.....hosted a free modeling session yesterday so I grabbed my gouache and went, creating these two relatively quick studies. Thirty and sixty minutes respectively. I love gouache.....especially on a toned paper. I can play with color all I want and it generally forgives me.
James Gurney has a video he did at the Monterrey Plein Air event from about a month ago in which he paints the painters. He does a beautiful job catching the feeling of the moment. Nice to see real skill. It's worth your time to watch and see how simply he conceived this:
Looks like the first one warmed you up for the second...Great job on modeling the varied flesh tones and the pattern in his shirt!
ReplyDeleteGurney makes it look easy and I know it's not but the water based opaques look like a fun medium to try!