Just the Horsha

Another painting in the "Horsha" Series. Started out with a specific sketch but paintings sometimes have a will of their own and it came out quite different. 

Horsha, Hebrew for a small wooded area. Quite happy with this one, playing with the lights and shadows.

30 x 22 cm

Oils on cut canvas

September 30 x 30 Day 30

Final day of the challenge. This month has really flown by. I really enjoyed my exploration of using charcoal and pastels in a fairly dark gray sketch book. This is another sketch of the wall with all its light patterns and foliage behind. Foliage and shadows mixing in together. At first it eluded me and luckily with a rag wiped down to an almost clean slate, but in the end I am fairly happy with the result. 

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Charcoal and pastels

6 x 8"

Gray-paper

September 30 x 30 Day 29

Late afternoon the trees made some arch like shadows on the wall.

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Charcoal and Pastels

6 x 8"

Gray-paper

September 30 x 30 Day 28

Another abstract of the ground patterns, almost like waves at sea. 

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Charcoal and Pastels

6 x 8 "

Gray-paper

September 30 x 30 Day 27

Shadows on ground and wall. This time, I took the reference to extreme through Topaz filters, simplify and impression. The ground almost looks like a sea. Well, it might be because of the lights and shadows on the ground. 

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Charcoal and Pastels

6 x 8"

Gray-paper

September 30 x 30 Day 25

Trees, car, and invisible dog, Can't see her, Lilly sniffing around? Well tried as I  couldn't get her with the pastels. So my black eraser came in handy. May try again. 

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Charcoal and Pastels

6 x 8"

gray-paper

September 30 x 30 Day 24

Eucalyptus tree near the shelter. Tried to simplify the shapes and tones. 

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Charcoal and pastels

6 x 8"

Gray-paper

September 30 x 30 Day 23

Another corner looking out of the wooded area. This used to be a play area for children but they took down the swings and slides. Now it's mainly for dog walking. Wish they would close it all around and make it a proper dog area,

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Charcoal and Pastels

6 x 8"

Gray-paper

September 30 x 30 Day 21

Instead of shadows on the wall, this time elongated shadows on the ground. Think I could have made them a bit softer.

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6 x 8 "

Charcoal and pastels

Grey-paper

Pages in My Sketchbook 1

Pages in My Sketchbook 1

I love art stores and sketchbooks. Tend to buy sketchbooks even though  some still have many pages left.  Then I have a really HARD time braking them in,,,

Five years ago when visiting the states I bought a little like moleskin sketchbook. Since I have this problem of breaking in new sketchbooks it still has plenty of pages.  Recently listened to a podcast on Savvypainter with Richard Scott on advantages of sketching everyday.

Since I love sketching and drawing decided it was about time to commit to at least 20 minutes a day (or almost everyday) sketching. Actually I found the transition from sketching to painting difficult. I always tended to work in lines rather than shapes. I will be sketching from references as well as from life.

I will be grouping these sketches  3-4 sketches or by the week.  Will be going with the flow.  All these where one days sketching!!!

12/3/15

 Reference for this rooster on WDE, wetcanvas all media art event  March 6 hosted by Oty.

 2 page spread 27 x 20.5 cm. 20 minute sketch using a brown conte stick and chalk.  

12/3/15

Ball point sketch of Lilly sleeping. These were minute + sketches.

She moves around lot. Double spread ball point pen

12/3/15

Lilly looking out the window

Single sheet  A5

 12/3/15

Double spread. HB mechanical pencil

Lilly sleeping..

Shadows on the wall photo reference

Day 19 30 in 30 Challenge

Leslie's 30 in 30 Challenge

17.5 x 25 cm

Oils on cloth covered Masonite

Interesting photography doesn't always make good paintings.. Found an interesting photo that I had made of the shadows on the wall.  I had done a photo manipulation and tried to capture the same feeling in painting... didn't work...

Oils on a cloth covered masonite board with palette knife and a piece of Scotch-Brite!