This continued to be an informative and valuable course. I found the instruction and the feedback to be excellent.
Week 4 was some work on 2 value heads:
Then some work on Eyes in week 5:
LoveLifeDrawing III
Category Notan
LoveLifeDrawing II
After learning to see and construct the head and facial structure we moved on to drawing the shapes in two values, still using basic shapes, no features yet.
Composition 5
I liked the lower left design best, so I chose that for my painting.
I applied the paint with a palette knife throughout. I like the sunlight effect in the lower half of the painting.
Composition 4
8 x 10 ins, oil on canvas board
This painting was painted from 3a, the lower half of the sketch book page. I liked the lower left Notan the best and so used that for my guide. I used palette knives again throughout this one, as for Composition 3.
Spring Tracks
I painted it entirely with a palette knife.
Composition 3
8 x 10 ins, oil on canvas board
This painting was developed from the notan on the top half of the sketch book page, 3c. I used the value pattern on the top right, although the tree/bush at the left side of the road really ended up being a dark shape. I thought it looked a better balance as I was painting.
This time I painted entirely with a palette knife. I enjoy the thick and expressive paint!
marymayhewart 