Showing posts with label colour studies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label colour studies. Show all posts

Friday, May 01, 2020

Sketchbook drawings part 2...

This post is not specific like the last one, in fact it's a proper mish-mash of randomness. A lot of this stuff is out of my imagination, or I've used reference photos of myself as a starting point. Some of these ideas were supposed to be converted into finished paintings, but for whatever reason it didn't happen. The colour studies were prepared first with a layer of Clear Gesso, then painted in oil. If there was one piece of advice I'd give to art students, at any level, is keep a sketchbook. They are often at least as interesting as an artists final pieces.

Sketchbook drawings...

I've taken a few trips to the Museum and Art Gallery and Barber Institute (both in Birmingham) over the last year or so, making several studies. Along with drawings made from busts in my studio. I'd thought Id share some of those sketches, which were all done from life. Most of them are from sculptures, but some of them are from Master paintings. I've also included some progress shots to better illustrate my general process.