Category Archives: August

Natalie: August

Tragedy

Au6
Charcoal and soft pastels on paper, 21 x 29 cm

There is no particular story for this sketch other than a study of emotions. I wanted to depict a real devastating state of horror with simple lines, but it turned out to be a real struggle. The mouth area proved to be the most difficult task. I ended up with certain features all over the place…just like my mood at that time! By the way, this is not a self-portrait as I worked from a photograph of a stranger.

 

Imaginary flowers (R)

Au1
Watercolour on paper, 27 x 27 cm

This is a response for Patricia’s Grasses Studies (August). I gave myself absolute freedom and almost doodled the watercolours. It was a most enjoyable activity.

 

Expectations

Au2
Watercolour on paper, 27 x 28 cm

After having the joy of working with watercolours for the Imaginary Flowers, I decided to try the same approach as for the facial expressions study and see where such free marks approach would take me. I think I ended up with a face full of expectations…coincidence? I will certainly come back to such approach, as I find it rather exciting.

 

Inside the cupboard

Au3
Watercolour on paper, 18 x 36 cm

This is a study of the domestic environment, which is usually hidden from the eye, and yet some hidden structures are the most important installations of our daily life, e.g. rain water and WC pipes! These pipes are in my house and I actually painted them in different colours in real life.

 

Reading corner (R)

Au4
Acrylic on paper, 13 x 18,5 cm

This is a response for Patricia’s The Studio (August) study. A small area of my reading corner, amidst my favouirite blue wall and the yellow sofa.

 

Yacht house (R)

Au5
Watercolour on paper, 26 x 30 cm

This is a response for Patricia’s 77th Street (August). The view is not from my window though. I came across this beautiful house while I was searching for the Modern Architecture a few years ago and I fell in love with this property since. It is located right on the beach in the Crimea. There is no way I could possibly afford it as we are talking about several millions…what a pity.

Patricia: August

View towards Queensboro Bridge

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Watercolour on paper, 25 x 25 cm

An Urban Sketching approach, depicting the bridge over the East River from Manhattan to Long Island City. I’m experimenting with coloring my sketches only partially to set accents.

 

East River at 92nd Street, Manhattan Upper East Side

IMG_5899
Watercoloour on paper, 25 x 25 cm

Another Urban Sketcher’s view over the East River close to home. There are quite a few steel construction bridges in the area. I might try to draw them from closer one day because I’m finding them fascinating.

 

Girl from the 1950s

IMG_5901
Watercolour on paper, 25 x 25 cm

Sketched after a photo by Frank Larson, North American photographer whose work has only recently been discovered. While the photo depicted a sweet girl, the sketch brings out a certain wickedness in her traits, which I found quite interesting.

 

Blue movement (R)

IMG_5903
Mixed media on board, 36 x 45 cm

Experimenting with mixing materials into paint and using paint in different opacities. The piece was loosely inspired by Natalie’s ‘Abstract composition with yellow 2’ (July), in the leisurely approach to composition.

 

Stripes (R)

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Oil pastel and ink on paper, 28 x 38 cn

Inspired by Natalie’s ‘Drifting boats 2’ (July), where the stripe elements were my starting point to experiment with strong colour contrasts between oil pastels and black ink.

 

Transparent circles (R)

IMG_5907
Watercolour on paper, 25.5 x 45.5 cm

Inspired by Natalie’s ‘Cherry Stones’ (July), I used round shapes for an abstract composition.

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