Tuesday, March 18, 2014

By the Window

By the Window
Oil on panel, 8x10
Tri County mini-workshop
My youngest daughter modeled for the Tri County Art League today for a mini-workshop. I was showing the group the basics on drawing the figure - measuring constantly by holding your paintbrush out at arm's length, matching equal measurements and translating that to the panel.  Once the sketch was drawn, it was time for darkest darks and lightest lights.  Michaela was positioned with north light from the large bank windows on her, with wall just behind her - giving her a dramatic lighting.  The members progressed quickly - and many had good likenesses before leaving the meeting!  Michaela was a great model, keeping her pose for long periods with just a small break in between.  Since this was part of a regular meeting day - we only had and hour and a half to get down the basics.  Painting from life is just so much better than painting from a photo, somehow - life is breathed into a painting just by having the subject sitting in front of me.  This one makes painting number 443 in 443 days.  What do you think of the loose brushwork?  I kind of like it....not sure if I should tighten it up or not.....

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