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Another croquis from the August 11 croquis (quick drawing) session — Of the six poses in all, the first three I drew in a “mediocre” style — just like the one I showed just below on August 12. Now, with … Continue reading →

  I joined another croquis (quick drawing) session on August 11. As usual, 20 minutes x 6 poses. Again, I tried a “common” style, as shown above, for the first three poses. Then, I switched to an experiment, which I’ll … Continue reading →

— so, I began to work on this new St. Francis portrait in oil. (See August 6 below.) At this stage, it looks like a mask or something. Please wait for further developments coming! St. Francis Now oil on tempera … Continue reading →

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . So, this wax pastel (crayon) painting is done! As I said before, wax pastel produces very subtle color hues, which are hard to … Continue reading →

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . In painting, as in many other disciplines as well, one often has to try a new idea in reality to find out if … Continue reading →

  Again, you might not see much difference from Stage 2 shown below on July 31. Yet please notice the differences in subtle colors — wax pastel (crayon) is often wrongly considered to be “kindergarten medium,” but it actually produces … Continue reading →

          …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. …. Again, to see what this is protesting against, just scroll down and see the post of July 8 below. This painting is hard … Continue reading →

  Here is Stage 2 — maybe you do not see much difference from Stage 1 shown below on July 21. Well, please take a close look at the subtle colors of wax pastel, in the scanned images. “Casta Diva” … Continue reading →

I joined another croquis (quick drawing) session on July 28. As usual, 20 minutes x 6 poses. I tried a “common” style, as shown below, for the first three poses. Then, I noticed the model was not used to modeling … Continue reading →

  I think I can now call this Jawlensky-inspired painting. To see another example of Jawlensky’s meditational paintings, just visit https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jawlensky_Meditation_Das_Gebet_1290067.jpg I love paintings that invite the viewer into meditation. I sure hope this one is one of them. Note: … Continue reading →