I have been working on an oil painting (and will show when complete). In the meantime, while layers dry, I have done a roughly 14"x18" charcoal on drawing paper. Spent about 4 hours on this one.
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Nicely done, Lenet! Thanks for sharing.
Brenda
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Thank you, @Brenda . This one was fun. I am slowly atarting to like charcoal more, mainly becauae it is forgiving and relatively quick. But still hate the mess it makes.
Lenet
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Very well done. Love it.
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Very well done.I love it.
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Nicely done @lenetg137. I always enjoy seeing your work.
You’re picking up steam and I seem to be slowing down.
Terri Robichon
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Thank you, @Denise . Larger scale really helps details in charcoal.
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Thanks, @robichon. Didn’t get anything done today, on the Dr trips and two more tomorrow. Hopefully, I can get back sooner tomorrow than today. Life happens. But cannot wait to finish my oil painting. Hopefully it will happen before the weekend.
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Hello @lenetg137 great to see you back in good art action.
That is a very good pineapple even more so with charcoal! I hope all is well and we get to see much more of your art!
Sonia
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Really well done. I think it would have taken me more than 4 hours!
Thank you Sonia, @Meme5. I have been getting back at it. When I’m on schedule, I’m getting 5-10 drawings/paintings per week depending on scale and type of drawing. For example, I just did 4 gesture drawings that were 5 minutes each. Some of my oil paintings will take 3-12 hours over multiple sittings.
Lenet
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Thank you, @sterlingsiam . I think I actually accidentally content meant for you in my response to Sonia. Sorry about that.
Lenet
Hello Lenet,
First, you have done a wonderful job with this drawing of the pineapple, Took me back to Guatemala where on the east side heading to El Salvador you can buy fresh pineapples right on the road.
There are multiple stands from different plantations for miles.
Second, Matt just critiqued your pineapple artwork. Thought I would let you know!
Teri (w 1r)
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Thank you Teri @TLP. I’m just now checking in for today. I appreciate the heads up. I’ve been busy working on 1, 5, 10 and 20 minute gesture drawings today.
Lenet
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Lenet @lenetg137,
It sounds like you’re totally having a great time creating art. Honestly, I’ve been vicariously enjoying all the works everyone posts. I’ve had enough time/energy for quick sketches mostly from getting sketchy which I love, however I’ve worked them way shorter than the running time because my lunch break is short, and slowly trying to complete the current live lesson. Not complaining, but sure wish I could dedicate longer stretches of time to drawing and painting. Keep up your awesome works as well as posting them
Sonia
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Thank you Sonia @Meme5. I change styles/medium often as I’m going through this journey to stay motivated. I am finding I am getting a little faster, but spending the saved time trying to omprove quality.
Here are a couple of 10 minute gesture sketches done today.
Lenet
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@lenetg137
Those are great figure sketches! I’m sure you can apply the learned skill to a painting with more confidence. Like someone said “practice makes progress”
Sonia
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Wow Lenet,
These are wonderful for 10 minute drawings. I think having a project to keep us motivated is a really great idea.
I started one that I call Pixabay Around the World Sketchbook tour.
I am going by continent and in alphabetical order so have started in Africa. It is really educational too. I am drawing each image I chose from the categories I set up - animals, nature, people, transportation, food, miscellaneous subjects.
I am first doing quick sketches, but as I am challenging myself the are taking longer than the original 30 minutes I allocated for each sketch.
Then I am doing each one in a medium that I feel it will work best - i.e. colored pencils, graphite, pen and ink, colored inks, watercolor etc.
It is really stretching my abilities as I did choose challenging pictures on purpose. I have just a few of the graphite sketches to go, a large few - lol! Then I can focus on the colored images.
I will go onto the next continent with the sketches, Antartica as there are not as many pictures here to choose from so I am ready to transfer when I finish the Africa drawings, there are 55 countries in Africa so it will take a while.
But as you said, you are seeing progress and improvement as you do your 5, 10, 15, 30 minute sketches, I also am seeing improvement.
I miss a lot of threads as I can’t get on the forum to much. I have to work with my energy levels for each day but do hope to see future sketches in your project.
These drawings you have done are inspiring as they encourage me to push through knowing I am not the only one to have a project for improving in techniques, speed, challenging subjects (like the human figure), vehicles, whatever they are.
Teri (w 1r)
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Thank you Sonia @Meme5 . I will be incorporating in future drawings especially oil figure paintings, as you will not get details until the end, so the gesture and form help layout, but working on proportions at that speed really is tough right now. More practice!
Lenet
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Hello Teri @TLP , thank you for your kind words of support.
I really like your Sketchbook challenge. It is good that you have a long range goal. It will help keep you motivated, but also allow for you to occasionally work on other things also.
Lenet