Peel

Messing around with the clay earlier this week lead back to some Planet Peel visuals.

After a few months of working on portraits, animals and plants it was about time to go back and see what could be done with the Planet Peel visuals. 

Overwhelmingly these visuals give me a sense of satisfaction unlike the portraits. The ribbon effect is just a bunch of fun, so I'll be spending the next week working on new ides, colours and expanding the world a little.

During lunch

Working within deadlines helps to keep momentum. This one took just over an hour.

Claying

The past few weeks I'd been peeling back pieces of paper, cutting and tearing to understand the basics a little better while sketching.

Clay would help to understand the lighting a little better, but actually it was just a whole lot of fun to play with.

Light contrast.

The way the flex influences the folded areas was pretty unexpected so I'll look at including it for future works.

The exercise was more fun than informative, but in a way that proved pretty informative. The best part of the whole thing was mashing the clay back into a ball for next time!

Acrylics 101

I love simplicity, but it became apparent the past few weeks that in order to really understand colors and  shape, more exploration is needed.  It's something I'd been aware of for a while but had been struggling to actually get it down on paper.

Dandelions

Mushrooms

LadyBirds

A long way to go, but at this point, everything is a learning curve.

Simplicity

Portrait painting is always relaxing. I spent the last few weeks simplifying colors and exploring a few techniques. 

Porcelain Girl

A4 wood - Acrylics / pencils

David Downton has inspired me since college. Initially finding his work through Creative Review, I've been entranced since.

I had a few attempts here but thought this porcelains girl came out quite well. Delicate and fragile looking.

Christmas 1994