I continue to learn so much from the Studying Under the Masters course, hosted by Jeanne Oliver. It was hard to tear myself away from Matisse, but I'm trying to sort of keep up the pace of the class. (Happily, I'll be able to revisit the artists and the lessons for two years!)
"Week 2": Junelle Jacobson led us on a journey through Barcelona, where Catalonian architect Antoni Gaudi created the most fantastical buildings, parks, and cathedrals. It is easy to see how the Austrian artist Hundertwasser was inspired by Gaudi. Oh how I long to go back to Europe some day to be able to see both of their amazing creations! In the meantime, I had fun sketching from the photos of Gaudi's work.
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On the left, Sarasa pen and pastel; on the right, pencil drawing of detail from the same gate.
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Above, I lightly sketched in pencil, then used Derwent Inktense pencils, water, and a tiny bit of acrylic. I finished by tracing over lines with Pitt pen.
I would LOVE to do a mosaic inspired by Gaudi, but that will need to wait for another time.
Cezanne was the artist for Week 3. I haven't gotten very far into Cezanne, but I did a few sketches. I fell in love with his simple painted sketches of a water pitcher. I especially like how he painted things more than once, so I attempted the same thing, using different media for each sketch.
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On the left I mostly used Neocolor II water soluble crayons with a little bit of acrylic. On the right, I used gouache over collage - the gouache is a medium I am just learning to use.
Although I did begin a still life in watercolor inspired by Cezanne, I quickly abandoned it, lured away by Botticelli, the artist for Week 4. Jenny Wentworth is the teacher for this artist. So far I've only watched her do one study. I was so excited to try it out that I grabbed a small canvas and painted right along with her, Portrait of a Young Man. Jenny demonstrated in egg tempera, but I lacked the dry pigments so I worked in the techniques Jeanne had demonstrated with Matisse.
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I began with a sketch in charcoal. He's looking in the wrong direction!
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Underpainting flesh tones.
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I continued to work on his features and flesh tones.
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Colors adjusted. Done for now.
Week 5, Georgia O'Keefe is up and ready to go, but I think I will stick with Botticelli for at least several more days.
Happy arting!
"Week 2": Junelle Jacobson led us on a journey through Barcelona, where Catalonian architect Antoni Gaudi created the most fantastical buildings, parks, and cathedrals. It is easy to see how the Austrian artist Hundertwasser was inspired by Gaudi. Oh how I long to go back to Europe some day to be able to see both of their amazing creations! In the meantime, I had fun sketching from the photos of Gaudi's work.
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| 4B pencil sketch of La Casa Mila |
Above, I lightly sketched in pencil, then used Derwent Inktense pencils, water, and a tiny bit of acrylic. I finished by tracing over lines with Pitt pen.
I would LOVE to do a mosaic inspired by Gaudi, but that will need to wait for another time.
Cezanne was the artist for Week 3. I haven't gotten very far into Cezanne, but I did a few sketches. I fell in love with his simple painted sketches of a water pitcher. I especially like how he painted things more than once, so I attempted the same thing, using different media for each sketch.
On the left I mostly used Neocolor II water soluble crayons with a little bit of acrylic. On the right, I used gouache over collage - the gouache is a medium I am just learning to use.
Although I did begin a still life in watercolor inspired by Cezanne, I quickly abandoned it, lured away by Botticelli, the artist for Week 4. Jenny Wentworth is the teacher for this artist. So far I've only watched her do one study. I was so excited to try it out that I grabbed a small canvas and painted right along with her, Portrait of a Young Man. Jenny demonstrated in egg tempera, but I lacked the dry pigments so I worked in the techniques Jeanne had demonstrated with Matisse.
Underpainting flesh tones.
I continued to work on his features and flesh tones.
Loved the detailed trim on the tunic. Almost done.
Colors adjusted. Done for now.
Week 5, Georgia O'Keefe is up and ready to go, but I think I will stick with Botticelli for at least several more days.
Happy arting!