It was too cold for our life model to undress, so she just unpinned her hair and lay down on the platform fully clothed. Her unruly hair and unconventional style of dress - dungaree shorts and thick tights - at first made it seem more difficult to capture than her unclothed form might have. It… Continue reading Life painting – It was too cold for the model to undress
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Last life painting session before Christmas (click to see full image)
Since October, I've been doing weekly life drawing and painting classes and I am learning so much from them. Monday was the last one before Christmas and we spent the whole day on one pose. This time we had a young male model who was very slim with wide shoulders (male models are usually older… Continue reading Last life painting session before Christmas (click to see full image)
Life drawing and painting – exploring colour
A few weeks back I began attending weekly life drawing and painting sessions at the Glasgow School of Art. The emphasis has been on using colour and it has been eye opening. I find it fascinating that you can paint the human figure in, for example, greens yellow and reds and it works! Now while… Continue reading Life drawing and painting – exploring colour
Collage Art – mini landscapes
One of my favourite ways of working is using collage to form the basis of a composition. But in these works I only use papers that I have prepared myself in advance; that is sheets of paper that have been splattered with paints and inks. The mediums are run into one another and scored through… Continue reading Collage Art – mini landscapes
Flowers and more flowers
If you've read my recent posts you will know I love to paint expressive, semi abstract flowers and hopefully you've had a look at my website and had look at some of them. Well my good news for today is that I sold a framed work via a gallery in the Scottish Borders - it's… Continue reading Flowers and more flowers
Art for Christmas – bouquets that last for ever
I've been pretty busy over the past 2 week sorting out work for Christmas shows - writing lists, filling out forms and a bit of framing. Feels like I've not painted for ages! But truth is this is where all the painting leads - unless you want to keep an ever growing collection of your… Continue reading Art for Christmas – bouquets that last for ever
Painting winter
As I write this the sun is pouring through my windows and shining brightly in the garden, but it is cold and it is clear winter is on its way. I love cold, clear, sunny winter days especially after snow but hopefully they won't come too soon, lovely as they are. Painting snow is always… Continue reading Painting winter
Art class – new ways of thinking
So my life painting class continues and at the heart of it is using colour. Slowly, I am realising that we are being encouraged to consider the 'harmony' within a work. My approach has always been 'get your darks dark and your lights light' - which is a valid way of working, but I am… Continue reading Art class – new ways of thinking
Colour Wheels, Life drawing and painting
I decided at the end of Summer that I needed to challenge myself artistically and as I live out in the country, to get a bit more social contact. So I signed up for a class at the Glasgow School of Art on colour. One day a week for 18 weeks. I didn't realise it… Continue reading Colour Wheels, Life drawing and painting
A wee work nicely framed
Us arty types are always posting pics of our work - of course we do - we want others to enjoy and admire the fruits of our labour and we are always hopeful for a sale. It is extremely difficult to get your work into a gallery, and if you do get picked up it's… Continue reading A wee work nicely framed
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