A bit larger than 6 x 6; I ran out of square 6 x 6 canvasses and did not want to stop for going to an art supply shop.
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Actually painting what is 'not there' is an excellent learning tool as it focuses the mind on the light and shadow, tones, shape, etc. It's incredible what we take for granted as we paint from a picture or what's in front of us. I've nearly gone mad sometimes painting scenes from my head when I came across each pitfall. Placement of objects, etc. It makes us more observant in the long run.
Thank you. Dee, Robert Henry recommended the 'memory method' you described for art schools but I do not know of any which practice it. I do a lot of drawing from memory though. For instance, first watching a video of an anatomy lesson and than next couple of days trying to reproduce the bones and muscles of a leg, a foot or a pelvis. It helps later to draw from life.
Lovely Sergei
Sergei, this is a lovely solid-looking pear. I'm interested in your comment about painting from memory. An artist I know recommends this as an excellent way to develop observation skills; in fact to set up the model and just look without drawing or painting, and then work on your painting in another room...and go back and forth between model and painting like that. And I agree there's much benefit in painting the same subject over and over...
"As it looks one can learn more from painting the same model again and again to achieve it rather than painting a different one every time." I think this is something that Richard is trying to teach us! I know that your observation is true for me.
Thank you. It's interesting exercise. I struggled with the black and white version, not because I failed to read the values but because it was required to use one brushstroke per value and per plane. I have limited experience painting alla prima and have a bad habit of over-blending. I scraped off the b&w version 5 times and started anew and still did not get it right. The second one - in full colour - got better although there is a room for improvement, of course. After painting a set of 4 pears I discovered that I no longer need to look at the actual pear anymore and could do that by memory. Now that was interesting because I am trying to achieve the same state of mind in painting human figure from imagination without depending on live models. As it looks one can learn more from painting the same model again and again to achieve it rather than painting a different one every time.
Very well done! I am a beginner and am learning a lot painting pears.
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