painting elective - news from the front!

After a ropey start grew more and more comfortable with time limitation, acrylics and limited subject matter. Enjoyed the life-painting and the extended tonal paintings during week 2 but didnt have much fun with installation. (not used to even trying to mimic colours exactly...tyoically substitute my own).

Please find attached images of semi successful output.

1st go with palette knife.....

Then there was the 2nd of 2 life-painting attempts... tricky angle....

Then at the weekend we had to copy a painting from Freud or Vermeer. I chose 'old man smoking' by lucien freud and apart from some dodgy colours here and there am very happy with tthe result and the challenge in doing it.

2nd week next post