Colour theory, tonal colours (Martin)

Life drawing and painting, focused on achieving depth or accentuation through colour, in particular the use of tonal colours. Fourth session on colour theory, this time used for portrait sketching. To practise tonal painting we this time actually didn't sketch from life, but from self-chosen photos. As I've been wanting to do a painting of Martin for a while now (I did a quick digital sketch of him earlier, see my previous post on Martin), I chose one of his JKPP-photos to work from. I used cobalt blue as basic colour and mixed the rest from that. Not completely finished, ran out of time. I'd need to do some corrections to really catch the Martin I've come to know, but all in all I'm pleased with both the result and likeness. I tend never to continue with or rework art class material afterwards, just leaving it as it turned out during class as a reminder of that particular session. Acrylic on paper (55 x 73 cm). Portrait also for Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr. Portret & model-tekenen/schilderen, gericht op diepte- of accentwerking door middel van kleur, met name tonale kleuren. Portret voor Julia Kay's Portrait Party op Flickr.

Colour theory, complementary colours

Life drawing and painting, focused on achieving depth or accentuation through colour, in particular the use of complementary colours. Third session on colour theory, this time used for model sketching. The result again is very much unfinished. Acrylic on paper. Portret & model-tekenen/schilderen, gericht op diepte- of accentwerking door middel van kleur, met name complementaire kleuren.

Colour theory, greying colours

Life drawing and painting, focused on achieving depth or accentuation through colour, in particular the use of greying colours. Second session on colour theory, this time used for portrait sketching. The result again is unfinished. Acrylic on paper. Model: Arthur. Portret & model-tekenen/schilderen, gericht op diepte- of accentwerking door middel van kleur, met name vergrijzing van kleuren.

Colour theory, cold-warm contrast

Life drawing and painting, focused on achieving depth or accentuation through colour, in particular the use of cold-warm contrast. The result is very much unfinished. Acrylic on paper. At home I did a quick iPad-sketch (Brushes App) of the same subject from memory. Portret & model-tekenen/schilderen, gericht op diepte- of accentwerking door middel van kleur, met name koud-warm contrast.

Exhibition "Colour"

On Friday evening, the exhibition with the theme "Colour" in the town hall of Landgraaf was opened by the mayor. The exhibition consists of a presentation of paintings and sculptures created by students of VAZOM art school and artists from "Op de Bies", an institution for people with a mental handicap. Our portrait & model class was well represented, with special thanks to our inspiring teacher Annemiek Jongen! Art classmate René Fijten has made a nice overview of the paintings of our group and also a sketch of Annemiek amidst the crowd. Shown below is my entry. Op vrijdagavond werd de expositie "Kleur bekennen" in het raadhuis van Landgraaf geopend door de burgemeester. De expositie bestaat uit een presentatie van schilderijen en beelden gemaakt door cursisten van het locale centrum voor de kunsten (Vrije Akademie ZOM) en artiesten van "Op de Bies", een zorginstelling voor mensen met een verstandelijke handicap. Onze portret & model-tekenen/schildergroep was goed vertegenwoordigd, met speciale dank aan onze inspirerende docent Annemiek Jongen! Mede-cursist René Fijten heeft een mooi overzicht van de schilderijen van onze groep gemaakt alsook een schets van Annemiek temidden van de menigte. Onderstaand mijn bijdrage.
(Kleur bekennen, Burgerzaal raadhuis Landgraaf, 9.4.2010 - 28.4.2010)

Colour triptych Elle

Final version of the colour triptych that I made during the portrait & model class for the exhibition with the theme "Colour". It's based on a photo triptych (in black and white) that I came across on the internet and found very striking. As it didn't mention the name of the young woman depicted, I chose to name her "Elle". Acrylic on canvas (60 x 60 cm each). Kleurendrieluik geschilderd voor de expositie "Kleur bekennen" in Landgraaf.

Colour

The portrait & model classes of the past few weeks were focused on creating artworks for an upcoming exhibition in the town hall of Landgraaf, with the theme "Colour". Apart from some finishing touches and without the watercolours that at that moment were being framed, these are the results of our efforts. Portret & model-tekenen/schilderen was de afgelopen weken gericht op onze deelname aan de expositie "Kleur bekennen" in het raadhuis van Landgraaf. Hier de resultaten van onze inspanningen.