Saturday 20 May 2017

Iris Shapes

This is the last art work for a while (work beckons) and is a continuation of last week's update however with a more abstract slant.  Rather than trying to paint individual irises, my interest turned more towards shape and pattern as it has done in other art work I have produced.  I've never really worked with watercolour, so it was a bit of an experiment.  Oil painting is quite solid and gives quite a different outcome compared to watercolour paint.  Oils also take a long time to dry, whereas watercolours dry very fast so the whole artist experience is quite different. 

Iris Shapes, watercolour painting on A3 watercolour paper

Sunday 7 May 2017

Irises

It's been some time since I last updated this blog.  This is not because I have been doing anything but drawing and painting (quite the reverse).  I have been working on an area of weakness that is still a work in progress and will hopefully be added to my blog when I feel happy with my creations in this area.  I think that choosing areas and subjects that are out of our comfort zones to be a good way to develop as an artist and even generally as a person.  There have been some other developments to my art work which will give a very different emphasis in the future, however that will be a not too distant post on this blog. 

This drawing is a respite from working outside my comfort zone and is a subject matter that I am very familiar with: botanical/nature.  It could be good as a watercolour painting, although this is another area which is out of my comfort zone.  I suppose this has thus far been a year of working in less familiar areas concerning my art work!

Irises, coloured pencil and graphite drawing, A3 (2017)