A view from underneath the railway bridge. Experiment with the negative and positive shapes using the patterns of light showing through the bridges structure.
Category: Diary
A diary of paintings and drawings by louis smith
33rd Free Portrait of Nick
33rd Free Portrait
Below is the 33rd free portrait of Nick. The portrait was painted in 4 hours on the 1st October between 11-3 pm.
Landscapes Manchester
I have been experimenting with different approaches to painting cityscapes over the past week. All the paintings are A4 size which is roughly 12″ X 8″.
Seven Oaks Pub, Nicholas St, Manchester.
Corner of Thomas St and Tibb St, Manchester.
Corner of Nicholas St and St James St, Manchester.
Arwright House, St Mary’sParsonage, Manchester.
Hope St, Mill, Manchester.
Corner of Nicholas St and St James St, Manchester.
Portrait of Angus
Below is the 32nd free portrait of Angus. The portrait was painted in 4 hours on the 2nd August between 11-3 pm.
More Portraits
Here are some more portraits from the last two weeks.
26th Free Portrait
Below is the 26th free portrait of Gill. The portrait was painted in 4 hours on the 8th July between 10-2 pm.
25th Free Portrait
Below is the 25th free portrait of Valeria. The portrait was painted in 4 hours on the 4th July between 11-3 pm.
24th Free Portrait
Below is the 24th free portrait of Valeria. The portrait was painted in 4 hours on the 3rd July between 10-2 pm.
23rd Free Portrait
Below is the 23rd free portrait of Marc. The portrait was painted in 4 hours on the 2st July between 10-2 pm.
22nd Free Portrait
Below is the 22nd free portrait of Peter. The portrait was painted in 4 hours on the 1st July between 1-5 pm.
Rosemary and Co Artist Brushes
Rosemary and Co Artist Brushes were used for this portrait of Shelda. They’re very good quality brushes and super cheap, well worth the investment. I used the Chungking long haired, long handled filberts.
Limited Palette
Limited palette using Windsor and Newton, Indian red, yellow ochre, titanium white and mars black. I used the limited palette on the top two portraits, its surprising how much colour you can stretch out of such muted colour. The colours are also more harmonious giving them a quitter feel.
20th Free Portrait
Below is the 20th free portrait of Jacek. The portrait was painted in 4 hours on the 26th June between 9-5 pm.
19th Free Portrait
Below is the 19th free portrait of Jamie. The portrait was painted in 4 hours on the 25th June between 12-4 pm.
18th Free Portrait
Below is the 18th free portrait of Kerri. The portrait was painted in 4 hours on the 19th June between 10-2 pm.
Students work Advanced Classical Realism Course
Here are some portrait drawings from the first Advanced Classical Realism Course. It was the first time the students have worked on a long pose from life. They did a good job considering it was their first time and had no prior experience.
The pose lasted 6 weeks which was a bit too long for some people. Next time the course will either be broken down into 2 x 3 week poses or drawing exercises for one half of each class and the sitter posing for the other half.
Artists and Illustrators July 2014
In this months article for Artists and Illustrators I discuss the steps of producing a Bistre underpainting. Bistre is known as the “wipe-out method”. A brown glaze is painted over a white canvas or board and then ‘wiped out’ to create the highlights. The shadows are built up using opaque paint and the half-tones are applied with a little colour on the brush allowing the warmth of the brown to show through the translucent glaze.
Free Portrait of Mark
I have been accepted by the Sky Portrait Artist of the Year 2014 Competition today and looking forward to the 27th in London. Below is the second free portrait of Mark. The portrait was painted in 4 hours on the 8th of May between 6.30-10.30 pm. If you want a free portrait click here>>>
