Portrait and Figure Studies (2006-2007)

I am going away to NYC for about a week, as is part of my classes graduation, so I thought I would put a few old pieces into one post this time as I will not be able to post while I am away.I'm trying to stay somewhat regimented in my posting habits, guess I feel that the more that I post the more active my painting habits will be as well.So far it has actually worked out pretty good.These are just a few portrait studies that I did in my first year of college(again).The first one is in oil, the second acrylic and the third is in watercolour.Well, that;s all I got for now...

Spider Study (2006)

Thought I would take a break from all the holiday cheer and do a quick blog post. Man, I think I've had too much turkey and Riesling. Anyway, this was another assignment I did back during first year of college. It's one of those layering studies again using a wide range of mediums including: ink, watercolour, pencil crayon and gauche.Subtle glazes of pencil crayon help add dimension and colour richness to any webslinger.

Uma, Kill Bill (2007)

This portrait of Uma Thurman from Kill Bill was a class assignment where we were exploring with portraiture using watercolours.I think this was one of the first times that I'd ever used masking fluid.It is interesting to utilise this method with watercolours as it requires a certain amount of planning in where you want to retain whites and highlights before even laying a wash down.I missed the likeness a little bit with this one. but I like the sweaty glow that comes after fighting the crazy 88.