Phew. So it's been almost a year since I last wrote anything here and I did promise to post those paintings from my portraiture class, so before I give an update on anything I will stick true to my promise and share those paintings with you!
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| The first painting. Pretty frantic looking and certainly not my best. These guys were meant to be sketches of the figures, rather than actual paintings, and the instructor quickly informed me that this was the type of sketch she wasn't looking for. My ego became quite bruised after that. |
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My second attempt. Looking a little bit better, however the face still gives me chills at night.
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The third (?) attempt. Softer, better shading here. The face is still bothersome, but at least it's looking a little more human!
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| Another later one I did - this time I tried to focus more on the face. Her boobs still bother me. Every time I look at this painting all I can see are lopsided boobs. The model had lovely boobs, they weren't lopsided at all. That was completely my bad. |
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| The final painting. I love it. It helped that the model barely moved for three hours straight. Such a professional. |
So those were some of the paintings that came out of my class. I've done more painting and drawing since, and am currently working on a vibrant painting of a parrot tulip (one of my absolute favourite flowers) that I will post pictures of in a later post (hopefully not a year later post!).
On the more personal front, it feels as though the last year has been quite a whirlwind of activity and inactivity. Many things have been going on, both good and bad. I moved to another city (what I like to call the equivalent of moving from Ottawa to Gatineau, so nothing too exciting) and have been feverishly making plans for the future. Some of these plans have been paying off in massive ways and may involve a wild new adventure in the next couple of months - but more on that later!
