[07.12.2010] Retrato de Juan Pareja

Diego Velázquez

Velázquez - Retrato de Juan Pareja

Maths exams tomorrow, and then those for german classes... TT.TT
-sun

[03.12.2010] David

Took me longer than just until Tuesday... haha (o^.^o)'

Sorry

Caravaggio - David with the Head of Goliath

I'll call this study finished now. There's still a lot to tweak and I could surely work out many more parts with more details^^ But well, neither will it get better, nor will it help me in any way ;)

Notice

Just apologizing for the lack of updates the last few days and showing that I'm still alive. Sadly, I won't be able to paint the coming days either cuz I'll be attending some kind of seminar-weekend organized by AFS concerning a year of doing social work overseas... in my case, Japan ;)
So yeah, no updates until Tuesday, probably :/

Have a nice weekend ^^

[23.11.2010] Babysteps

Caraveggio - David with the Head of Goliath

The title says it all.

-sun

[22.11.2010] Evening Mood (close up)

Sorry for the lack of updates, but the last few days were filled with celebrations, visiting relatives ('twas my old man's hatchday) and me learning for a shitload of exams. Biology. Me likez, however preparing for written exams is always a bitch^^

So here's another Bouguereau, though 'tis just a close up of the face, not the whole pic. Didn't manage to do anything requiring more time and effort ;)

Bouguereau - Evening Mood

My eyes hurt @.@
-sun

[20.11.2010] David with the Head of Goliath (Part 2)

Only had time to work on it a little today :)
Hopefully I'll get it done tomorrow, though I also need to learn for my biology exam. Hmmmm

Caravaggio - David with the Head of Goliath

-sun

[19.11.2010] David with the Head of Goliath (Part 1)

Instead of just rushing things, I decided to do this study over the course of several days. For now, I got the basics laid down (colour, lighting, shape...), and I think I'll be able to work with a lot more details thanks to taking more time - who would have thought! :]

Caravaggio - David with the Head of Goliath

Yeah, Caravaggio... seems I'm sticking to Baroque painters for now.

~sun

[18.11.2010] Sarah waiting for Tobias

Rembrandt today. Just a very quick sketch of the face, not the whole picture. Again, focused on light and shadow rather than form and accuracy^^

Rembrandt - Sarah waiting for Tobias

I should have more time during the weekend. Maybe I'll also split the painting process over more than just one day so I can work more on the studies ;)

[17.11.2010] Biblis

Next up is a piece by Bouguereau. I have to say, I _really_ love his art. But well, I have to say that of many other artists as well...
anyway, I managed to do another study today. I pretty much got it done in about an hour, so it's - again - rather sloppy. Have to find a way how I'll be able to paint and, at the same time, be able to examine the original closely. Second monitor, maybe? jk

Bouguereau - Biblis

Another possible option would be to just kind of stop doing a study of the whole pic but instead just focus on a certain detail. Or I could just work less rushed - however, today I wanted to make sure to get to bed earlier than yesterday, so sadly I couldn't do that :D (at least if I wanted to post something today)
Well, I'll figure it out someday^^

G'night

[16.11.2010] The first master...

is *insert dramatic music*

Vermeer

This picture was actually already painted yesterday... yesterday night. With bloodshot eyes I somehow managed to keep open, though I suppose it would have been better to just go to bed earlier.

Vermeer - The Girl with a Red Hat

Well, I don't really like this picture, I suppose it really shows how tired I was when I painted it. But still, it marks the beginning of this blog, and I guess it could be worse - for example, I could have screwed up the colours instead of just her facial expression :)

E: just realized... she looks like Frances Conroy ("Ruth Fisher" from Six Feet Under, for example)

Introductions

Hi everyone :)

Today I'm starting a new project which will _hopefully_ make me get off my arse and start drawing and painting somewhat daily. I think the description at the top of the page already pretty much tells everything about the blog, so I'm not gonna recap what this is all about^^
I hope you'll enjoy my daily updates :)
(and I reaaaaaally hope I'll manage to keep uploading something everyday for more than just one day :D Which kind of couldn't even really be considered daily. Wish me luck and endurance! ~(°A ° ~) )