Direct Watercolor #23

 One of the moderators for the 30 x 30 Direct Watercolor Challenge started a thread for members of the group to submit photos of themself for the group to use for direct watercolor. My friend, Mythili submitted a photo of herself and I thought I would give it a try. It is difficult to get facial proportions correct without guide lines. I made her face too wide and kept narrowing it. It is still a bit too wide, but I'm fairly happy with the result...and so was Mythili. I may attempt one of the other members before the challenge is finished.

Kevin

On Tuesday my portrait group met in Bellport. Kevin was our model for the morning and was great. We haven't drawn him before so he was a nice change. He reminded me of Graham Nash, of CSN if you remember them. I had time to do one longer painting of him and then a quick 10 minute ink sketch. The second sketch look more like him.

Gerri

Lately I haven't had much practice doing portraits. My one art group lost our meeting place back in January when the pipes froze and then burst in the building where our sketch nights were held. I don't know if they even started the repairs...you know how long it takes if repairs have to be made to a town building. Then the other art group has cancelled a few sessions. It was good to get in a sketch session last week when Gerri posed for us. 

Portrait and Strudel

Yes, it is an odd combination, but that's what's up next in my sketch que.

Sam posed recently for my portrait group, but I forgot to post the painting. This was her second time posing for us. Now she's back at school so I don't think we'll be seeing her again too soon.

For the Scavenger Hunt on Wet Canvas I had to sketch a dessert. I don't keep much for dessert in the house, but Jerry and I had been out to dinner and I brought my dessert home for later. Trust me...the strudel looks better than it tasted.

Beach Nap

I took along watercolor paper to the beach the other day hoping to do a small painting. I hadn't sketched or painted a portrait in a while so I tried to find someone who looked like they would stay put for a while. I am not used to sketching people in a reclined position. I found that a little difficult. lol

30 in 30 - Day 15 - Rooster

We are now halfway through the "30 Paintings in 30 Days" Challenge. This was done from my own photo taken at a wildlife refuge. I just loved the colors in this Rooster's feathers. I used watercolors and ink for this painting.

Some of the great work by the other participating artists can be found here: https://www.saetastudio.com/30-in-30-blog

Here's another recent portrait I did recently. Freddy is a member of our group and will be moving to Florida. He promised to pose for us before he left. In case you're wondering he has a walking stick with a cobra on it.