I mentioned in the Jaguar piece that I'd also drawn a Snow Leopard but then made a mess of the painting, so scrapped it at an early stage. My usual reaction to disaster is to go straight back in so the following day I started again.
The drawing - my usual mechanical 07 2B pencil
Stage 1 completed I painted the rest the following day.
Snow Leopard - 16" x 12" Waterford High White 140lb (300g) not
I was moderately pleased after finishing this, although I think the Jaguar painting is superior. I keep looking at it and think it is missing something. I suspect I know what it is and to do with the background. I used several colours and my usual brushes.
My next painting is another Amerindian, in this case a Chippewa warrior circa 1869. His Indian name is a lengthy and complicated one but apparently a loose translation is `Evening Sun'. What attracted me to it oddly enough was the large fur cap he wore and even shaggier fur coat. Amidst all this his face is quite small. Normally I concentrate on the face and fill most of the paper with it.
16" x 12" Fabriano Artistico Extra White 140lb (300gsm) not
While I'm again quite pleased with this painting one error is that I've made the feather too large relative to the remainder. You can see this quite clearly in the guide photograph. I used Translucent Brown (Schminke Pbr41) with a little Raw Sienna as the skin colour darkened with either Cerulean or Cobalt Blue. Three brushes were involved, the Rosemary Kolinsky travel brushes sizes 6 and 10, and the Isabey travel brush size 6. The Isabey, while long is much smaller in diameter than the Rosemary 6. It is good for the detail, especially the eyes. About 2 hours max.
16" x 12" Great Art Centenaire 140lb (300gsm) not
This was my submission for the AVA subject `Interiors' last Thursday. It is on the back of a discarded painting as is the Amerindian. Once again I forgot my camera so cannot cover my fellow artists work. Colours are mostly blues plus Ultramarine Violet, Quinacridone Coral, Perylene Maroon, Raw Sienna and touches of a few others. It is simple and modest but I quite like it as the subject is one I wouldn't paint by choice.
1 comment:
I think the painting of the Chippewa Warrior is lovely Peter. I really like the colours you have used and I do not think the size of the feather matters. I think you are right that the jaguar is a lot more striking than the snow leopard. Maybe this has something to do with the Jaguar's dark background on the LH side with half the face in shadow.
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