I’m working on a portrait painting and most of it is done. Now’s the really hard bit, getting a good likeness. I did an underpainting of the face and then some preliminary sketches to really study the face in detail, the proportions and angles. I drew these from a photo, the one of the rightContinue reading “Portrait Prelims”
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Colour Mandala Step 5.
I did some more work on my colour theory mandala today, finishing all the segments, with a selection of brushes and palette knives. I’ve covered Primary, Secondary and Tertiary colours, Complementary colours, Tints and Shades and now I’ve started painting in little linear patterns with bronze paint and a very fine brush. I’m using DalerContinue reading “Colour Mandala Step 5.”
Colour Theory Coasters
I’m using colour theory in different materials to make some teaching aids. As well as the painted mandala, I’ve been doing some examples on clay. The coasters on the top row show how colours change slightly on different coloured backgrounds and also the difference between glazed and unglazed. The ones on the bottom row showContinue reading “Colour Theory Coasters”
The Colour Theory Mandala
Had a chance today to continue working on the colour theory mandala I’m constructing as a teaching aid. I’ve done Primary, Secondary and Tertiary colours, tints, tones and shades and today I completed the central section with two pairs of complementary colours, referencing Johannes Itten. I’m laying down the paint quite roughly at the momentContinue reading “The Colour Theory Mandala”
Pouring Down
Someone showed me how to do paint pours last week, using PVA glue, water and acrylic paints. She made it look very easy but I had a bit more difficulty moving the canvas around. We used up some old tubes of acrylic paint that had been hanging around since before Covid19 lockdown and that’s whyContinue reading “Pouring Down”
More Mandala
Carried on today painting a mandala incorporating classic colour theory. I remember we had to study Johannes Itten’s colour theory book when I did an Art Foundation course way back when. Coincidentally, Itten was one of the founders of Art Foundation courses, when he was a lecturer at The Bauhaus. I’m developing this from aContinue reading “More Mandala”
Back To Basics #2
I carried on working on the colour theory mandala I started last week. It doesn’t do any harm to get back to basics now and again. I’m focusing on mixing colours at the moment but when they’re all in place, I’ll pay attention to the brushwork – it’s a bit rough. I’m using Daler RowneyContinue reading “Back To Basics #2”
Back To Basics…
It doesn’t harm to get back to basics now and again and work on technique or theory. Or even maths! It’s so long since I did any geometry that I had to ask someone to help me to construct a mandala onto this canvas, with a pair of compasses and a ruler. I’m painting itContinue reading “Back To Basics…”
Even More Carrying On ….
This is the reality of making art at times. Doing it for a bit. Then stand back and look at it. Then do a bit more. Then sleep on it. I find this happens more with a painting than with a drawing or printmaking. So I’ve done a bit more to this painting of myContinue reading “Even More Carrying On ….”
Being Bolder ….
Carrying on with my most recent painting, I realised that I’m pussyfooting around and I need to get a lot bolder and stop worrying about it. If it goes wrong, I can paint over. I’m using Liquitex Heavy Body acrylic paints and I can cover up mistakes if I need to. I had a quickContinue reading “Being Bolder ….”
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