I’m not trying to look tough. This is actually what my face looks like when I’m concentrating. I painted this during my Painting II class today since we are attempting self-portraits (40 minutes).
Tag: gouache
A Touch of Warmth
There was a nice bit of sun hitting a small portion of the neighbor’s house Thursday. The trees were illuminated.
gouache, watercolor pencils, ink
5×7
Weekly Painter 2017_January-February
One of my goals for 2017 was to paint more. It’s often intimidating to get out my easel and a “precious” canvas and jump into a big project that I know will keep me preoccupied from my family for the next week (which is my normal experience). In other words, it doesn’t fit conveniently in my normal life.
So, I followed the design of James Gurney and created my own light and portable pochade easel.
Since then I’ve been trying to paint at least one small 5×7 gouache every week. I’ll try to post some more as I go, but below is a selection:
Week One: The Back Alley
Week Three: For Sale
Week Five: Dreams
Week Six: Appliances
Week Seven: Could this be Spring?
Week Eight: Winter Field
Deadly Gouache
This is a sketch I did using a reference. It was my first experiment using gouache over watercolor and ink. I really like the effect.
5.5×8