En Garde Part 2

Another piece that has been in my work-in-progress folder for far too long. This one also received some feedback from the mentors at the Bali Illustration Workshop, reminding me of the areas that I really need to work on in my art and design.

I remember telling myself to be more a bit more expressive when I started this piece.

Take a look at my process below.

Still Life Study - GBA SP

Attempting a still life paint study, something I've never really done before.

Perspective's a bit wonky. Should have thought of that before I jumped into rendering.

Sargent Study

A 4-hour study of Sargent's Emily Sargent painting. I've never done a master study before, so this was an exciting first one. I may have taken longer than I originally planned, but I hope to digest some of his strokes and make them a part of me one day.

Portrait Study

Original photo by Claude Flener.

Will be doing more studies to get back to painting. This actually took me almost 3 hours. Struggled with finding a way to efficiently indicate the beads around the neck without actually drawing every single one. I enjoyed painting in the lines on the shirt though.

En Garde Part 1

Something that I worked on before leaving for the Bali Illustration Workshop. Touched it up after some comments from the mentors.

The workshop was great! It was also a big reminder that I still have such a long way to go in this art journey. Made new friends and met up with some old ones. Huge thanks to Alejandro Mirabal and his wife for putting such an event together. I hope there's more to come :)

Now, back to the grind for me.