My approach to life painting is to both paint from life & also use a reference image to assist in refining the painting .
Abi was a delightful life modal that allowed me to capture the dynamics of figure painting which are very challenging to the Artist .
Life drawing Of Lily. Christchurch life drawing class. 45-minute drawing sketch in graphite pencil. Life drawing really helps to improve drawing skills like no other artistic practice.
This painting was painted from both Lydia posing and from a reference photo. Lydia posed over three sessions, allowing me to capture a greater depth and colour range than merely working from a reference photo alone. Lydia requested to have a skyscape with apples in the painting which was created from imagination. The painting took 16 hours to complete in total.
This is my first life painting project and I am working with a life modal over a series of two-hour sessions, to allow me the time to slowly obtain correct body proportions. I have been attending life drawing classes which has helped me to improve my drawing and painting skills. To further develop my skills this new project is showing me the challenges that artists face in tackling the complexity of the human body.
16/11/18 In this two-hour session I have made some important alterations to the breast area and have painted the hands. The overall proportions of the head and body are starting to fall into place. Painting from life has been a very rewarding and educational process, important in mastering the drawing & painting process.
19/12/18 The life painting of Stephanie has now been completed. The final painting session with Stephanie was a rewarding session in which, to my surprise, the painting completed itself. The dynamics of the inner qualities of Stephanie was captured, resulting in a deep feeling of achieving my goal and crossing an important phase of my artistic development.
Christchurch life drawing class. Picture of Lilly, a life model, in graphite pencil. Short sketches of Lily in various poses during the class.
Female nude life painting. One of the greatest challenges in art is to master the human form. This painting took me about three months to complete and has helped me perfect my skills as an artist. I worked from a reference photo and look forward to next working from life in detail as life classes are too short in time to allow for a detailed painting.
Life paintings of Lily, life model at the Boscombe Life Drawing Group. Started with short sketches of Lily, then two 30-minute poses, and finally a one-hour pose. Being used to long painting projects, life painting is very liberating and allows for more free artistic expression.
Life painting in oil of Robin 24/6/17, at the Boscombe Life Drawing Group. Painting from life is a fantastic way to improve my observational skills as an artist. I do enjoy completing a painting in under one hour, compared to my fantasy project which has taken 6 months and still not totally finished. In class, I’m working in the alla prima wet on wet technique.
Life painting at the Boscombe Life Drawing Group. It was good to be back after four months, really needed a break from my longer projects. Life painting requires speed and allows for a more energetic, raw painting that is completed in a short time frame. This is Pat in various poses.
Various paintings from life. Life painting is very challenging as time is short to produce convincing life paintings. Here a few life painting sketches completed in thirty minute or one hour time frame. As a relatively slow painter , life painting forces me to develop a more raw, spontaneous, fluid expression in my art journey. Life painting is, for me, a deeply spiritual experience.
Life painting sketches in oil . Christchurch life drawing class dec 2016 & Trish life drawing class Nov 2016. Each life sketch done in 45 min time scale. A real test of endurance & skill.
