Day 27, 29 Faces

Charcoal girl.

Day 26, 29 Faces

A charcoal portrait this time. Ok, I've caught up! 3 in one day, lol! 3 more days to go, then I get a break! :)

Day 25, 29 Faces

Here is one for yesterday. Catching up!
WIP Monday.

Day 24, 29 Faces

Getting a little behind here... So this will be for Day 24 of 29 Faces.

Finding the Lovely

 Finding the Lovely. Instagram photos (and some others from this past week). We flew into Winnipeg on Wednesday to visit with family so most of these photos are from the visit so far.

 

Love Hearts!

In my art journal. WIP Monday.

Day 23, 29 Faces

Another drawing started.... Day 23!

Day 22, 29 Faces

Hello from Manitoba! Here's a quick WIP sketch of a man I did on the plane this morning.

Day 21, 29 Faces

Ok, well this wee little old man's face is in my art journal. I actually did him a few weeks back, but never shared. I hope you will allow me to count him for today's installment as we are leaving on a jet plane tomorrow!

Studies for the art class

Here are a couple of landscape studies for the kids' art class lesson I'm teaching this week. They'll be exploring tree shapes with charcoal. I hope the weather is nice as I want to take them outside to sketch a scene.

Day 20, 29 Faces

Wow, I made it to day 20! The end is in sight, lol! No really, I have enjoyed this challenge. It will prove to be a bit harder in the coming days though, as we are going on holidays on Wed for almost 2 weeks...!

More of Day 18's Face

Working on her tonight too. This was yesterday's face.

More of Day 19's Face

Working on her some more. WIP Monday!

Day 19, 29 Faces

Sketching out a girl for another painting. Boy, I've got a lot of WIP sketches now! Time to go back and finish some of them into paintings.

Day 18, 29 Days

I'm finally catching up. Not sure if I'll have time to work on her some more later today, but for now here is a WIP. This one will be a painting, rather than just a sketch.

Day 17, 29 Faces

WIP sketch of a man.

Preparing Some Backgrounds

I'm working on a bunch of mixed media backgrounds this morning. I like the idea of having them dry and ready to grab when inspiration strikes.

Day 16, 29 Faces

I'm a little late posting this one. It's a "He!" I'm getting behind as I've still got to do today's face! Hoping to catch up this weekend.

Day 15, 29 Faces

Time for a face of the male persuasion! WIP. Maybe I'll be able to work more on him tonight...

Day 14, 29 Faces

I'm working on Mona today. Gotta rework the mouth.

Oil Portrait Done

I think I'm done with day 6's portrait now. (See WIP photo in the link.) I really love the smooth and creamy texture of the oils. I just found that the Shiva oil sticks were hard to control for getting detail. I took some suggestions from the comments and used some Pitt paint pens and they helped a lot. Still not the same as using a paintbrush though. :)

Day 13, 29 Faces

Day 12,29 Faces

Here is a quick little sketch for day 12.

Day 11, 29 Faces

This one is from a sketch that I did for day 9 I think. Anyway, I used it to paint today's face. Acrylic, water-soluble crayons, and charcoal. 9"x12" paper.

Day 10 of 29 Faces

Here's a WIP for today. Hoping to further develop some of the recent WIP sketches into paintings this weekend.

Day 9, 29 Faces

Here's a quick WIP sketch for day 9. Oh dear, there are not enough hours in a day.

Teaching Art

I've been teaching a 14 week art class to two groups of students for the past month or so. I am so impressed with how they are doing. They are so attentive and willing to try new things plus they are having some great results too.

Below are a few quick samples I made for them for recent lessons. Last week they learned about 1 point, 2 point, and 3 point perspective. This week they learned about shading strokes, grey scales, cross-hatching, and determining a light source. Next week I am going to have them experiment with right-brained drawing. I can't wait - I'm so proud of my students!

Painting Process

Today, I thought I'd show the process behind some of my recent paintings.

Day 8, 29 Faces

Here is day 8 of 29 Faces. As you can see, this one is a WIP sketch. Started it last night. I probably won't have chance to do more on her today, so I'm just posting her as she is right now.

Day 7 of 29 Faces

Today is day 7 of 29 Faces. This is going to be hard to keep up doing during the week for me, but we'll see how it goes. Not all evenings are free for drawing and painting. I may just end up with a rough sketch sometimes, instead of a finished piece.

This one took a lot of time as I had to keep messing around with the neck to get it the angles right. I think I re-did it about 3 or 4 times total. A mirror really helps. I started it on Sunday and finished it last night while watching "The Voice."

I think this one is one of my new favourites because I love the historical theme.

WIP Monday

Oil Stick Portrait

For day 6 today, of 29 Faces, I am showing a WIP of a face I started last night. I'm using Shiva oil sticks, for the first time. So everything is done with my fingertips, except for a little on the eyes and mouth that I did with pencils. I'm letting it dry before I go in add add more details.

Anyone have any tips for working with Shiva oil sticks? I've only ever used oil paints from a tube, not this stick format. It's really fun for blending, which surprised me, but I'm wondering what is used to get finer details? Do you thin it out to a paint consistency with turps and linseed oil (like the tubes), and then use a brush?

If I can't figure it out, I'll try going in with acrylic or water soluble crayons and see what happens... After it dries. ( my oil paint tubes and such are in storage so not accessible on the boat right now.)

29 Faces -Day 5

Here is my face for day 5 of 29 Faces. I actually painted her last night, not today... So just don't tell anyone.
9"x12" canvas board. Acrylics, graphite, and water-soluble crayons. Background is vintage book paper and moulding paste.

Day 4 of 29 Faces

This is my version of Natalie Portman. Graphite pencil. Day 4 of 29 Faces. I think I will paint for tomorrow's face. :)