Here is one of my latest pieces, two apples upon a counter top. I decided to do a green underpainting with a few red over tones. It’s amazing how so few colours can give you a wide range of colours once you start mixing them on the paper. The finished product isn’t far off from the actual colours and values. I’m definitely happy with this one. I’m becoming more comfortable with colour mixing.
Charcoal Layer
Green Underpainting
Red...
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It’s been a productive week as you can see. here is my second charcoal drawing for the week, a bowl of pears.
I thought about moving this piece forward and adding some colour layers, however for now it shall remain a charcoal piece. I know learning the art of colour mixing is a necessity but I always feel like I will destroy the picture because I’m not clear on what I’m doing. But I’m trying to get over that so I can grow further and become more comfortable with...
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Here is another charcoal picture, a small group of peaches. I have done two of these…I’m hoping to apply two different ochre under-paintings to each one and then have the two finished pieces function as dual/a pair of paintings. I also figured that this was a simple way for me to see the different effects you can get with various under-paintings and compare it to the same subject having the same tones etc. I will post an update on this one as well once I have done some more work on it.
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My latest, pastel piece, a plate of fruit… completed first in charcoal
Next, I added a bit of purple to the yellow ochre to form the underpainting. I like the soft feel of this piece and how the complementary colours work together. Who would have ever thought yellow and purple could do...
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It has been so long since I’ve posted but for good reason! I’m busy creating new pieces and it feels good! Here is my latest charcoal and pastel piece, a simple bowl of peaches and apples done in...
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I started a charcoal picture of a two garlic bulbs. In this first picture I’ve just completed the first bulb. I’ll post the finished piece by end of week.
And here is the finished piece a week later. I’m pretty happy with this one. I think I’d definitely like to revisit Garlic again, and maybe do a mini series with 3-4...
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