I haven`t got any paintings to post at the moment, so i thought I would post these sketches that i did at our club Monday afternoon from photographs that i take of people when i`m out sketching. these sketches I use for any paintings that I do. I time myself to take no more that five minutes to do these sketches ( Pen and Ink ).
I find it is very good exercise. I have just bought myself a couple of Moleskin Sketch pads, I`m dying to try them out on Thursday and Sunday, yippee!.
Tuesday, 4 June 2013
I haven`t got any paintings to post at the moment, so i thought I would post these sketches that i did at our club Monday afternoon from photographs that i take of people when i`m out sketching. these sketches I use for any paintings that I do. I time myself to take no more that five minutes to do these sketches ( Pen and Ink ).
I find it is very good exercise. I have just bought myself a couple of Moleskin Sketch pads, I`m dying to try them out on Thursday and Sunday, yippee!.
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These are really good sketches Vic, they make good practise work and also useful for paintings later on.
ReplyDeleteA great idea for getting reference material. They're nice characterful sketches as well.
ReplyDeleteHi Ann.
ReplyDeleteI`m glad you like them. I do love to sketch whenever I get the chance, which is almost every day. I`m out tomorrow, so apart from an oil sketch (i hope ), I will try out my new moleskin Pads. All the best Ann.
Vic.
Hi Keith.
ReplyDeleteI`m glad you like them as well. As I said to Ann above, I`m looking forward to using my Moleskin pads. thanks for your comment Keith, and all the best.
Vic.
Wonderful idea, Vic! This way you have your "reference" picture when you need it!! Great sketches, by the way..love the man with the hat!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Hilda.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment my friend. Yes Hilda, I think most Artist`s do this by way of their reference pictures. When I do a landscape, most of the time there isn`t a figure in the subject, this is where they come in handy. We went out this morning and I did an Oil sketch, and Harry did a pencil sketch of the same subject. It was a great morning. All the best Hilda.
Vic.
Hi Vic,
ReplyDeleteI love theses sketches, and what a great idea for reference pictures.
Sue
Hi Sue.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your nice comment. I don`t know how I would manage without these sketches Sue. Going out tomorrow over to Hastings with our Club, yippee! Boats, boats, and more boats. All the best Sue.
Vic.
What wonderful people studies Vic! I should be doing these myself because they are such a great exercise. Thanks for the very kind compliment on my blog, you brightened my day! To answer your question my palette is titanium white, cad. yellow (medium), naples yellow, yellow ochre, cad. red light, alizarin crimson, cobalt blue, ultramarine blue and mars black. You can see my whole outdoor set-up on my web site, under plein air workshops in OC. www.KimVanDerHoek.com
ReplyDeleteHi Kim.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your nice comment, and giving me your Palette. It`s Strange really because the only two I haven`t in my palette is naples yellow and Cobult blue. The cobult Blue i don`t get because it is too expencive. Thank you again kim and all the best to you.
Vic.
Vic my friend, you are so right about doing and keeping up with sketching. You will love working in the moleskin books. Your sketches are outstanding.
ReplyDeleteAll the best to you,
Joan
Hi Joan.
ReplyDeleteGlad you like the sketches my friend. Joan, I used my moleskin sketching pads on last Thursday for the first time and they were great. I also used them on Sunday last at Hastings with the club. I did a 6x8 painting sketch in my pochade box, and about eight pen and ink sketches in my Moleskin pad. I think you would need the pads that can take water colour washes, you couldn`t use the sketch pads for washes, I wouldn`t think so. All the best Joan.
Vic.