BlogHide Resteemsklaut (59)in hive-185836 • 4 years agoHappy Thanksgiving y'all!Practice.klaut (59)in hive-185836 • 4 years agoCoronavirus Catchup...Whoa, I completely forgot to post my art progress to Steemit. 5 months flew by, and here's what I've been up to... Charcoal on newsprint paper: Little gouache…klaut (59)in hive-185836 • 4 years agoCoronavirus practice, part IIIOh boy, the world is weird right now. So I'm tuning out social media and the news to just focus on leveling up my skills...klaut (59)in art • 5 years agoDrawing in the age of coronavirus, part 2I think I'm ready for the world to open up again...klaut (59)in art • 5 years agoDrawing in the age of coronavirusOh my, how the world has changed in one month...klaut (59)in art • 5 years agoPractice makes perfectMy latest head drawing practice in charcoal:klaut (59)in art • 5 years agoTwo steps forward, one step back...... Seems like this is the only path to mastery. Nothing works for days. Then you get a glimpse of hope, one good drawing, perhaps two... and you're back to frustrationville. Rinse and repeat.klaut (59)in art • 5 years agoHeads on the lineWeekly head drawing practice in charcoal:klaut (59)in art • 5 years agoWelcome to the Roaring Twenties!This year started with a plateau and a couple of false starts... But now it's already looking to be a great one. Here's to an amazing 2020, Steemers! :) Charcoal on newsprint, from photo…klaut (59)in art • 5 years agoLast one for 2019...Happy New Year Steemers! I'll try to be a better contributor in 2020 :)klaut (59)in art • 5 years agoSaturday head practiceTime spent: 2 hours. Materials: smooth newsprint and charcoal pencil. Reference: photo.klaut (59)in art • 5 years agoWeekly practiceTo be honest, I had a couple of busy weeks... Meaning, I didn't get the chance to do much drawing and painting practice. All I had time for was a few master studies in charcoal:klaut (59)in art • 5 years agoSunday Master Study in Gouache: Norman RockwellThis past Sunday I decided to level up my practice and do a head master study in gouache. I love artists like Rockwell, Leyendecker, Cornwell... and other midcentury American illustrators. And…klaut (59)in art • 5 years agoWeekly head studiesMy obsession with head studies continues. Been doing lots of gouache heads, and ink heads, and charcoal heads. Here are a few highlights. First, a quick head sketch in gouache: Next, an…klaut (59)in art • 5 years agoTrying out the Zorn palette...Anders Zorn was a great Swedish artist. But when you're (like me) starting your journey in art, the one thing he's most famous for is his limited color palette. You see, through out his career…klaut (59)in art • 5 years agoMonochrome head studiesWeekly head studies continue... Portrait gesture in gouache: Little head quick-sketches in ink:klaut (59)in art • 5 years agoSaturday practice - the follow upI said I'd start practicing figure drawing... but I didn't manage to do any of it this week. However, I kept practicing drawing heads whenever I could. A little bit of charcoal, ink and gouache.…klaut (59)in art • 5 years agoSaturday practiceMore head drawing practice... Proportions keep improving. And likeness is getting better, too. I think I'm ready to add some figure drawing on alternate days from next week...klaut (59)in art • 5 years agoOne more...One more head from charcoal drawing practice. Trying to see how far I can push it in the shortest time possible. I probably spent about 30 to 40 minutes on this. The proportions a still off and…klaut (59)in art • 5 years agoHeads on the line...In the past few weeks I've gone back to charcoal and done some head studies. I don't like charcoal. It's too messy. But it forces me to approach drawing more like painting. And that will help me…
