – stages

 

Big Heid II

I had a second large format self portrait demonstration this morning. Great attendance and hopefully an informative and entertaining session. It really is a bit of a blast to be allowed to do this kind of thing. These demos inform my own process no end.Thanks to all who attended.