Moth Bow Drawing
^ First rough drawing stage to map out shapes, lights and darks, I always love this stage; seeing ideas from my sketchbooks come to life on gesso board. I do not have a final name for her yet; just ‘Moth Bow’ for now; I am sure she will let me know when she is ready. […]
Colour Planning
I always like to think about the final colour of a painting as I am working towards finishing the drawing stage; I hope to have colour harmony through out the painting; it also helps me to look at reference materials and colour match any colours I like at this stage.
Treasured
^ ‘Beetle Bow’ 8 X 10 inches, oil on wooden panel. First colour layer done, second colour layer and details to finish. Frame made locally.
Beetle Bow
^ ‘Beetle Bow’ Oil on wooden panel | On traditionally prepared gesso ground 8 x 10″ | Process from pencil to first oil colour layers
Process
^ ‘Patience Garden’ oil on wooden panel. Process from traditional gesso, through drawing layers, to oil blocking.
Colour palettes, greying with compliments.
^ Ultramarine blue warm – orangey red warm Ultramarine blue – orangey yellow cool Cerulean blue cool – orangey red warm Cerulean blue cool – orangey yellow cool ^ Cadmium yellow deep warm – magenta warm Cadmium yellow deep warm – cobalt violet cool Yellow lake cool – magenta warm Yellow lake cool – cobalt […]
Patience Garden Evolving
^ ‘Patience Garden’ oil pencil on wooden panel, after blocking in the background, I can now work on the details on the petals and flowers with grey and white for highlights.
Progress
^ ‘Patience Garden’ pencil on tradition gesso. Blocking in the bigger areas with grey pencil.
Sketching
^ Faber Castel Poloychromos, graphite mechanical pencils, pencil rubber. All the tools I like for sketching ideas, rough sketches and polishing drawings.
Quick Sketch
^ Quick twenty minute floral sketch. Not sure if I will colour this, but it is nice to draw from life when you can, noticing all the details of the leaves and petals.