30 Rock (minus 25)
Inspired by last session with the still-lifes, this week everybody was assigned a task of selecting one object and doing study(s) of it. As a back-story we heard that sometimes (in art schools) you have to do even hundreds of…
Why I Don’t Do Still-Lifes, Reason No. 1
It has been said that behind every successful painting there’s a winning still-life. Well, this posting should explain a lot when it comes to my painting career… This second watercolour painting lesson the assignment was to paint a fairly complex…
Visual Expression: Graphics Thursday #1
On the first graphics Thursday we were assigned the task of testing different classroom friendly graphic techniques. (More content in English coming later.) 1 person likes this post. Liked? Click here. Accident? Click to remove your vote.
Visual Expression: Painting Wednesday #4
Neljäs kerta maalausta, eikä vieläkään mitään maagista tulosta! Edellisen kerran ongelmoinnit tuoreena mielessä, ei inspiraatiota niin hirveästi ollut. Aloitin miettimällä uutta ideaa sille pitkäkkäälle pohjalle. Koska en saanut kotonakaan luonnostellessa kiinni perspektiivistä, ja näin ollen hahmottanut lainkaan sisältöä, hylkäsin “horisontti…
Visual Expression: Painting Wednesday #3
Olen vielä hieman kahden vaiheilla kuinka paljon haluan näistä maalaustöistä kertoa tässä vaiheessa, mutta lupaan postata edes jotain siitäkin huolimatta, etten varsinaisia töitä tahdo julkaista. Viimekerralla kerroinkin jo, että viritimme kiilakankaita. Minulle siunaantui niitä kolme: yksi tarkoituksenmukainen (eli mitä opettaja halusi…
Visual Expression: Painting Wednesday #2
The second week of painting was mostly spent on making canvases for oils and acrylics. In other words, the day comprised mostly of banging stretcher bars with a hammer, ripping through canvas, cursing the uncooperative nail guns and sore hands….
Visual Expression: Painting Wednesday #1
This week’s WIP posting has not materialised, nor will it, because I didn’t work on anything I felt like posting. Ie. I only worked on things I have posted once already or things I cannot (for one reason or another)…
Watercolour and pain, WF #2
Phew, this week has gone in a blink of an eye. I can’t fathom how that keeps happening, but there you go. Though, as per the headline, this week’s been bad health-wise so I haven’t had the inclination to sit…
