tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82776658241372591112024-03-21T21:28:59.649-07:00Life, Art and AlterationClaudia Hemmingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02831011647647631803noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277665824137259111.post-78295374546616640582019-01-25T02:45:00.001-08:002019-01-25T02:46:13.566-08:00Red Barn Snow SceneI had a break from landscape painting practice over Christmas but I'm getting back into it now. This was supposed to be for my December Watermedia challenge, but I've only just finished it. First time I've painted snow and it didn't go too badly.<br />
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Claudia Hemmingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02831011647647631803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277665824137259111.post-20016891319340709462018-12-14T23:42:00.000-08:002018-12-14T23:42:04.793-08:00More Landscape SketchesMore of my landscape practice sketches..<br />
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<br />Claudia Hemmingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02831011647647631803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277665824137259111.post-25206015534391059882018-12-09T23:35:00.000-08:002018-12-09T23:35:01.364-08:00Penhale Sands SketchesJust realised I forgot to post these landscape sketches of Penhale Sands in Cornwall...<br />
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<br />Claudia Hemmingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02831011647647631803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277665824137259111.post-39129789996969063852018-11-28T23:19:00.000-08:002018-11-28T23:28:23.400-08:00Lots of Landscape Sketching PracticeI've been continuing to practice my landscape sketching in water media as much as possible. Here are some of the better ones:<br />
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Claudia Hemmingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02831011647647631803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277665824137259111.post-26955925276424416972018-09-15T22:54:00.000-07:002018-11-28T23:28:51.216-08:00Landscape SketchesI've been wanting to have a go at learning landscape techniques for a long while and I've finally started. I've been reading up and watching tutorials, and have started a practice sketchbook. I started out drawing with ink lines but I don't like the look of the ink lines so I've abandoned the ink pen and now I just do a quick light pencil sketch to map in the main shapes before adding colour with watercolour paint and watercolour pencils.<br />
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So I'm finally on my way with my landscape learning journey. I'm keen to keep it loose and immediate, not to tighten up and focus on detail (as I tend to with botanicals and wildlife). I think a lot of practice is going to be needed, but I'm really enjoying it, which is all that really matters.Claudia Hemmingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02831011647647631803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277665824137259111.post-47507632011753641692018-06-09T01:07:00.000-07:002018-06-09T01:07:09.341-07:00Brown Hare Finally finished this brown hare, which was actually supposed to be a tutorial project. Unfortunately the tutorial booklet turned out to be terrible - completely useless for guidance (so I won't mention the artist's name). I quickly stopped even trying to use it and just worked from the photo and the artist's original drawing. I'm pretty pleased with how it eventually turned out.<br />
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I wanted to find the perfect layering recipe to achieve rich dark colours for 'black' berries like elder and blackberries in coloured pencil, so I started out just drawing circles or rough freehand berries for my experiments, but then remembered that I had a couple of (never used) colouring books which included images of blackberries and other fruits, so I got them out and had a go.<br />
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It was great! It was so much fun that even after I figured out how to do the blackberries, I wanted to finish the page. I'm obviously not going to stop doing my own drawings, but for practice, relaxation and stress-free fun, I'm definitely going to carry on using colouring books!!<br />
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This page was from the (very beautiful and luxuriously bound...) colouring book 'The Flower Year' by Leila Duly. Her artwork is absolutely gorgeous - really inspiring.<br />
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<br />Claudia Hemmingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02831011647647631803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277665824137259111.post-21894643935811836462017-10-15T23:01:00.002-07:002017-11-26T00:40:34.443-08:00Goldfinch on a TeaselI'm really enjoying drawing birds at the moment. Some of them don't turn out so well but I'm pleased with this one. It's coloured pencil on sketchbook paper.<br />
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We have this plant in our garden and the bees love it. It's the first time I've used cuttings of all the different parts of a live plant in the studio (although I did take photos too, because I work so slowly!)<br />
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And my version of an identification guide of common British bees. The artist of the original guide kindly gave me permission to use it as a reference guide for my coloured pencil version.<br />
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Claudia Hemmingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02831011647647631803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277665824137259111.post-11344381779129536812017-08-11T23:26:00.001-07:002017-08-11T23:44:29.670-07:00Bee on FoxgloveI've joined a challenge group on my art forum. Each month there is a theme and we all paint/draw an offering within the theme. Reference photos are provided, which we can use or not as we wish. It's good fun, and nice to feel part of a group. This was my first month's submission. It's coloured pencil on smooth hot-press watercolour paper.<br />
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Claudia Hemmingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02831011647647631803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277665824137259111.post-51752366221117233622017-08-06T23:22:00.000-07:002017-08-11T23:42:58.971-07:00Botanical Work in Coloured PencilsI'm really enjoying my coloured pencil work at the moment and am making good progress, getting a feel for the techniques and colours. I'm doing sketchbook work as well as finished pieces.<br />
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These are some of my completed exercises worked from my instructional books. This one is an exercise in depicting 3-dimensionality from 'Classic Sketchbook - Botanicals' by Valerie Baines<br />
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This one is an exercise on shading white flowers on white paper, from 'Botanical Drawing in Color' by Wendy Hollender. I'm fond of Ox-Eye Daisies so I'm going to work up my own drawing now that I've got the hang of the shading from doing Wendy's version.<br />
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<br />Claudia Hemmingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02831011647647631803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277665824137259111.post-20123291846405176792017-06-07T03:13:00.001-07:002017-08-07T06:43:51.207-07:00Bullfinch in Coloured PencilI'm enjoying some good coloured pencil tutorials at the moment. I've just finished this bullfinch under guidance from a video tutorial with Alan Woollett.<br />
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Claudia Hemmingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02831011647647631803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277665824137259111.post-57240193022571743192017-05-03T07:35:00.001-07:002017-05-03T07:35:33.615-07:00Realistic Watercolour TutorialsI've tried a few different online tutorial sites but find I am happiest with Anna Mason's online school, which teaches very realistic watercolour painting. It's not traditional botanical painting as such, but there is a similar focus on detail and realism. <br />
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Claudia Hemmingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02831011647647631803noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8277665824137259111.post-49401668730870210672017-03-29T04:45:00.003-07:002017-03-29T04:45:54.289-07:00Coloured Pencil Advanced TechniquesWow - coloured pencil work using the advanced layering and burnishing techniques I've just learned is SLOW! It takes hours and hours to do very little. Quite a lot of patience is required, which is a definite challenge for me. I'm starting to get a feel for it though - this is my first piece done completely solo - no tutorial. Not perfect, but not too bad for a beginner.<br />
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