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LATEST ARTICLES ( 177 )

• From a Portrait Attempt to a Drawing

  

  Recently, as I was struggling and messing in the studio, raging not to have a model to work from, just trying to scale my work through photographs, I decided... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Life Drawing, Back at the Firestation

  

  Sunday evening - I was happy to find back the short Life Drawing session at Windsor Firestation. The Life Drawing class is animated by a Windsor based artist -... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Red Haired - Portrait Study

  

  Rainy day yesterday - Spent the afternoon doing this small portraiture study in pastel (continuing to use the primed canvas boards I prepared over the last... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Holidays Doodles

  

  One of the things I like to do during Holidays : Doodling around in the living room.Hard to find some time between Christmas meals, but I took my pencils with... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Figure Study in Pink

  

  Holidays... And first post of the year. I had the chance to enjoy the rain - very persistent! - and then more time in the studio. Pursuing the pastel painting... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2016 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Visage Study in Blue

  

  Last weekend, busy with the pastels.I tried to draw and paint, experimenting a new surface : a primed canvas cardboard on which I applied pumice gesso. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Last Portrait Class of the Year - Pauline - II

  

  Last Portrait class of the year at Heatherley. Only one session with the model in this pose : I decided to close the 'academic' year with a pastel painting. Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Pauline

  

  A last session on this particular pose yesterday at Heatherley, and I could finish the Portrait study I was working on. The light was low through the process,... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Visage Study - Late Autumn Light

  

  A two weeks study at Heatherley weekend class. The model was calmly posing, and I arrived late at the first session: as all the easels position were already... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• The Yellow Shirt

  

  A new model at Heatherley's.Only one model for a dozen of students : not enough space to study portraiture and the elements composing a visage, but still... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Oil Sketch

  

  Last week in the Portrait Class. Only one session with the model at Heatherley's... I am not at ease with oil painting yet and clearly not used to work so... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• In the Train

  

  Continuing to study portraiture.These days, I worked from a photograph I like. It has been taken while K and I where in the train, in Paris suburb, quite some... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Etude D'un Songe

  

  Two weeks to go before starting a new term of portraiture study - as next weekend will be spent on other purpose than Art, I spent the last two days working a... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Nude Studies in Blue

  I am preparing for my next portrait class and spend more time, recently, in studying human figure as well as practicing oil painting.Two weeks ago, I was happy... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Visage, Study - II

  

  Pursuing Visage and Portrait studies, using charcoal. Same online art model resources... Here is this weekend's drawing:Visage, Study - II I start to enjoy... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• A Street Study & Annual Visit

  

  On the last days, I wanted to escape (and rest) from Figure Drawing. I was looking for a subject I could focus on to practice charcoal studies and which - in th... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Charcoal & Pencil Studies

  

  Continuing the practice on Figure Drawing exercises. This week, I tried to focus on the same pose, viewed from different angles. The game was to draw with... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Rainy Sunday

  

  . Somehow, I enjoy the quietness inside the studio : nice music, some coffee, and resting sight and mind in smooth light. This morning, I completed a sketch... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Life Drawing Class

  

  Today was the last Life Drawing class at the Forestation before September.To celebrate, and rather and a two hours session, we had a great model for the whole... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• End of Term...

  

  End of the Portrait class at Heatherley's.I deeply enjoyed these days past focusing on drawing and painting. It's been both a rest and a great pleasure -... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2015 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE