Category: Painting One
ASSIGNMENT FOUR
REVIEW OF WORK DONE IN THIS PART I have to review all the landscape paintings and preparatory sketches I have made in this part of the course and assess which have been the most engaging exercises. I enjoyed painting the 3 smalls of the trees outside my studio at different times and how the style […]
CRITIQUE WITH HELEN ROUSSEAU
WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2020 608PM (UK time) This Zoom online session is the first of the sessions led by Helen Rousseau that I have attended. The group has had a previous session in December 2019. I knew from the email with regards to the session what to expect of the session, but have to admit […]
REFLECTING ON PART THREE
I had a google chat tutorial with my tutor yesterday, and she shared the MP3 recording of our discussion. Apart from me realizing that I did not make my whole learning blog on all the exercises for part 3 available to my tutor, we could discuss the work as well as going on to the […]
VIRTUAL MAKING DAY: OCA Europe/Cross Contamination
Saturday 15 February 10am – 4pm Zurich (Dubai 1pm-8pm) This Zoom workshop was organised though OCA and Bryan Eccleshall was the tutor leading the group of students, of whom I was a participant. A dedicated Padlet was created for the day and all registered to oca.padlet.org to have a safe and sharing environment. Objectives of […]
PART THREE PROJECT – PEOPLE IN CONTEXT
Here I have to give thought to different context for the human figure. Exercise A figure in an interior Thinking about what the exercise asks of me, I understand how the figure being painted is part of a wider subject matter. I am still working with my ‘sleeping model’ and see this sleeping paintings as […]
PART THREE PROJECT – LOOKING AT FACES
EXERCISE SELF-PORTRAIT Looking back at the drawing I see that to much detail (eyes, hair, lips, glasses..)and not enough shape and form in the sketch – too young look I am aware of my own facial expressions whilst making the painting and feel quite exposed. I do look tired and stern! The changing light becomes […]
PART THREE PROJECT- OBSERVING THE HUMAN FIGURE
EXERCISE DRAWING THE HUMAN FIGURE I realised at the start of this part of the course that I will be relying mostly on myself and maybe my husband in terms of using a model. I found it difficult to have him sit for me and decided to make use of photos as well. Finding him […]
ASSIGNMENT THREE
During the last few weeks I started a portrait of my husband. I used a photo taken a while ago as my reference. I did not feel confident to do a colour painting and decided to work on a grisaille. I find that I have to concentrate on this method in order to lay stronger […]
REFLECTING
My thoughts at this stage is more philosophical and the experience of colour is something that is different for everybody, it is perceived differently. I found Still Life not an easy topic to have explored the development and learning of colour – I struggled with colour choices and execution of many of the exercises when […]