Painted Life Drawings 31 3 10

To this weeks life drawing class I brought paints and encouraged the artists to bring canvas and to draw with the brush. This allows large areas to be blocked in quickly and for watercolour effects.
The paintings shown here were done in 20 or so minutes. Not all the paintings were successful and we can't rub out paint but we can paint over the crap ones and use the canvas again at next week's class.
Not having any beginners to teach drawing to I am able to let go and all of us are having fun playing with paint.
Our model was a clothed portrait model with a strong face and beautiful shoulder blades... Back to the female nude next week.

Painting at Life Drawing Class 24 March 2010

Janice

Janice

John

Joanna

Joanna

Sonia

John

Waihi Life Drawing Class 21 11 09

Finishing a life study painted in the class

This painting underway is built around a black and white painted figure study done in the class on a black prepared canvas

Painted Life Drawings, 10/6/09

This life study was done without chalk or pencil just straight into it with acrylic paint.
I forgot to take my camera to class so I photographed my own efforts later, at home.
I don't usually do any art at the class just supervise and set exercises but last night I wanted to try paint and pleased myself for a change. Yay!
I spilt paint on the carpet of the drama room while doing the painting above, my last work for the night, and had to frantically clean up my mess and leave an area of carpet soggy wet.
O dear. More than a few of me hard-won street creds down the tubes but no real harm done.
They say if you can't laugh at yourself you're missing the best jokes......

Our model put on this little black number between poses and thought I would paint her in it as I had a black canvas prepared. There was moaning from the class and I had to insist and reminded them that I am always asking 'does anyone want a particular pose?' and that for once I wanted to choose a pose. I sketched it first in white chalk and then into it with white and black paint.
I have plans to do more to this large canvas, make it a finished painting.

My first effort of the night, white chalk and willow charcoal on prepared paper.