Drawing and Painting Marathon: out of Class Figure Study

Spring 2012

This just happens to be my first, from observation figure study in paint. I had actually painted figures only from imagination up to this point, and not that those studies were hidious, just that those were schemetized and shallow in depth. Even with such little knowlege and experience gained through Painting I, I was able to mostly successfully render some basis of the Human Forme. Overall, it does seem too high key in comparison to the rich hue and value ranges within the actual sight, it still reads as fleash without simply using flesh tone and in that aspect, it's some what successful.

Materials: Gessoed Bristol Board, Utrecht Oil Paints

Painting I: Compromise

Spring 2012

After the previous 'Revelation'  in my painting and Drawing Courses, I got carried away with painting what I believe is there and only loosely painting from observation. I understand this is what most of the best artists do but until I reach that level, I shall continue to furiously observe to gain knowlege. I do believe that within this painting, the compromise between the two, what I know and what I see, are balanced well but as I said, observation and humility, a good student make.

 Materials:

   Gessoed Bristol Board

   Utrecht Oil Paints

Painting I: Limited Pallet [Revelation]

Spring 2012

Painting had continued to frustrate me into our adventure into the depth of color. The class worked through a limited pallet of first ultramarine, burnt sienna and white to now those same three oil pigments plus yellow ochre to achieve temperature and muted hue variation on top of our already comprehensive value experiences. Once Richard's lectures of relationships sunk in, I understood what painting was, not what you saw exactly, but portraying what you saw through ones art. I had done it in Katie Waugh's Reveal, 4D Design Project-Steven Carpenter, the Computer Animation Professor, continually said the same about animating and drawing was deffinitly not reality; then why should painting be either? Not to mention my brush work improved a great deal in this painting as well-

Materials: Gessoed Bristol Board, Utrecht Oil Paints