Portrait Open Studio meets at the Chapel Gallery every Thursday evening at
7pm. A model is available and class members bring their own drawing
materials. No instruction is provided but support and fellowship is
available. The Portrait Class shows its work with the Life Drawing Open
Studio in an annual exhibition at the Chapel Gallery in the Spring.
2008/01/29 Leaf lettuce. Something quick, and perhaps to practice for that sandwhich challenge due this week. I just know I'll have lettuce on it!
2008/01/28 The breakfast bowl, which is actually white, but I wanted to try another of my carbOthello pastels (635) I tend to work from the left side middle, working my way across from top to bottom which (I am discovering)lengthens my subject. Mightily suspicious that is a bad habit. Hmmm.
But I don't want to smear my work as I go. Well...half the battle is admiting I have a problem...so I hear.
2008/01/27 I showed incredible restaint here...only ONE medium, only ONE colour (Pastel-carbOthello 704). Had a heck of a time scanning it in though. The colour of the cone is good, but the back ground should be a soft white.
2008/01/26 Ya, I know, the challenge was more along the stairway line, but as we had 2 showings and an open house today I felt this was somewhat more fitting. The "Look Around The House Dance!"
2008/01/24 Oh this one was fun, a complete layer job. Found this lovely (sarcasm) hair brush in the back of the drawer. It's going right into the garbage now. Watercolour pencils, water colours, liquid arcylic, black pigma micron 08 marker, copic 03 sepia marker.
2008/01/24 Inspired by a photo of an old radio (1950s). Chance to work with water colour pencils.
2008/01/22 Had to stay with a simple graphite or I'd make a big mess. We had a showing today and another one tomorrow morning. I soooo hope this house sells soon!
2008/01/21 Song Sparrow. Although I should have drawn a lark considering I am happy as one for keeping up the daily drawing since Dec 31! (or pretty darn close...I missed one) I have been unable to pay as much attention to other's work as I'd like. We are in house selling mode and viewings are picking up!
2008/01/20 Had to give it another go.
2008/01/20 Pushed forward even though I wasn't in the mood today for anything beyond curling up with a good book and staying in bed. As I don't have a good book on hand I took out my frustrations on this apple.
2008/01/18. I had a difficult time blending the graphite nicely/smoothly, and of course I started with the front egg so it is obvious. Any tips on blending graphite? I am using a paper rubbing stick and Progresso 2B and a regular HB. Maybe it is the paper? Anyhoo, tips welcome!
Just a quick sketch before I have to clear my dining table for company tomorrow.
2008/01/15 What you can't see is the very faint blue and rose background above the lemons. You can barely see the swirls. I'm feeling pretty good about these, even though they were some sad looking lemons. Lemon lemons! Water colours, water colour pencils. Canson 140lb cold press. 8.5" x 11"
Below I have reworked the image to round out the bell, add highlights. This seems to be the fix I was looking for! Thanks members of EDM for your aid!
2008/01/12 Just so you know, I'm rather BLIND without these, so I thought I take them off and paint them with impaired vision, which is why they look this way.
