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47. a couple exercises if you want to loosen up.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #43)

Tue Dec 3, 2019, 10:08 PM

Dec 2019

if you live in a decent size town, see if there is a figure workshop you can join.
i spent some time in a small group w some artist friends where it was just- pay the model, draw, go home. sometimes people chatted, but no one offered unsolicited opinions and there were no crits.
we would usually do a few short poses, then one or 2 long.
then beers.

get some big paper, and use a big implement. charcoal is good to get loose w. i like sumi ink and a big brush.
put your shoulder into it.

and for a kinda off the wall way to look at drawing, check out 'drawing on the right side of the brain'. i believe it has been updated since i read it back in art school, but the drawing exercises are fun.

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So I guess it's OK to ask for critiques here... I've done some landscapes, [View all] The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 OP

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I'm getting an error page lunatica Dec 2019 #2

I think you have to have a google account to view and I don't hlthe2b Dec 2019 #3

I fixed the link (?). If that doesn't work I'll post them some other way. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #6

Can't access. Google wants me to sign in, but I forgot the password, since I've not used it for tblue37 Dec 2019 #4

Fixed the link, I think. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #5

It's working now. Great work. Hoyt Dec 2019 #7

not so weird. snow with ducks is my fave of these. nice colors nt msongs Dec 2019 #8

Loved them. What medium are you using? katmondoo Dec 2019 #9

Oil and water color (not together). The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #11

Lovely paintings. Scarsdale Dec 2019 #66

Great subject matter picks ... CatMor Dec 2019 #10

Wow! Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2019 #12

I like your work... hlthe2b Dec 2019 #13

not weird handmade34 Dec 2019 #14

You are seriously talented. Polly Hennessey Dec 2019 #15

They're very good lunatica Dec 2019 #16

Thanks for the excellent suggestion. I'll be exploring more landscape ideas The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #23

You do have some really dark shading in your purple flowers lunatica Dec 2019 #41

Fantastic!! GemDigger Dec 2019 #17

I do like your work. Grey Dec 2019 #18

The orange on the shelf woke me up the other day. yonder Dec 2019 #19

Beautiful. You have a wonderful gift. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants Dec 2019 #20

Very nice work! bif Dec 2019 #21

they really have a lot going for them. mopinko Dec 2019 #22

Thanks for your input! The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #24

try to limit painting from photos. mopinko Dec 2019 #25

I'd like to do some "live" landscapes, but in this part of the world The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #31

well, do still lifes then. mopinko Dec 2019 #39

I wouldn't be insulted by any suggestions; I'm happy to learn whatever I can. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #40

well, still lifes can be anything. anything. mopinko Dec 2019 #42

That's a very different style, but I really like the fluidity and the colors. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #43

a couple exercises if you want to loosen up. mopinko Dec 2019 #47

The art school where I take classes occasionally has live figure drawing classes. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #48

lovely Skittles Dec 2019 #26

Reminds me of Alex Colville without the animal(s) in the painting. I would applegrove Dec 2019 #27

Very nice! Newest Reality Dec 2019 #28

Thank you! The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #44

You are welcome... Newest Reality Dec 2019 #46

Got it! Ohiogal Dec 2019 #29

They are from photos. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #45

My goodness TVO. You're very talented. MontanaMama Dec 2019 #30

Fab! I love the spring and fall ones the most! n/t DonaldsRump Dec 2019 #32

Great works! Frustratedlady Dec 2019 #33

I am seriously in awe. 3catwoman3 Dec 2019 #34

You'd be amazed at what good instruction can do. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #37

They're FABULOUS! Apparently you got the dose of talent that I didn't get! Karadeniz Dec 2019 #35

Gorgeous...absolutely gorgeous Docreed2003 Dec 2019 #36

Wonderful!! Alliepoo Dec 2019 #38

ohm myyyyyy!! AllaN01Bear Dec 2019 #49

I love them. JudyM Dec 2019 #50

You are so talented. Love the old sepia buildings. OregonBlue Dec 2019 #51

Nice work! FuzzyRabbit Dec 2019 #52

The third picture ... lillypaddle Dec 2019 #53

I don't see weird at all Sucha NastyWoman Dec 2019 #54

Keep painting. Do not stop. you got what it takes. marble falls Dec 2019 #55

Critiques JGug1 Dec 2019 #56

They're Beautifull! From the Harem Dec 2019 #57

Damn impressive! panader0 Dec 2019 #58

Looks like something from the Impressionist era. kentuck Dec 2019 #59

They are .."Beautiful.." K and R...great work.. Stuart G Dec 2019 #60

These are very good yourmovemonkey Dec 2019 #61

Your work is terrific Sloumeau Dec 2019 #62

I love them all! I like your style. CaptainTruth Dec 2019 #63

They're wonderful! radical noodle Dec 2019 #64

I don't think they are weird at all. These really look good. PatrickforO Dec 2019 #65

...particularly enjoy the alleyway. Ellipsis Dec 2019 #67

Thanks! But if you want to see some really good paintings of alleys, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #68

Wow again! Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2019 #69

Velveteen, your rhythm and control is impeccable. Mersky Dec 2019 #70

Thank you so much for your kind remarks! The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #71

Those are good sizes. Mersky Dec 2019 #72

I like the corn field iamateacher Dec 2019 #73

Beautiful work! karin_sj Dec 2019 #74

All are wonderful! I can barely paint a room benld74 Dec 2019 #75

very good work IcyPeas Dec 2019 #76

OMG, are you kidding? YOU painted these? Eliot Rosewater Dec 2019 #77

It never even occurred to me to try to sell them. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #78

Wow! Tree-Hugger Dec 2019 #79

Very nice! nt tblue37 Dec 2019 #80

Beautiful gsbbrockton Dec 2019 #81

Thanks, but they're just art class projects that I never thought of selling - The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #82

beautiful!!!!! samnsara Dec 2019 #83