Archives for July 2008
Oranges
25 July 2008 | art, painting | No Responses
I painted this small still life in oil spontaneously the other evening. It is direct and frontal, without preconception. I did it for the pure thrill of painting, to forget all else and live within the colors. For an hour and a half, I was truly joyous.
I apologize, dear viewer, for the poor photo image quality. I hope to improve this one in the future; for now, rest assured it is much more vibrant in person, as paintings usually are.
Joan of Arc, 1 and 2
23 July 2008 | art, drawing | No Responses
This was K, of the previous post, sitting as on horseback and carrying a banner in a Joan of Arc setting. I don’t know what made me think of Joan of Arc, but I had a nice piece of tapestry material to make a banner with and it looked medieval, and I got carried into the theme. In reality, the model did not cooperate with holding the banner and I had to pin everything in place, but reality and the drawing do sometimes diverge. Oh, and there was no horse present.
The second attempt is below, in graphite only.
Portrait of K
23 July 2008 | art, drawing, portraits | 2 Responses
This was a quick, get acquainted sketch of a model I had not seen prior. I was trying to get familiar with her characteristics, not thinking about much, working fast, having fun with the charcoal. In the end it does not bear much resemblance to K, the model, but I am partial to what it does look like: sort of a Renaissance portrait of a lady appearance, perhaps a little of Leonardo’s Portrait of Ginevra de’ Benci, in the National Gallery in Washington.