Evolution of a Painting - Part 2

So now I am ready to put paint to canvas. Let's begin! I basically just block in with color where thigns are going to go. Notice the wave?




Well I had to change it. Composition wise it just wasn't coming together the way I wanted it to. Once I reversed the curl...it flowed so fast I was thrilled! Her hair becomes the wave and it all comes from her tears. The lava comes from her lips - deep beneath the surface.


For this painting I did something I normally don't do and that was to turn the canvas as I worked on her face. I wanted to make sure she wasn't wonky! Her fern haku blends the two planes together.



More details in her eye and...voila!

The Legend of Haumea

Evolution of a Painting

I realized that I never posted about this painting so here we go...

While toodling around in my sketchbook one day I was reminded of the legend of Haumea. I have often seen works that portray Pele in the volcano fire but couldn't recall seeing Haumea's legend done in any form. Depending on which version or source you get your legend from will make the "facts" vary but she is known to be the "mother earth" and deeply connected to childbirthing. She has numerous daughters but I focused on only two; those being Pele (fire) and Namaka (sea).

So I began to sketch ideas....
  

Normally I do not remove sketches from my books but I used these as references as I painted.

Here is the initial sketch on canvas done in water soluble pencil. You can see the changes in details and how things evolve as I work through the concept.

I will share more tomorrow

Another face

This past week I didn't work on faces (too busy doing mandala!) but I started this one last night and worked for about 90 minutes on it. 

This morning my youngest said I needed to change the eyes and she was right. So I just changed those and decided to stop. I wasn't going for hyper-realism ( have never even attempted that) so at this point I am satisfied with her. 

12 of 29 and 57 of 100

And in the time it took me to post this far....I go from being satisfied with her to noticing two things that I kinda wanna change - her nose is too long and her eyes are showing up as two different tones. ACK.  GO AWAY PATRICIA PERFECT. (My Inner Critic)

More Back-logged Artwork

Goodness! I just now realized that I am WAY behind in the posting of my 100 Faces series! SIGH. Oh well...no   biggie! Here's a bunch in one post. Let me know who you like and who creeps you out! I know I have a few more that I need to scan and share so stay tuned for more!

32/100 - While not my usual style this was fun to do. And it reminds me that I need to pull out my Japanese motif book I bought a few weeks ago and practice!



31/100 This is from a facial tutorial I was following.


29 & 30/100 Even though I'm not happy with how the little girl's ear and facial features turned out I am REALLY happy with the kids' hands on the glass window!


28/100 Found this photo in HanaHou magazine on the flight home and began working on it during the flight...it was too bumpy to finish then.


27/100 While I like to keep this a politically free zone I was intrigued by a photo of our Governor and kept thinking what an interesting face he has (for drawing anyway.)


26/100 Ojisan at Kona Airport - This guy was sitting a few rows away from me at the Kona airport. The funny part was this lady sitting directly across from me (and that I was ignoring totally) must have been bothered by my glancing up and down to sketch because she eventually leaned over into my viewpoint to make eye contact with me! It made me laugh out loud! She gestured wanting to see the sketch and gave me a thumbs up!


24&25/100 "Uncle" and "Facial Features Practice" - I was trying to capture my husband's uncle before he dozed off to sleep. I don't sketch faces very quickly so it was a challenge.


19-23/100 "Da Keiki at Aunty's House"


17& 18 "Twins"

28/100

28/100, originally uploaded by Trish Nonaka.

This is from a photo in Dec-Jan2011 Hana Hou! magazine. I rough sketched it on the flight from BI and finished it moments ago. I am not happy with the scan so may redo it - or not.

Done on medium weight paper in my every day sketchbook using pencils and tortillion. Tried to represent the intricate designs and fibers of tapa cloth along with adding in additional designs on the side.

7-16/100 Faces

7-16/100 Faces, originally uploaded by Trish Nonaka.

i thought applying some of tam's ideas from Art, Heart, Healing might help me create a more realistic japanese face.
argggg
obviously an area that continues to elude me yet one i want to conquer so i can draw my family.
practice practice practice.

6/100 Faces

6/100 Faces, originally uploaded by Trish Nonaka.

I saw a photo on snuffbox's photostream and was more than wee bit intrigued...I felt compelled to draw her though I don't think I did her justice. She has an incredible face!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sirkullay/5053493911/in/set-72157624512990580/

4 & 5/100 Faces

2010-11-05-1320-53, originally uploaded by Trish Nonaka.

As far as I can remember this is only the second male face I have EVER done.

3/100 Faces

2010-11-02-1553-52, originally uploaded by Trish Nonaka.

I don't care for this much but it was still an excellent exercise for me and one I need to do more often. I sketched this gal in Starbuck's in about 4 minutes (or less) and then worked on the shading as best and surreptitiously as I was able to. Happily for me she was pretty occupied with her laptop.

2/100 Faces

2/100, originally uploaded by Trish Nonaka.

Thought it does her no justice this is my rendering of Natalie Grant as she appears on her Relentless album.

1/100 Faces

2010-11-02-1551-50, originally uploaded by Trish Nonaka.

I decided to work on a grouping of 100 faces. Some will be real people, others imaginary. There is no particular rhyme or reason behind each face except to keep practicing portraits and facial features.