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| Rayne-09/08/15-Pose 2 , Watercolor, 11"x15" |
"Are you going to work from the model today?" A classmate asked me.
"Of course," I said simply, "I always work from a model if given a choice."
Day 2 for History/Composition. We got to see some of my classmates work and I was impressed not only with the dedication but the commitment to ideas that I saw.
I was ill-prepared for class today. I forgot my watercolor at home so I had to run out to the store and buy a tube of burnt sierra and cobalt blue.
So fresh tube of paint in hand I began to paint furiously. I had a little trouble on the first pose. The painting above was second pose of the class.
I exaggerated the pose a bit to make it a bit more dynamic. I managed to pull a lot more range of tones in the flesh in this painting. I really like this painting. There is a nice mood to it.
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| Rayne-09/08/15-Pose 1 , Watercolor, 11"x15" |
Above is the first pose of the class. It's okay overall, but there are some problems.
I don't like how static the pose is. It is a little stiff and I have some areas of the body that need a bit of resolution. I think got a little distracted by the face in this painting. Is is resolved well but it is at the expense of the rest of the body. I wish I defined the chair shape a little more. It's a little amorphous, in a distracting way.
I was not able to get a varied a range of tones into the figure of the pose. I think I was getting used to the two color painting. It takes a bit to get used to, but this was a great warm-up.
Overall, this was a great session with Rayne.
