Posted on by Jutta Blühberger

Tolstoy Portrait – Aquarell Painting.

Today is Leo Tolstoy‘s 186th birthday and Google honors this with a doodle. So I decided to paint his portrait for the 30in30 challenge.

I found an old postcard photo on eBay which I used as a template. The painting is done in Aquarell (watercolor) with a limited palette and white chalk. When I studied older watercolors done by Albrecht Dürer and others that they rarely used watercolor only – they often combined it with other media, coal and chalk among other things.

Tolstoi Portrait, Aquarell & Kreide auf Papier, 24x32cm * Watercolor & Chalk on Paper, 9.5x12.5in © 2014 by Jutta Blühberger www.juttabluehberger.at
Tolstoi Portrait, Aquarell & Kreide auf Papier, 24x32cm * Watercolor & Chalk on Paper, 9.5×12.5in © 2014 by Jutta Blühberger www.juttabluehberger.at

 

This painting is part of my September 30in30 Challenge with Leslie Saeta and you can find the contributions of other artists here.