A Fallen Angel, and the Blessing of Sennelier Oil Pastels
After last week’s success in “Drawing a Head”, I knew it was going to be difficult to beat my previous gouache pieces but nevertheless I tried.
Gouache on Paper
The models this week felt more challenging to capture, so I mixed up my approach between colour and line. I also had Van Gogh on my mind so one of my drawings took a mark-making direction, whereas for the others I tried to keep to the scale that worked last week.
Gouache on Paper
Being Sneaky at The National Gallery
I currently write going into my last week of term (I know I know I’m a bit behind on the weekly blog this time), so I can safely admit that I’ve been sneaking oil pastels into The National Gallery to work in a very tidy manner! After speaking to Mark Cazalet, we agreed that I was so incredibly fed up and frustrated with pencils I had to move away from them and somewhat break the rules.
Studying Gainsborough, Coloured Pencil on Paper
These were my last coloured pencil drawings before I ran off and bought some wonderful Sennelier oil pastels to quell my irritation. Below is a quick study I did in the last hour of the day and for the first time I truly enjoyed working at The National Gallery. I realised that a massive part of my previous oil pastel frustrations was due to the fact that I had simply not thrown enough money at my art materials (why does this always have to be the case).
Oil Pastel on Paper
My oil pastel momentum continued into my Wednesday “Core Day” where we were drawing from film, and I collaged drawings from “The Colour of Pomegranates” to create the piece below.
Oil Pastel and Gouache on Paper
A Fallen Angel
This week’s “Drawing a Story” had an injured angel sprawled across the studio surrounded by crabs, chickens, a strange spider lady and a curious priest. Continuing to address my thoughts on transforming space, I used the morning to catalogue enough elements to create my own gouache painting in the afternoon.
Morning Drawings, Pencil on Paper
My first piece was an attempt at gouache and oil pastels combined, but I felt I wanted a more delicate control over the image so moved onto using gouache alone.
Gouache and Oil Pastel on Paper (Left), Gouache on Paper (Right)
I also had a smaller piece I was experimenting with on the side, building off the composition I had used earlier in the week. This then inspired another new gouache painting (currently a WIP):
