Portrait study 24

Portrait study 24

 In the midst of finishing a lot of personal work I have gone back to some studies.  Really enjoyed just ding these. Started this one on Livestream.  This one is a still from Peaky Blinders. 

Landscape - hopper

Another  doodle I pushed a bit further. Trying to reduce the number of things I am working on.   

Landscape- towers

Landscape- towers

A landscape practice using a different approach.  The earlier sketch is below.
 

On Watch

On Watch

Another doodle worked to a sort of finish. 

Maintenance

Maintenance

Been tipping away at this for a while.  I am pretty sure this started out as a doodle as it carried a landscape reference in the filename. I cant remember where the earlier versions are to show - might find them and update the post when I do.

Descending

Descending

Just a quick sketch.

Distraction

Distraction

Took some time working on this. Tried to concentrate on edges. 

Encounter

Encounter

Experimenting....

Winter sport

Winter sport

Fooling around.

Portrait study 23

Portrait study 23

More portrait practice. One using reference then one from imagination then a quick photo study.

El Pescador- After Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida

El Pescador-  After Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida

Most of the work I have seen of Sorolla have been beaches with boats people and animals.  This portrait came up at auction recently.  A great balance of refinement and painterly strokes. Was priced between $30-$50,000.
Did a quick study to explore. 

 

Hellelil and Hildebrand -The Meeting on the Turret Stairs

For the day thats in it.  Voted Irelands favourite painting by Frederic William Burton. It is held by the National Gallery of Ireland. Amazingly this is a watercolour.  The colour has been preserved by limiting the painting exposure to light. 

Safe Harbour

Safe Harbour

I used some photo bashing to start this off.  I worked it so much  that very little of it is left.  Feels a bit random. 

Aerial Steampunk Warrior

Aerial Steampunk Warrior

Worked on this for the Outcast Odyssey on deviant art.  This one forced me to spend a little more time working on the image.  I think I pushed myself further with this one but looking at the other entries have a long way to go.  Working to a deadline has made me think about my process and have a few ideas I would like to put int practice for the next one.  

 

Miner

Miner

Trying out some different stuff. Started out as silhouette then worked from there.

Redemption

Redemption

The past 4-6 weeks I have ended up with a number of personal works in various stated of unfinished.  I have tried to wok sequentially with no more than 2 works open at the same time so this is something new.  Don't think it is such a bad thing but I hope to get some more to a finish.  This is first of this batch.

Mountain 29DEC14

Mountain 29DEC14

A quick sketch of the mountain I can see from my window.  A light dusting of snow on it on that day (did not last).  Into 2015 and a  happy new year to you.  Coincidentally this is post number 501 on this blog.  Noticed quite a few folks have migrated to tumblr but I will hold fast here for now. 

Here's to a good year for all of us.!