Today’s weekly class was about learning brush control.
The notes and pictures are here: https://tamouse.notion.site/Sunday-Painting-Class-7793ab11aa7c42708a9a94cef0329184?pvs=4
Sunday Painting class
The Farm
This is following a step-by-step presentation of the painting of a farm with some clumps of cows out front.
The purpose of the project is to learn how to show clumps of things without really detailing each object in the clump.
I’ve gotten as far as doing a colour study in my sketchbook. I’m not sure what else I’ll tackle.
The journal page for this can be found at
https://tamouse.notion.site/Paint-Step-by-step-of-the-Farm-d753c5335dd54b1793983c0be060a586
WIP: Figures, after Don Andrews
This is for my year-long course with Andy Evansen, in module 4 — Figures.
Continue reading “WIP: Figures, after Don Andrews”“Missouri”, After Katie Hawkinson
My cousin was traveling across the country by car and took a snap from the car when they got to Missouri. I was just fascinated by the skies.
Continue reading ““Missouri”, After Katie Hawkinson”Foggy Farm Greets Blackbird
This was a fun project to do over the past couple of weeks.
The project journal post can be found at https://www.notion.so/tamouse/Foggy-Farm-Greets-Blackbird-2d90e1248aa948a2afad0dca23332533
Tulips in Vase
This originally came from a photo by a class member. She took the photo from a vantage point over the flowers and vase. I decided to reimagine the view from straight on at the top of the vase.
The write-up is over on my Notion space.
Apostle Island Lighthouse
Follow along on the working page at https://www.notion.so/tamouse/Apostle-Islands-Lighthouse-758eb3afaf264485b3e3188ffef095cf
Princeville, Hawaii, Sunset
Using a photo from a friend’s trip to Hawaii as the source, follow along with the work in progress on https://www.notion.so/tamouse/Sunset-at-Princeville-HI-4a681f1606b740a683ede8a658a2c0e3 .
[WIP] Manitowoc Beach in June
This week, March 24, 2021, we started a new project in class. The source photo is from our teacher’s own collection, taken on a beach around Manitowoc of Lake Michigan.
Follow along at the entry at https://www.notion.so/tamouse/Manitowoc-Beach-in-June-34dc565aab2d4bac83e76e1ee2d1f14b.
“Ellie Font”
Many macOS users will likely recognize the source for this painting as one or the background images provided in the recent past. Every time it would pop onto my background or go by in a screen saver, I’d just give a sigh and stare at it.
Jokingly naming the painting “Ellie Font” for no typographical reason, just the way my brain works.
Again, the blog is over on Notion.so:
https://www.notion.so/tamouse/Ellie-Font-eb4f71d018b5434f817cb08d9e0b1d0c