Thursday, November 7, 2013

WIPs, Life & Little Bits

Unfortunately, I'm having one of those weeks where the things I draw REALLY aren't matching the visions in my head. I know I'll get these "imagined" paintings right at some point, but it won't be this week!

In the meantime, I fiddled about with a group of girls chatting away at a club (that you can't see yet!). Maybe I'll come back and finish it. For now (and maybe forever), it's a WIP.

I like the color scheme though. I spent some time looking at the gorgeous palettes over at www.colorlovers.com and spied this one that reminded me of candy floss. I added in some browns for a bit more variation. If I don't finish this painting, then I might take those same colors for another painting.

I made some decent drawings at the life drawing session today. This is one of them though I really have to remember to take my photos during the day, not at night when I want to post... even with the ugly yellow flash color distorting the image. Ah well. She still looks the same I figure.



While playing Call of Cthulhu tonight, I managed to ink up an old man and then added some color with markers and a dash of acrylic paint. I'll probably stick him in someone's Deco or maybe in one of my own. Maybe splash some found poetry or a quote over top of him.

All of the images are clickable. I stuck up small versions here to squish it all into one post. Happy PPF. :)





30 comments:

  1. Happy PPF! WOW -Most of all I love this gorgeous old face... amazing-
    also the life drawing ist again outstanding...
    I love this colors you took for the girls and thank you for the link to the colors... have to check this!

    wish you a wonderful weekend

    xxx Susi

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  2. Wonderful details on that interesting old man...good job!! And yes the girls are wonderful too in all their glorious color!!

    Hugs Giggles

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  3. Great color scheme on the girls, and I love the man and the beautiful life drawing piece too! Happy PPF!

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  4. Fantastic work, I especially love the old fave. Have a great day, Valerie

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  5. Wonderful girls with fine details and colors. Happy PPF!
    Erika

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  6. Three very different styles but all wonderful. Great Work!

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  7. Happy PPF. Your art is a treasure. I love visiting your blog.Greetings from Brazil!

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  8. Great characters ! I love the palette for the Club Girls and the idea of adding a poem to the crinkly old man. Happy PPF !

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  9. Of all forms of art figure drawing is my favourite. Despite your photography problems your drawing is lovely, and such a nice pose to draw. Love the girls and worry about your elderly friend - he looks drawn (in psychological terms) and worried. It will be interesting to see what your poem is like when it comes to your mind.

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  10. Wonderful drawings! I do like the color palette you have in the girls painting. I can identify with the not getting the image from your head onto the paper/canvas. My last month has been a lot like that. Happy PPF!

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  11. The old man portrait is fabulous! Such an interesting variety of styles in your work.

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  12. love the contrast with the happy chatty girls and the deep in though old man..great

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  13. lovely work, and you have captured the body language of the girls so perfectly.

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  14. Oh very atmospheric man, great work here!

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  15. Happy PPF to you as well. I wish my art looked like this when things didn't go so right for me. These are awesome and I particularly like the face. Wonderful.
    Nicole/Beadwright

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  16. How gorgeous..the girls are dazzling! Love the figure..she is full of deep emotion and poetry....I always love your figure drawings.. and the old man is spectacular..such incredible eyes..love him!
    Stunning art as always..shine on!
    Victoria

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  17. Your girls are awesome and the old man just divine. You are quite the artist. Well done! Happy PPF to you too.

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  18. Love the color palette - and faces - in the 3 girls painting, pinks are so wonderful! Excellent figure drawing, quite inspiring! And old man's expression and eyes are very touching!

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  19. fabulous variety of sketch work here!!

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  20. Wonderful work, love the life drawing and the old man.

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  21. I have never tried to draw an old person, well done!
    i like your color scheme too.

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  22. You do such fabulous work with older faces! Love the life drawing, too. Sorry you've been having one of those weeks. Those weeks invariably end with wine for me. LOL.

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  23. More great pieces!!! Love the old man ♥

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  24. Some weeks our visions just don't match our work - been there. I absolutely love the old man-you did a fabulous job there. I agree about the girls - the color scheme reminds me of colored illustrations I would find in books when I was a kid. The life figure is wonderful even in the night photo.

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  25. I can relate to those days when things in my head dont match that which my hand creates :) I actually like the photo taken at night, especially when it is enlarged. It looks like a fun and productive week. Have a good weekend.

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  26. A fun color palette! And love all your lfe drawings, dim light and all....

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  27. LOVE your old man, and the drawing from the live drawing session looks awesome too. Beautiful work!

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  28. All are beautiful! Especially I like your old man!

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  29. Wonderful paintings - I think it is so much harder to paint from your imagination! I am SO much more comfortable with the scene in front of me! LOVE your life drawing - her pose is so expressive and would also make a fabulous painting!

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