Tag: children
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Alla Prima Portrait On Paper
I had some left over paint on the palette and did a quick alla prima portrait on gessoed watercolour paper.
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Work In Progress – Getting Inspiration From Bad Photos
Since my kids rarely agree to model for me I often have to resort to photos. (I don’t use bribes. That wouldn’t feel like good parenting). I think a bad photo can be an excellent trigger for an interesting painting. The subject in a perfect photo is probably better left as a photo and using something…
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My Two Peppers Painting
Finally finished a small oil of my daughters where I tried very different colours than my usual ones. The first base sketch was made with acrylics and I haven’t completely covered it with oils. I wasn’t pleased with the face of my youngest to the right so I repainted it to make it look like…
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New Painting On The Easel
I started with acrylics but I can’t make that medium work for me. It is still work in progress.
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Painting On The Porch Summer 2014
As last year I took out my easel to the porch enjoying the warm and light evenings. Here in the post are progression shots of a newly finished painting of my two daughters. I take photos during the process. I think sometimes it is easier to spot things I’m not pleased with looking at an image rather…