It's So Sad to be Alone

Decided to post first thing and not to procrastinate. So far the sun is shining but it's cold and forecasts are for a stormy one day storm. That's all they talk about in the news, so today I will not be making my weekly visit to Neve Shalom. The grandkids will be staying with friends in Jerusalem in hopes that there will be snow.

These are the last of the group of figure studies. I will be continuing this series, prepared two formats.
Am busy with PYHAS with a new lesson every week, a few paintings for my family that I am struggling with, and other projects.

Sometimes a reference really catches you. You feel drawn into the story. That is what the reference did for me. I made 3 different versions. An elderly woman sitting alone in what seems a bare and cold room. A table and a radiator and not much more.

Feeling Lonely and Cold Like a Penny Waiting for Change

19.5 x 13.5 "

Gessoed paper with Acrylic Background

Charcoal and Wax Crayons

You come into the world alone and you go out of the world alone, yet it seems to me you are more alone while living than even going and coming. (Emily Carr)

13,5 x 19.5 "

Gessoed paper with Acrylic Background

Charcoal and Wax Crayons

Having a Hard Time

Portrait of a Lonely Woman

13,5 x 19.5 "

Gessoed paper with Acrylic Background

Charcoal and Wax Crayons

Sunning by the Window

Love doing figures trying to mesh them in the background to make them less of a "study" and more interesting. I find the process difficult mainly because although I tend to work spontaneously and fast when I stop the "block" sets in and it's hard to continue as it's usually a thought process rather than intuition. Something I will have to work on more.

Taking a Sunbath by the Window

20 x 13.75 "

Gessoed Paper with acrylic background

Charcoal and Crayons

Happy New Year Poking Around with Color Wheels

Still poking around... just haven't been up to posting.  As usual lots of projects going.... working on color, PYHAS 2019 has started, 3 large (for me) paintings one for my daughter and one for Noam and Amir. Have yet to get reference photo for Amir.

Somehow I get painters block when doing paintings for others, a sort of loss of freedom. Have to get around that but it's difficult. It doesn't look the reference, not the right colors etc. Anyone with a good formula!

I signed up for Color My Life 2018 by Kellee Wynne, which she offered for free. Never can get enough about color.  I made 2 color wheels and plan on several more. Good therapy!

The first was an earthy palette.  Indian Red  Prussian Blue Naples Yellow Deep

The second is what she calls a Modern Wheel based on the CYMK colors the printer uses.
Had to improvise with the colors I had. Used Cadmium Yellow Light, Alizarin Crimson, and Primary Blue (name on the tube). Interesting for me was the red-orange which is close to Cad Red and the Blue purple which looks like a real blue. leftover paints made great neutrals!

Both wheels used oil paints on paper. Any three of the primaries can be used for a wheel.

Now to do some of the exercises she has for all the colors!