Drawing after Model

Results of yesterdays nude model drawing class. I'm quite happy with these two sheets, especially the first one! I've always liked how loose, elegant lines can sum up a human anatomy.

The study that went wrong

Today was one of those days when I really wanted to paint but it felt like everything was working against me. I even found this huge spider in my paint box! It was as if I wasn't suppose to paint today but I did... and I came up with this study of a Michelangelo fresco.

I'm  liking the thickness of the paint, the colours are okay but I do think you can tell  my heart wasn't in it. It just lacks that bit of liveliness, the lines are weak and so is the figure, it just sorta hangs there in blobs of paint, probably because I wasn't as concentrated as usual.

But at least I got to paint today!!

Something Egyptian Themed

Oil on Wood

Marilyn Monroe

Oil on 70 x 100 rayon cotton canvas

The bat girl

Oil on 20x20 Canvasboard.

I was looking through this old book with all sorts of animal species and the bat caught my eye. The wings looked so tempting to paint! Combined it with a face and it was certainly interesting to work on.

Sherlock

Oil on 20x20 Canvasboard.

A one session painting of BBC's Sherlock. Painted quickly and thickly! Despite the wrong anatomy I feel there's a sort of charm about it. A fun relaxing little painting.

Small oil painting on 18x24 Canvasboard.

Reference taken from Mizzd-stock on Deviantart here.