Claire Livingston

charcoal, from life

Scott Taylor - charcoal drawing

Day 22 - Lashanna Lawler

Oil Painting from Life,  3 hour pose, 4 hours to completion

This is the second time I've had the privilege to paint Lashanna. Being an artist herself, she's a fabulous model knowing what we artists are looking for in a pose. She wore a fabulous coral dress this time. I loved the way the color reflected in her face.

Day 21 - 30 Day Challenge

Here's my fourth set of collages with color changes made with photoshop. One more group and I'll review my work to see which I'd like to expand into a painting. 

Day 20 - 30 Day Challenge

The top image is the original collage. Below are variations I created with Photoshop. Eventually, I will use these as starters for an abstract painting.

Day 19 - Collage for reference 2

Here is my second collage sketch, cropped and stretched, that I will use as reference for my eventual painting.

Day 18 - collage sketch

The top image is a collage that I created from solid areas of color from a magazine.  I've tried painting abstractly by considering a color palette alone, but I've rarely liked the results. I photographed the collage from a few different angles; one or more of them will serve as inspiration for the painted version.