Queen Susan's Horn and Reepicheep were drawn at a local Narnia exhibition on Hot pressed watercolour paper. Reepicheep was also painted mainly from memory as I ran out of time. Mr. Scarecrow was drawn on Strathmore's visual journal and did not mind the results. With this one, it was done relatively quickly as I was running out of time to sketch. Dropped in some colour notes and went on my merry way.
These three were done on Strathmore's visual journal -140 pound. With two of them, there was a wash of watercolour paper and drawing with water-soluble pen. I did not like the results that were achieved on this paper. As a result, I went home and added some brown and black ink. The last one was done on unstained paper and did not mind the results as much on this type of paper as the pen responded much better.
The weather out here has been gross practically all winter. Today it has been blowing and snowing all day. It can get slightly tiring after awhile and although this is perfect weather to stay indoors and do art-which I am extremely grateful for-it is difficult to keep up the positive spirits. I just keeping hoping that soon the sun shall shine....
I realized I never uploaded these sketches either! The cactus was done at a local greenhouse last Saturday, the landscape, I attempted three times at my parents house and the oil and vinegar was done at my parents house too. We were suppose to sketch outside but it has been way too cold and miserable. I just read that Jane will be having an autumn sketch course and I will definitely take that one. I really enjoy sketching from life and it is very difficult trying to see all those colours.
I am not particularly happy with this one but one must go on. Tomorrow, I will be painting some turtles-this assignment I will be doing twice, once on hot pressed paper and the other on cold pressed. Almost caught up in her course although this coming week, we will be getting another two assignments-the last two. It is always sad when Laure's classes come to an end because I really enjoy them and learn so much from each project and experience. She is a fantastic teacher.
I kind of lost the texture in the feathers with this one as I was trying to work in the values and colours. Again I had this one done for some time with the hope of trying some other ones that she provided for us. They looked great and inviting. If I have time after all of my projects completed, I will go back and try another one. Next week I start her New Orleans course so I can't fall too behind.
It is snowy, cold and yucky outside. How I long for summer.....This one I have had done for quite some time but forgot to post it. I absolutely loved doing this one-although my boat looks like a floating Mexican hat. I am behind in both classes but will be catching up vigorously this week.
