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- Earlier in the sessions, I was still using circles for chests/hips. Acrylic paint, acrylic medium, bristol paper. April 2019.
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- I particularly like this piece because of the model’s pose and my chosen color palette. Acrylic paint, acrylic medium, bristol paper. April 2019.
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- I love how lighter the colors are in this one. Acrylic paint, acrylic medium, bristol paper. April 2019.
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- I would say that the strongest aspects of my gestures is my depiction of legs. Acrylic paint, acrylic medium, bristol paper. April 2019.
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- Although I didn’t get a chance to paint the stool the model was sitting on, I like her simple pose in this one. Acrylic paint, acrylic medium, bristol paper. April 2019.
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- One of my favorite pieces because of the color scheme: using two complimentary colors. Acrylic paint, acrylic medium, bristol paper. April 2019.
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- A gesture painting with longer strokes and lighter paint. Acrylic paint, acrylic medium, bristol paper. April 2019.
Reflection
An earlier gesture drawing with two minutes for each pose. Acrylic, bristol paper. April 2019.
One of my biggest fears going into Drawing/Imaging was first and foremost being prompted to use analog materials. I had some very brief experiences with pencil and charcoal, however my experience with painting in the past was next to nothing. For six consecutive sessions, we were asked to paint live models. We generally started sessions with warm up exercises that consisted of fast gesture paintings. After that, we switched to longer exercises that were based off of longer poses.
A gesture drawing with thirty seconds for each post. Acrylic, bristol paper, April 2019.
The thing that grounded all of the sessions for me were how the body is “organized”, primarily through circles and ovals. This is very evident in my gesture drawings. As for my figure drawings, I tried outlining the body’s shape first and then using low tones/mid tones/highlights to create a sense of depth. Some of my biggest challenges were using an appropriate color story and tone range. I initially had issues of incorporating cool colors, but I then realized that using a cool color as a shadow tone was the most logical decision. Another was accurately separating each value tone but that issue dissolved with time and experience.
Figure painting was truly a hurdle to jump over for me. However, I was generally very satisfied with my end results, particularly with my extended figure paintings.
