On A Roll

Title: Bearded Man

Medium: oil on canvas

Size: 16 x 20

Inspiration: For my figure painting class.  My first oil portrait.  I am so so proud of this one.  When I do things like this I dont know where they come from.  Here is a work in progress shot:

I was totally on a roll today and also cranked out two more portraits for my Heads and Hands class.

Title: self 

Medium: Charcoal on paper

Size: 12 x 18

Inspiration: For Heads and Hand to practice drawing the differences between men and women.  My reference image was a self portrait photo I took for my digital photography class. 

Title: Mr. Hunky 

Medium: Sanguine on paper

Size: 12 x 18

Inspiration: For Heads and Hand to practice drawing the differences between men and women. Reference from Katanaz-Stock 

Facial Features

 

Title: Facial Features 

Medium: oil on canvas board

Size: 11 x 14 (4)

Inspiration: Practice for figure painting.  These were pretty fun to do.  I think they all turned out well.  I am excited to use what I have learned on a full portrait. 

Heads and Hands

Title: Lady

Medium: Sanguine pencil on paper

Size: 12 x 18

Inspiration: I have also been taking a Heads and Hands drawing class this semester but I haven't been proud of anything enough to post it.  I like this one.  I tried something different with this one.  Instead of beginning with lines I just started blocking in the forms.  It seems this technique works well for me.  

Painting I Want To Do

- Complete the PCH series: Sunrise and Sunset
     View this post for more info on this series 
- Complete the Cherries painting I began 3 years ago and do the companion painting Life's the Pits
     I have had this idea for a few years now.  It is based off of a photo taken on my wedding day of a bowl of cherries.  It is of large size.  I want to do a smaller painting of cherry pits 
- Complete the Peacock painting
     I just want to get this one finished.  To see where it is now click here. 
- Paint my kitty Indigo
     I have a bunch of great reference photos of my kitty and I really really want to turn one of them into a painting
- Paint the Winter Doves
     Around Christmas I took a cool picture of two doves sitting on a branch at my mom's house and I would like to paint them. 
- Paint the still life Hydrangeas and Coasters
     I was going through my husband's camera the other day and found some really cool reference photos I took awhile ago and I want to paint one of them like large scale. 


So much to paint so little time! 

More Figure Paintings

Title: Modern Day Thinking Man

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Size:18 x 24

Inspitarion: For my figure painting class.  First clothed figure painting.  I think it looks pretty good.  I still have issues painting itty bitty faces.  This week we start portraits so those should be fun

Title: Man

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Size:18 x 24

Inspitarion: For my figure painting class.  I actually really like this piece.  It really easily flowed.  I didnt have to fight with it to make it look good.  I wanted to do a really interesting background but I didnt want to mess it up.    

Master Copy Completed and NEW Website!

Title: The Source Ingres Master Copy

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Size:16 x 20

Inspitarion: For my figure painting class we have to do a figurative master copy using a limited color palette. This is the finished product.  The face was the most difficult part and I really dont like it so I think I will be repainting it after I get some feedback from the instructor.  

In other news, my new website is now up and running www.heartmelinda.com !!! Some areas are still under construction but overall I am pretty proud of it.  I have my own domain name now and everything1

Copying a Master

For my figure painting class we have to do a figurative master copy using a limited color palette.   I chose The Source by Ingres.  

Here are my works in progress for this piece.

Week 1

Week 2