Continued Forest Pond

This is what Robert Boster calls step two in his "Advanced Technique"

So the first thing I did was made up a very runny glaze mixed with Indian Yellow and then in only one stroke reestablished the trees.

Then using this same mix I went over the top between each tree just in different places to add a glaze as well as under the water line using the same mix again added in reflections.

I then made up a very thin runny glaze using Alizarin Crimson. I made sure to use a very little bit as its so powerful. With this mix again I went between the trees and added reflections.

I then made up another watery mix using Ultramarine blue and again applied it between the trees and the reflection.

Then I made up a very fine glaze using Ultramarine Blue and with the pallet knife did a technique he calls creative knife where you run the knife very quickly over the waters edge a few times.

Finally I then did what Robert calls a scumble mix. So On my pallet I put out Titanium white, Indian yellow and Ultramarine Blue. This paint needs to be applied rather thick as its the texture your after. So without mixing the colours you pick up a little of each and then applied three strokes in a Cris cross approach. This was added between the trees just a little here and there and then I used the scumble mix to add in some reflections once more at the bottom. Only this time toward the bottom of the canvas I added in some horizontal reflections also.

This step took me all of about ten minute to complete. I now need to wait once more for the painting to completely dry so I can move on to step three.

Comic Monochrome

Just a quick Monochrome study for an exercise I was doing with a friend at the time. This one is painted in Acrylic paints on 30 x 40cm using only Vandyke Brown.

Forest Pond Advanced Technique

This is a new technique I a working on which I discovered last night on YouTube. It's known as the Advanced Technique. This is only stage one at this point and has four other stages for me to work through.

With my left over paint I decided to practice the technique as to not waist paint and to practice building the skills required for this painting.

Flowers revised

I had it pointed out to me by a fellow artist that there was a lot of movement in this piece but the steam looked still. So I have re visited this one also today and tried hard to add a little movement to the steam. I'm not sure if I got there will wait to see what others think and will take it from there.

Blue Sea Revised

Today I revised the Blue Sea and straightened up the horizon line and then added in some of the sky colours to the sea as well as some whites for the waves. I'm not sure if I'd call this complete or not yet as something is still nagging me so will look at it and think a few days first. I am much happier with the changers though.

Blue Sea Revised

So Today I revised a resent study I had been working on. I had the horizon line Crockett before so decided to straighten the horizon line and add in some of the sky colours to the sea and then the whites of the waves. Although I am happier with the outcome I still feel it needs a little more work as something is missing just not sure what as yet. Time will tell as they say as I will look at it for a few days before I decided weather to leave it or work some more.

Still Life Negative Space Graphite A3 Sketchpad

Tonight while watching TV I decided to do a little study on negative space. This meant having a good look at the composition and the light situation and going from there. I think looking at the photo I probably should have soften some of the lines although I was intending this kind of look. But in reflection feel a softer line may have been more appropriate.

Hockey Player - Pointillism

Today determined to get the hang of pointillism I decided to start another one this time using a different mediums. I got out my Staedtler Triplus Finliners and got to work. This piece is 9.5 x 11cm in size is sketched on sketch pad. To get this one accurate I first sketched the girl in very lightly and then draw in lines both horizontal and vertical to keep me going straight. I then started dotting away until I come to what I have now. What I leaned was that it's important to keep the dots very close together and in straight rows if possible. I was very happy with the outcome with this one.

Failed Pointillism

Last night in my attempt to learn pointillism fallowing a fun art study with a friends, I began this piece. I learned a lot from this one. First of all watercolour pencil don't seem to be a great medium to try this one in. The other thing is when you start to see nothing more than thousands of dots stop or you end up with the problem I come across. You start to go out of whack. Which is displayed in the top of this piece. It was done on A3 sketch pad and took me about three hours to complete it. All though I call it a failed attempt it was a brilliant lesson to learn from.

Flowers in a pot

Today I set out to do a piece of work using pointillism after having failed at it yesterday. Today though I decided to use a different medium. Instead of oil paints I decided to experiment with my Artline Drawing system. So using a variety of sizes 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5 and 0.8 I began a new piece. This time I didn't sketch it out first. I just simply started to place dots on a piece of A3 sketch pad. Roughly two hours later I had finished. With a very sore hand to show for it. I think this is a very rewarding technique but one that requires much practice.