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Another Gaudi inspired piece.

Another inspired by Gaudi. This is watercolour on Yupo paper, spray varnished when dry and then cut into ‘tiles’ and stuck on card. I love the vibrancy of the colours when using watercolours like this.

My Tribute to Park Guell, Barcelona.

My next tribute to Gaudi. This was made by sticking thick, solid cardboard pieces onto a board, ‘grouting’ with a mixture of PVA glue, gesso and talcum powder, gesso all over and then painting the individual ‘tiles’ using acrylic paint. Finally several costs of varnish and some resin on the ‘tiles’, and white acrylic paint left matte to tidy up the gaps. I like it - next challenge, where to display it?

Second 'Brusho' Experiment

This piece was inspired by the windows in Sagrada Família. The glass is less opaque the higher up the window it is so I tried to achieve that effect by dusting the Brusho powder less densely. The actual windows and the effect in the Cathedral is stunning. A ‘must see’ if you visit Barcelona and love colour, especially on a sunny day.

First 'Brusho' Experiment

This is my first experiment with Brusho. I love the vibrant colours but I did find it hard to prevent fine particles of the dust (so fine that I couldn’t see them) settling on areas where I didn’t want them. Then, of course, when I added water ready for dusting the next colour, there it was!! I tried blowing the paper first, but the very fine particles must have stayed stuck. I added some gel pen outlines at the end.

15/1/2019

Bruce Springsteen

My son asked me to draw Bruce for him, an I found it very challenging. I've realised that when I draw someone whose face is familiar there is a point when my drawing suddenly 'becomes' that person instead of just a face, however, I have to admit that I wasn't at all familiar with Bruce Springsteen, and so my drawing is still just 'a face' to me. I found that interesting! My son is happy with it, which is what counts, although every time I look at my drawing I can see parts that need tweaking - I still don't think I've got his mouth quite right!!

Business Cards

I decided to have a good at making my own business cards!! Here are the first 6. Each one is going to be an original piece of artwork, and each will be signed and numbered. Who knows, one day they might become collector's items!!

Art Class 2 Oct 2018 - Portrait Work (2)

This was a real challenge!! I've re-done the eyes and eyebrows so many times, and I'm still not sure that I've got them right - however, I do think that this talented lady is recognisable, even though it's not a very flattering drawing! I'm not exactly loving our art class subject this term, but I am enjoying the challenge of getting recognisable likeness, and once the basic shape is there, and I'm happy with the positioning of the features, the shading is quite relaxing.

In case you haven't worked out who she is, it's Dame Judi Dench.

Art Class 25 Sept 2018 - Portrait Work (1)

In our art class this term we are learning about drawing portraits. Our tutor, Christine, has introduced us to a technique for getting a likeness that involves measuring angles (so not tracing or drawing a grid). I'm quite pleased with this effort - can you tell that it's John Thaw (Chief Inspector Morse)?

Eucalyptus Tree Pot

I feel bad about cultural appropriation, but we really wanted a pot for our new eucalyptus tree and so I painted one in this style. With apologies to those skilled in genuine Aboriginal Art.

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