Here are my two latest life models studies done at the Bath Artist Studio. I really enjoy those Saturday sessions and we are always blessed with great models.
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| Nude3 12"x16" oil on board |
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| Rob and I, lost in the middle of the action (thanks Kev for the picture) |
With beautiful curves, gracious hands and great skin tone, this model was such a treat to paint (nb: models gave their approval to be shown on the blog in a blurry way):
Here are the four quick poses - 5 minutes sketches I did at the start of the session as a warm up:
Below is the painting I did during the previous session with a different model. A very interesting angle to paint, I found.
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| Nude2 10"x14" oil on board |
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| My set up on the day |
I loved the effect of the light on the legs of the model:
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Your figures look really great. Do you change your color palette much from your figures to your landscapes?
ReplyDeleteValerie...these are great. In particular those little blue highlights which I know only too well are v difficult to pitch correctly. You've got them nailed. I'm glad to see you are using oils in a life drawing class. At my recent sessions at the RA there were no other oil painters and I was considered a bit of an odd ball for doing so!
ReplyDeleteThanks Douglas. I tend to always lay out the same colours on my palette regardless the subject, but I would use different combination every time, and leave some colours untouched. Those colours are burnt & raw sienna, burnt & raw umber, naples yellow, cadmium red and yellow, and three blues: ultramarine, cerulean, cobalt.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ian! I love using oils for nude and I've never been much of a sketcher anyway. Most people i the class are using oil too so funny to hear you're the only one at the RA sessions!
Thhanks for writing
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