meldrum artIt was a productive week, I managed to paint a watercolour each lunchtime for a whole week. It feels real good to have achieved this. I learn something new each time, which means I am learning at quite a pace.
I spent thirty minutes painting Friday’s effort and I later spent ten minutes adding highlights and darks at home during the weekend.
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| Archipelago, Arches 300g, 31 x 23cm. |
I spent thirty to forty five minutes on this during my lunch break. I added some highlights and darks when I came home from work.
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| Lunchtime watercolour, Arches 300g, 31 x 23cm. |
It’s not often that I am happy with my work but this one was an exception.
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| Lunchtime watercolour, Arches 300g 21 x 31cm |
Yeap, still practising my water and sky skills. This was painted on Arches rough 300g, I think it is becoming my favourite paper.
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| Sunset in the archipelago |
Thirty to forty five minutes is all I got during the working day. Each lunchtime I try to improve as a watercolour artist. I’m focused on improving my sky and water skills these days.
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| Ice skating in the archipelago. |
I paint whenever I get the chance, the autumn being a very busy period means those moments are few, So I squeeze watercolour painting into my lunch breaks, I heat up my food, eat in front of the computer and then spend half an hour practising. It’s not a very social habit but what to do? Wish I had more time to paint, I dream of creating masterpieces…
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| Archipelago in a lunch break. |
I have been ill for a week and so I haven’t been able to go to life drawing which I find tough on the soul, more painful than a sore throat even. But now I’m starting to feel better and so I can start painting and sketching again. 🙂 Here is a watercolour I did last week just to get the wheels of art-production going again.
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| Lighthouse. Arches fine grain, 300g/m2 , 26 x 18 cm |
I’m trying to do one portrait a day right now. I like setting impossible goals. Let’s see how many days I manage. This one is of Elvis Costello, I didn’t get his eyes right, I don’t mind, it’s only practice after all. It’s more fun when drawings don’t become precious.
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| Elvis Costello |
I seem to want to draw and paint artists that I admire. This week’s offering is Alberto Giacometti. I should have made his nose a little longer and a little bigger but otherwise I am happy with the result. Normally I tend to draw very quickly so this was an exercise in patience for my part. It took 90 minutes roughly to complete.
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| Alberto Giacometti pencil sketch on Fabriano A4, 21 x 29,7 cm |