Saturday 16 May 2020
by Wulf
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This morning’s walk was up Beacon Hill again and I sat and did some more digital painting: I did take a photo but ended up only using it to pick two or three colours to get me started. After I’d … Continue reading
Monday 7 October 2019
by Wulf
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When I was visiting Magnus last week, I joined the weekly life drawing session he attends at Penrallt Baptist Church on Wednesday afternoons. He has been going for a few months (building up a nice portfolio of work) and has … Continue reading
Thursday 7 June 2018
by Wulf
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I admit it. Today’s painting is just yesterday’s with all the water fully evaporated: However, given how essential the interaction of water and pigment is to the art of watercolour, I think it has been a valuable experiment and worth … Continue reading
Thursday 21 September 2017
by Wulf
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While doing some background reading on Franck’s seeing/drawing books, I came across an interesting article by Paul Foxton called The Truth about Seeing – And Why it Makes Drawing so Hard. This proposes that the way the eye is trained … Continue reading
Tuesday 14 July 2015
by Wulf
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One of the exercises for the section of study I was working on last night was this video: I really can’t say any more without giving away vital clues but give it a watch (less than two minutes) and see … Continue reading