Another week of studying and sketching

I'm one page off finishing another sketchbook - again, rather absurdly pleased with that. I have decided the oil paints have to stay packed away until after my exam, otherwise I think I'd be painting under pressure rather than for pleasure. In the mean time, the veg boxes keep coming.

 

Even though I thought I was aware of seasonality etc, recording the boxes makes you very aware of the changes. Things have gotten a lot more colourful for one thing.

 

 

 

Sometimes I just want to fit in a sketch, but can't for the life of me find anything interesting to draw.

Hence, some of the shoes in the hall.

 

 

And a Rhododendron, there is a big bush of these in full blousy blossom in the garden at the moment.

 

 

 

Sketching the house etc

I've been trying to draw things that are a bit challenging, especially lines and perspective etc. for the practice. That makes it all sound like a boring  exercise, but I must say I'm loving the whole thing.

 

I sat out on the grass doing the next one, Max ran off with the tissues, licked the paint, and took to chewing my sandal , painting with a dog is gas crack.

 

I'm not the most innovative when it comes to subject matter. I wandered around looking for things and ended up sitting in front of the shed.

 

The next one  I didn't do for drawing practice, I wanted to try and quickly catch the late sun on the grass and the backlit viburnum. Minimum drawing and very quick painting.

 

 

And last weeks veg box.  Now that I think of it, I think that fennel bulb is still sitting in the fridge a week later, oops.

 

still sketching

I'm almost at the end of the bit of time I decided to take off study, but haven't got around to any oil painting at all. I seem to be chasing around catching up on the garden, the house, the kids and the dog, in no particular order. I'm still sketching though, so at least I'm still getting some practice in.

 

Still doing the weekly veg box. Yippee for spring, the veg are getting more colourful, less root veggie, and more tempting. Also still doing hellebores.

 

 

I find it a bit funny that I want to be a big and bold painter, but I am possibly more of  a delicate and  finikity painter. I have to make a conscious effort with the watercolours to try and get some proper dark in there, like in the shadow of this chair.

 

 

This was nice to do, I just had a nice lunch on a tray outside, the dog fell asleep under my bench, the sun was divine and I sat there happily sketching, squinting and improving my wrinkle count. I have used artistic licence and left out most of the weeds on the patio.