CashWiley Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 Last week I did a decent 20 minute layin at life drawing (and a bunch of bad ones!), and my homework turned out pretty good, though I spent a bit longer on it than intended (almost 5 hours instead of 3). 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted June 15, 2019 Author Share Posted June 15, 2019 A couple more. Repetition is the mother of skill, they say. Second one took about 3 hours, the first about 2 and a half. Charcoal on newsprint, 18x24. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted June 23, 2019 Author Share Posted June 23, 2019 Young females are tough. Charcoal on newsprint, 18x24 (detect a theme?) 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 With all the wonky eyes in my 3/4 heads, I decided to take the fundamentals class to tighten up my placement and structure. Here's the first two weeks' homework. Both charcoal on newsprint, 18x24. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted November 2, 2019 Author Share Posted November 2, 2019 More fundamentals, this time a rough version of an Asaro head. I've used it for a couple years as plane reference, but it's the first time I've attempted drawing it. Charcoal on newsprint, 18x24, as usual! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 I'm not going to dignify 2020 with a thread. And I'm not drawing much anyway! But I did do my first charcoal landscape, so that's something! Charcoal 18x24" 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted May 18, 2021 Author Share Posted May 18, 2021 Hah, that crappy landscape was accepted into the juried regional exhibit :D It's the only qualifying piece I have. My art mojo is on hiatus, luckily I've been playing a ton of bass guitar. Keeps me in my happy place, a low friction connection to the Source (art is also a connection, but it's high friction due to still learning....I'm pretty natural on bass at this point after playing for almost 40 years!). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarsM Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Wow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 Thanks! I did start a new portrait a couple weeks after my last post, but I'm keeping off my old social media WIP updating because that cycle was part of what burned me out in the first place. However, I can give a sneak peek 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KruleBear Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Glad to see you trying to enjoy the art rather than let it burn you out. BTW great work and I love the landscape. It feels so massive and lonely. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted February 15, 2022 Author Share Posted February 15, 2022 So I mentioned I painted a bit over the weekend. It's been a few years, I took the hiatus to focus on my drawing skills. Then I took a hiatus from that 🙂 The previous piece I posted (the native chief) is maybe 90% done, but I'm not sure I'll finish or show it, the point was to get back into things, not make a great drawing. Same thing with this study, but here we go anyway. 1 hourish oil study, burnt umber pickout (burnt umber/mineral spirits) on a cotton 8x10 panel. Probably another couple hours for the drawing (which I then transfer to the panel to paint over). Not sure if I'll try another session (pickout is almost impossible to finish in more than one sitting, as it relies on mineral spirits as an 'eraser' which doesn't work well on a dry paint film!), but here's my first attempt to knock the rust off and get back into painting: I will likely do a series of these over the next few months to get back into the swing of painting. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 On 2/15/2022 at 12:26 PM, CashWiley said: I will likely do a series of these over the next few months to get back into the swing of painting. Morgan Freeman voice-over: "No, he will not." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 4 hours ago, dave678 said: It's breathtaking! Thanks! That was a really good class (Head Drawing with Lucas Graciano at Watts Atelier). I remember I was trying really hard to develop my hair abstraction at the time, trying to find the border of design and reality that worked for me. I've been wanting to swap out a couple of my wall-hangers, I'll have to dig this one out and put it up for a while 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CashWiley Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 I did a little painting study as part of the library's tiny art event. Not having done a lot of painting, especially over the past few years, it was pretty difficult to even get this done. I think it turned out fairly well and more importantly, I was able to learn a lot from it. Abstraction, shape design, value and chroma control; as well as getting more experience with mixing and mediums. It was painted using my usual indirect technique, an underpainting then a block-in of basic colors/shapes, then a few layers of refinement, finally details, then varnish (which makes it hard to photograph but looks much better in person). St George Schooner, 3"x3", oil on canvas. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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