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The Modern Portrait in Different Techniques

The Modern Portrait in Different Techniques In mid-May, I participated in the very last elective seminar of my art studies. The topic of portraits has long interested me and from time to time I practiced portrait drawing and painting with... Weiterlesen

Painting Techniques of Schiele, Morandi, Modigliani and Cezanne

Painting Techniques of Schiele, Morandi, Modigliani, and Cezanne At the beginning of May I attended my last but one elective course in my art studies. I was already familiar with Cezanne and Schiele, but it was my first encounter with Morandi and Modigliani.... Weiterlesen

Waterskiing Sisters – Gouache Painting

Waterskiing Sisters - Gouache Painting One of my last remaining homework for the art academy is a 'nearly' act drawing of several people. I chose this picture of the Windsor sisters that I found on Pinterest and Flickr. The reference... Weiterlesen

Foot Studies 1 – 5 – Pencil Drawings

Foot Studies 1 - 5 - Pencil Drawings Even though I have not posted for some time, I did my daily contribution for the 30 in 30 Challenge with Leslie Saeta, and also as homework for my art studies at the Leonardo Kunstakademie... Weiterlesen

Act drawing – Aquarell painting

Act drawing #3 - Aquarell painting My third 'nearly' act drawing is a ballet dancer. I painted her with Aquarell watercolor on tinted paper (Mi-Teintes). I found the reference photo on Pinterest and traced it back to a Tumblr Blog, but... Weiterlesen

Julianna 4 JKPP – Pencil Portrait

Julianna 4 JKPP - Pencil Portrait This is portrait #7 and contribution #7 for the 30in30 Challenge. It is a portrait of Julianna who you can find under Beanie61 on Flickr. I have already portrayed her once and you can find the... Weiterlesen

Claudia 4 JKPP – Pencil Portrait

Claudia 4 JKPP - Pencil Portrait The sixth portrait is from Claudia, also a JKPP member, who can be found on Flickr under "Heal and Inspire". I have made a portrait of her already once, a year ago, but from a... Weiterlesen

Jean Marc 4 JKPP – Coal Portrait

Jean Marc 4 JKPP - Coal Portrait This portrait of Jean Marc is the fifth portrait and the fifth contribution to the 30in30 Challenge with Leslie Saeta. Jean Marc is like the others a member of the JKPP (Julia Kay's Portrait... Weiterlesen

Synchrotron 4 JKPP – Pastels Portrait

Synchrotron 4 JKPP - Pastels Portrait Here is the fourth portrait as my fourth contribution for the 30in30 Challenge with Leslie Saeta. Synchrotron is the Flickr name of this JKPP member. His other half of the face is in the shade which makes for... Weiterlesen

James 4 JKPP – Pencil Portrait

James 4 JKPP - Pencil Portrait Here is the third portrait for the third day of the 30in30 Challenge with Leslie Saeta. It is done with pencil on creme colored paper which you might not see clearly on the photo.... Weiterlesen

Ana 4 JKPP – Pastels Portrait

Ana 4 JKPP - Pastels Portrait Following the first portrait comes a second one, and probably many more. This portrait is like the first one from a member of the JKPP group on Flickr. I did it on a creme colored... Weiterlesen

First painting – First portrait – Pauline 4 JKPP

First painting - First portrait - Pauline 4 JKPP And here is my first painting for the 30in30 Challenge in January 2015 with Leslie Saeta - a portrait for JKPP. That's a Flickr group to which I belong, where we portrait each other. JKPP... Weiterlesen

Tolstoy Portrait – Aquarell Painting

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... Weiterlesen

A Cool Mexican – Gouache Painting

September Challenge - Day 2 Here is the second painting for the 30in30 Challenge with Leslie Saeta. A Cool Mexican - Gouache Painting This painting started a loooong time ago. It is based on a photo of somebody I know.... Weiterlesen

Blind Spot

Two months ago I took part in an entrance examination (unfortunately not successful) and did the following project work on "Blind Spot". A blind spot in the industrialized world is the subdivision of people into subgroups. In English, one speaks... Weiterlesen