Life drawing and painting. Pastel and wash.
Pastel, wash
Paper
Saturday, 23 November 2013
Sunday, 17 November 2013
Visages Nuages
Over the last few weeks I did a series of works on mini-canvasses (10 x 10 cm) for an art project in Amsterdam. For this occasion I tried out working with ink on canvas, applying the ink with a small dove feather I picked up in the garden. Applying ink with a delicate feather on a rough and small canvas gives very limited control over the flow of the ink leading to a broad variation in the thickness of lines and also the occasional spatter and blob of ink which adds to the effect.
I used several photos of an artist friend (Olivia aka illustra_illustrations) who has a collection of expressive profile photos on Flickr and Facebook which suited perfectly for what I had in mind. I didn't aim for achieving likeness, not even clear facial features, but for quick expressive sketches capturing mood, expression, attitude, etc. in otherwise vague facial sketches, which I themed "Visage Nuage" ("Cloud Face", in French the two words simply have a nicer ring together).
Ink
Canvas
6 x 10 x 10 cm
Saturday, 16 November 2013
Saturday, 9 November 2013
B(o)/W(ie)
Ink drawn/painted with a feather on small canvas, roughly based on images of David Bowie.
Ink
Canvas
2 x 10 x 10 cm
Monday, 4 November 2013
Visages Nuages Triptych
Recent works in ink drawn/painted with a feather on small canvas brought together in a tryptich.
Ink
Canvas
3 x 10 x 10 cm
Saturday, 2 November 2013
Portrait study: Siberian chalk and wash
Life drawing and painting. Siberian chalk and wash.
Siberian chalk
Paper
Friday, 1 November 2013
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