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Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Parkinsel Ludwigshafen
"Hannelore Kohl Promenade"
30 cm x 25 cm, Oil, Plein Air
"Double Togetherness"
30 cm x 25 cm, Oil, Plein Air
It was the first time I asked a stranger if i may paint. She agreed and it was a special experience to paint them - being so much into each other. Thank you!
Life Drawing, BBK Mannheim, Oct 1
Pencil/Charcoal.
Found just these two okay and for showing the rest I need to be paid ;-)
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Overcast Spell
22.5 cm x 30 cm, Oil, Plein Air
20 cm x 30 cm, Oil, Plein Air
FAQ: Why do you sometimes sign a painting with your surname, sometimes with your initials and sometimes not at all?
It's for those not interested in paintings, so that they have something to think about too.
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Life Drawing Class, BBK Mannheim, Sep 24
I haven't used charcoal for more than a year and a hard time to cope with it today.
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Mannheim Railway Station Design Study
"Painted" on the iPad with Artrage App
Link to photo reference
My current learning focus is on design. I have started doing lots of small master studies and in between I try to compose something myself from a photo. Over the coming months I want to create some cityscapes of my region... Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, Heidelberg...
An important thing I have learned from Jeremy Mann is that the reference photo must be less important than i initially thought. I conclude that from looking at his paintings and hundreds of professional photos taken from New York. None of them is even close to any of the cityscapes of Jeremy. Here and there, i did come across some photos of really fantastic design on google. With a closer look they turned out to be paintings of other artists. Great design apparently takes more than just modifying a photo, it is rather a complete reinvention of the scene.
With this idea at hand i am trying to be less picky on the actual photograph i chose and more picky on the pictures that come up in my mind. I like the design above as it gives me the "feel" of being in Mannheim. Before turning this into a painting it will need more work, in particular on perspective.
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Pencil Studies of Jeremy Mann Cityscapes
~ 4 cm x 4 cm, 4B Pencil
How do I improve my own compositions?
I have read a lot and learned all the "rules" ... Golden rule, thirds, threes, rabatement, dominant value, focus, eye movement, etc, etc, etc...
What strikes me more and more is that in many paintings I like many of these rules were ignored. I am close to say, now i know all the rules i should quickly forget them.
So, how do I improve my own compositions?
I figured out something that doesn't work well for me: doing lots of own design studies. They don't seem to get better really. Well, there may be an improvement but of that sort only your own mom can see...
Now, how do I improve my own compositions?
I do not know. I will try a brand new compositional rule: Spend more time looking at/studying master paintings than looking at your own crap!
Link to Jeremy Mann, my favorite superstar of cityscapes. Sorry Joseph!
Friday, September 19, 2014
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Charity Auction - THANK YOU !!!
I would like to heartly thank everyone who took part at my little charity auction!
The winning bid was 82 US$. I donated this amount (65€) plus 50€ to doctors without frontiers.
The painting is a winner too... it goes to Hawai.... Aloha!
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