http://1dailypainting.com new small size paintings and drawings posted several times each week Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:26:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "nude with owls" - mixed media, 25x30 cm http://1dailypainting.com/?p=205 This is one of my latest life drawings. I notice that I always use the same colours with watercolours, although quite a variety with acrylics and oils. Why? Don't know. Payne's Grey is one of my favourites. Something between dark blue, grey, a hint of purple... mysterious. http://1dailypainting.com/?p=203 Sometimes lighting conditions are such that you can't really make out brighter and darker areas. This can be especially difficult with back perspectives, as nothing much seems to "happen" there... Therefore a strong light source and darker areas are even more important with these poses, creating more dramatic effects on the ... http://1dailypainting.com/?p=199 Our group has got a few more artists, which means more interesting variety. We all enjoy the concentrated, intense atmosphere during the two and a half hours, which is actually quite short. http://1dailypainting.com/?p=196 I am still trying to work out the right washes of pigments for light and shade painting the human figure with watercolours. Question is, how precise or abstract should it be? It's trial and error, I suppose... And of course, copying from  masters, such as Schiele, Rodin. And then, there ... http://1dailypainting.com/?p=193 This time I decided to post about some sculptures I did a while ago. They were all inspired by acient art - either egyptian or greek, and all ceramics. http://1dailypainting.com/?p=189 I am trying to convince myself that with a lot of practise, my watercolour nudes might improve. Still not sure if this is the right medium for me. But - it's fun. http://1dailypainting.com/?p=185 I have worked on two of my watercolour paintings. Obviously, with this medium, it is much more difficult to remove or correct wrong bits. But this is a nice new challenge. I try to get inspired by work of watercolour artists I admire - such as Egon Schiele or (contemporary) ... http://1dailypainting.com/?p=182 This time it's watercolour - just to try a different medium. I still have to practise a lot with them... http://1dailypainting.com/?p=180 colourful pastels on dark blue pastel paper, short poses again, life-drawing on pastel paper http://1dailypainting.com/?p=177