tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-338480292024-03-19T04:57:28.512+00:00The art of Ryan EvansImages are reduced in size to fit on the blog and don't reflect the quality of the actual painting. To get a better look at any of the pictures please click on them and they will open in a much bigger window.
Also click on any of the labels to find all posts that match (e.g. 'still life' will bring up all my posted still life paintings)Ryan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-59002566822254736052020-02-28T22:59:00.001+00:002020-02-28T22:59:05.751+00:00Hunters <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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First post in a long time but glad to be back!<br />
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This one was from a sketching trip from the cool harbour town Eyemouth just down the coast. It had been on the easel for quite a while but glad to have now got it finished and signed!<br />
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RyanRyan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-78553937138210246872013-03-28T14:02:00.001+00:002013-03-28T14:05:59.021+00:00Waiting for the tide, Oban<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just got back from a walking holiday in Glencoe to find out I'd won the Pastel Guild of Europe's Get Dusty landscape competition with this painting- superb!!<br />
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Can't wait to try out the set of <a href="http://www.pastelsgirault.com/girault_pastels.htm" target="_blank">Girault pastels</a> prize, I've never seen them here in the UK.<br />
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I just loved how these boats were sitting in the mud at funny angles and thought that it would make a good but challenging composition.<br />
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RyanRyan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-19572596614987038642013-03-19T22:56:00.002+00:002013-03-19T22:57:50.365+00:00March Pastel Scribbler availableThe March edition of the Pastel Scribbler is now available for free download! <br />
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There's some great tips and technique articles this month.<br />
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Enjoy!Ryan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-26299006359871727392013-02-07T23:16:00.000+00:002013-02-07T23:16:36.193+00:00Loch Lomond SkyHere's a new landscape painting I did. It is a dramatic sky over the view south/west looking down Loch Lomond. The view was stunning close to the second day of the West Highland Way and this point we'd just walked the length of Loch Lomond (~27miles) heading to a well earned pint at the famous Drover's pub.<br />
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You can see one of the tiny islands that dot the Loch.<br />
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Ryan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-77559607578621441012013-01-07T21:46:00.001+00:002013-01-07T21:50:13.605+00:00Brooklyn blues, new mixed media paintingHappy 2013!<br />
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I'm back from a bit of a Blogger break, can't believe its been so long since my last post.<br />
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Anyway here is the finished mixed media painting that my last post showed the start of:<br />
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There was a fair bit of collage and layering of textures to get to this point. There's lots of subtle relevant inclusions as well that hopefully will mean there's a lot of looking longevity! My research on New York style building made me realise I'd picked architecture with LOTS of windows, phew!<br />
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This painting now has a new home in my brother's music room and thankfully he was really happy with the way it turned out<br />
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RyanRyan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-21498613858259515232012-10-07T20:42:00.000+01:002012-10-07T20:42:55.762+01:00New Commission- work in progress This is what I'm working on at the moment. A new mixed media painting with a musical theme. This is for my brother's music studio so music is an obvious theme. Continuing my current love for quirky buildings and rooftops I thought it would be cool to do a New York themed rooftop jazz / blues band.<br />
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Early sketches and ideas<br />
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Used collage and various texture pastes to build this up<br />
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Transferring the sketch and incorporating some of the random collage and texture shapes<br />
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THe silver leaf really picks up the flash! hoping this will help with the glittering city in the distance<br />
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Ryan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-37424602623565651632012-09-21T22:38:00.001+01:002012-10-07T20:25:14.287+01:00Last rays- Glen Sannox<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nb-MhGKYAPW_hiJXwUC2dHGPUkgvsFRTCBZ61bpvMJFyZVnHBtn9h6jkhID7jf9UOR3txQBQxlG3D3wj89qeTWYNx3Tc5vNX0IiKunbmAJ0-Cg32sGKoH31_iIKXvMeJAyN1/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="275" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nb-MhGKYAPW_hiJXwUC2dHGPUkgvsFRTCBZ61bpvMJFyZVnHBtn9h6jkhID7jf9UOR3txQBQxlG3D3wj89qeTWYNx3Tc5vNX0IiKunbmAJ0-Cg32sGKoH31_iIKXvMeJAyN1/s400/001.JPG" /></a></div><br />
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Last rays- Glen Sannox<br />
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Another landscape from Arran. The previous Bastion painting was from the top left of the ridge looking down to spot this painting is from. Here we are looking back up Glen Sannox with the Bastion on the left guarding the entrance. 'The saddle' can be seen at the far end of the valley. We almost went that way till we say the descent!! Opted to come down 'the Devil's Punchbowl' onto the lush (and boggy!) slope on the left middle distance!<br />
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This painting was started on Canson board but I have to say the surface did not suit my heavy impasto style. Lesson learnt. I used one of the Canson boards and used Colourfix 'Supertooth' pastel primer tinted warm red on top to give my grip for my thick pastel layers.<br />
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Also tried out my new Henri Roche pastels- very lush and high quality sticks with high pigment content. Very nice - thanks to <a href="http://www.lamaisondupastel.com/">la maison du pastel </a><br />
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Here's the sketch<br />
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RyanRyan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-35771816676237639382012-06-13T12:46:00.000+01:002012-06-13T12:49:27.938+01:00New Pastel Scribbler availableThe new edition of the Pastel Scribbler is now available to download for free from the Pastel Guild of Europe <a href="http://www.pastelguild.com/Scribbler/Pastel_Scribbler_June2012.pdf">CLICK HERE!</a><br />
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Please take a look. There's some great review articles about the various pastel papers available out there. I've got an article in there about the wonderful Sennelier La carte paper that I use for studio paintings.<br />
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RyanRyan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-76250722136332880872012-05-23T09:54:00.001+01:002012-05-23T09:57:47.693+01:00The Bastion- amended!I got some great new Unison pastels yesterday- their 'Heavenly Shadows' set. I'd not been happy with the shadows in the mountain of 'The Bastion' painting but didn't seem to have the right colour. The great thing with pastels on Sennelier la carte is that using a bristle brush, you can remove layers of pastel and the paper keeps its grainy surface and you can paint over the top.<br />
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I've lightened the shadow overall, especially as the Bastion ridge gets further away. By lessening the contrast between dark and light and cooling the shadow colour, it helps to acheive the effect if the ridge receding into the distance.<br />
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RyanRyan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-74760245737483338552012-05-14T22:09:00.000+01:002012-05-14T22:09:48.676+01:00The Bastion, getting a little late in the day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56Ol9fSfZ1g1v2b-ijYuJsFk1Qp3UBbFrpqAiM5xsCHQXMFTVO8Dxcf0Xf6d5LlhhSM-pQ8JDOHQhyrnzLl7jotIbg34MrgQSzVy2atGVK0t88y8hR9SwnXG3E90_Y2oruiBt/s1600/the+bastion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="298" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi56Ol9fSfZ1g1v2b-ijYuJsFk1Qp3UBbFrpqAiM5xsCHQXMFTVO8Dxcf0Xf6d5LlhhSM-pQ8JDOHQhyrnzLl7jotIbg34MrgQSzVy2atGVK0t88y8hR9SwnXG3E90_Y2oruiBt/s400/the+bastion.jpg" /></a></div><br />
The Bastion, getting a little late in the day<br />
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Here's another landscape from the recent trip to the Isle of Arran. The mountain is called The Bastion- quite fitting! The valley below is called The Devil's Punchbowl. The bay in the distance is Sannox Bay where our B&B (and the pub!) were waiting. As the title suggests it was getting a bit late in the day and legs were very tired at this point. Home was in sight but there was no easy path down. Plan A was to work our way along the ridge to te Bastion, where according to the map there was a route down (??), we decided against that!. Take my word for it though the Devil's Punchbowl is no easy shortcut!!<br />
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With this painting I was trying to capture the sense of distance and aerial perspective. The contrasts of the deep shadow were tricky to control and not dominate the scene. I opted on keeping it simple and just suggest the forms of the slopes in shadow.<br />
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RyanRyan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-54520851777203832462012-05-06T22:22:00.000+01:002012-05-06T22:22:58.846+01:00Standing Stones, Machrie Moor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnBtHIGcEJLhkYzhoanup-IQq_EBR-RB-GI6M9hGCddvk3MVXM7k8_M6sTXxRK8qso3tUKYnLhkR7uZYGfNZkP3lzjSarPKyWXIeFMNdtXWPwRSNOhI3uxtzknEMtgg_GzHM3T/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="298" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnBtHIGcEJLhkYzhoanup-IQq_EBR-RB-GI6M9hGCddvk3MVXM7k8_M6sTXxRK8qso3tUKYnLhkR7uZYGfNZkP3lzjSarPKyWXIeFMNdtXWPwRSNOhI3uxtzknEMtgg_GzHM3T/s400/008.JPG" /></a></div><br />
Standing Stones, Machrie Moor<br />
Pastel on Sennelier La Carte<br />
16x12 inches<br />
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Here's a landscape painting, the first I've done in absolutely ages. These stones are one set of about 13 on the amazingly atmospheric Machrie Moor on the Isle of Arran. We stopped for a while here and soaked up the atmosphere (and a dram of whisky).<br />
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In the painting I wanted to capture that atmosphere and sense of peace and remoteness that we felt there.<br />
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RyanRyan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-38716434321333176342012-05-02T23:42:00.000+01:002012-05-08T16:35:03.020+01:00These boots are made for walking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwXETAemP1BHD6OXQUd3QGBiExGSnRVYkXAM75_QOrGCV-rpTI076j_R9dnAmOXdpBigmdUX6RQkT-B5rlPEBtM0tRwe-8LH0JOL2rmeuDaYFSWKlI93wgV1YOkU6O_GOUjNp/s1600/These+boots+are+made+for+walking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="300" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwXETAemP1BHD6OXQUd3QGBiExGSnRVYkXAM75_QOrGCV-rpTI076j_R9dnAmOXdpBigmdUX6RQkT-B5rlPEBtM0tRwe-8LH0JOL2rmeuDaYFSWKlI93wgV1YOkU6O_GOUjNp/s400/These+boots+are+made+for+walking.jpg" /></a></div><br />
These boots are made for walking<br />
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Soft pastel on mixed media board<br />
16x12 inches<br />
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This painting just won the April 'Get Dusty' competition for the <a href="http://www.pastelguild.com">Pastel Guild of Europe</a>! I'm excited as it's the first time I've won something with a painting and it's the first painting I entered in the guild's competition- beginer's luck I reckon!!<br />
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This was a bit experimental too I used mixed media collage of old maps from a vintage atlas. Maps of Scotland specifically where I've walked. I'd just come back from a walking holiday on the isle of Arran. I distressed the maps with inks to add to the weathered look. I tore up the paper's edges and stuck to illustration board. This made for an interesting starting surface but to make it suitable for pastel I needed to paint a pastel primer on top. I didn't have one so made my own! Some gesso and acrylic inks gave a neutral grey colour. For Pastel though you need 'tooth' grit or nice expensive paper that holds the pastel dust in multiple layers. I added sand from Portobello beach and marble dust. This gave me a really coarse sand paper ready for the pastel. <br />
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When the competition theme came up 'Old shoes still life' I knew straight away that my muddy walking boots would be a good subject. I set up the still life in an interesting composition and lighting and painted with a mixture of soft pastels.<br />
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RyanRyan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-71278045258430086402012-04-21T11:36:00.001+01:002012-04-23T23:15:03.050+01:00A little bird told me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JFSMTTu0jkbR_HicxxVAC8R7dRg49I8NZSipVnfBomCkQbbXY6tfZz-QmOYBS9gttacSqLq39kaVDXozhdiRS36sog7uOwIBTHqyzv1KYWChGjI2vnxNbCdaHoBWIzbMdDlM/s1600/red+dress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JFSMTTu0jkbR_HicxxVAC8R7dRg49I8NZSipVnfBomCkQbbXY6tfZz-QmOYBS9gttacSqLq39kaVDXozhdiRS36sog7uOwIBTHqyzv1KYWChGjI2vnxNbCdaHoBWIzbMdDlM/s400/red+dress.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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A little bird told me<br />
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Mixed media on canvas<br />
8x8 inches<br />
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Another small painting, inspired by the noisy bird in the garden! It was so loud and once you'd picked up on the sound it got in your head and couldn't shut it out!<br />
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I used personal collage elements as the base of the painting and then embellished with acrylics, inks and texture gels. In this one I added a printed element also.<br />
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Hope you like it<br />
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Also I became a member of the <a href="http://www.pastelguild.eu/">Pastel Guild of Europe</a> this week. This group's aim is to promote the use and interest of pastel painting as a fine art media. I regularly use pastels for my life drawing/painting group as its ideal for quickly getting an image and colour down on paper- this is really essential when working directly from life as even the best model will move. I'll certainly be doing more pastels as a result, and hopefully pushing myself to do other things like landscapes (I've not done a pure landscape in ages!). I'll try to keep updates coming!<br />
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Ryan<br />
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RyanRyan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-1024352270725302002012-04-10T00:02:00.000+01:002012-04-10T00:02:18.800+01:00Setting out<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28dPsPqXQb7HpePd1bWlcCVCmRzbvxTAgTiMI1EtDEYrqpyFwyWSt2gNcZRCYSDUEGJDrzXZXc6btHwIoMTowOsE7SUZTiP8rrC-URPoEUNGQdHajKwmrj8gcd_5pUVPGXVJL/s1600/Setting+out.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="315" width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg28dPsPqXQb7HpePd1bWlcCVCmRzbvxTAgTiMI1EtDEYrqpyFwyWSt2gNcZRCYSDUEGJDrzXZXc6btHwIoMTowOsE7SUZTiP8rrC-URPoEUNGQdHajKwmrj8gcd_5pUVPGXVJL/s400/Setting+out.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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Setting out<br />
15x12 inches<br />
Mixed media on canvas<br />
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This one is inspired by the many beautiful harbour/fishing villages on the East Coast of Scotland, Eyemouth, Dunbar, Crail etc. <br />
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I've used collage, Inks, Texture gels, Acrylic and oil pastels to create this.<br />
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Ryan<br />
__________________<br />Ryan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-20015704073173941572012-03-23T22:43:00.000+00:002012-03-23T22:43:36.249+00:00A moment of pure bliss<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MKdny0p61lYNUW9HYpaxDYQglc5e_BUckv6tQ0l4PfMhUpAIW1UhT8h6jI08kvo8NIzB4m4QQd0CHN4BY9w8dbYrZgJuy4Sdb6cg5GUbwwO3_HhJE3M2N3ilqURG4iUENFZ2/s1600/a+moment+of+pure+bliss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MKdny0p61lYNUW9HYpaxDYQglc5e_BUckv6tQ0l4PfMhUpAIW1UhT8h6jI08kvo8NIzB4m4QQd0CHN4BY9w8dbYrZgJuy4Sdb6cg5GUbwwO3_HhJE3M2N3ilqURG4iUENFZ2/s400/a+moment+of+pure+bliss.jpg" /></a></div><br />
A moment of pure bliss<br />
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mixed media of canvas<br />
8x8 inches<br />
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This was a really fun painting to do. Lots of gold bling in there makes it very decorative, Klimt wouuld be pleased!<br />
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There is collage elements that are then painted over with acrylics, inks and oil pastels.<br />
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Ryan<br />Ryan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-85147500403855025332012-03-17T14:42:00.000+00:002012-03-17T14:42:22.258+00:00Classical style drawingsHave been continuing to practice my clssical drawing techniques, here's some recent examples:<br />
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This one is from life and took about 1hr 15mins. It utilises grey paper, graphite and heightened by white chalk. There no smudging, only directional hatching to indicate form. This is a technique favoured by many of the old masters.<br />
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This one was done yesterday at the National Galleries of Scotland. There was an 'Easel Sketching in the Gallery' event that I took part in. Basically there was a model and easels set-up for volunteers to draw. Took about 20mins, but was tough because there was quite a crowd (about 30-40) bustling around watching you work!! It uses willow charcoal and white chalk on a warm grey paper. Reasonably happy with my effort considering I wasn't warmed up and was under pressure!<br />
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Finally I went to the back stair of the gallery where there are many classical Roman busts (Mix of marble and plaster casts). Picked this one to do a sketch off in my journal, using just a new mechanical pencil (HB) I bought. I really liked the fact that this pencil was always sharp! There was quite an audience again as visitors walked past, many stopped to see what I was doing and asked a few quesions. Quite a challenging afternoon!<br />
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<br />Ryan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-90739579837113500602012-03-07T21:40:00.000+00:002012-03-07T21:44:57.957+00:00A night on the tilesA night on the tiles<br />
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Here's a sketch of the next painting for my new mixed media style that's developing. The sketch is literally a thumnail 3.5 x 3.5 inches. It's enough to give me an idea of what the finished piece might look like.<br />
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For the sketch I use Staedler pigment liners to draw the image, this one worked first time luckily but then I have drawn my cat Baggio lots of times! By using ink, you can't erase any mistakes so makes you just go for it (its only a sketch!). Once I have the drawing down, I use Caran D'Ache Neocolor II watersoluble wax pastels to add colour. The best thing with these is they have high pigment ratio and when you get a brush with water, you get a lovely wash of pure colour to quickly indicate the colour strategy. It's still transparent so you can see the ink still too.<br />
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With this there's not much I wanted to change other than the angles of the buidings. So I got started with the painting. I start with collage to make the basic shapes and add texture. I sketch in black ink the image using the wooden end of a brush and a square cut-out of cardboard (this stops me being fussy and detailed- adds character to the drawing as its a bit wonky). Colour and paint are then built up in layers with extra colloage here and there. The cat is made up mainly of collaged newspaper!<br />
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A night on the tiles<br />
Mixed media on board<br />
15x15 inches<br />
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RyanRyan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-22078250907328111302012-02-17T23:37:00.001+00:002012-02-17T23:37:31.354+00:00Defiance, new portrait in pastel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Defiance
Pastel on paper
12x15 inches
A new portrait painting I was keen to try to capture the expression on the models face in this one. She's got a really strong defiant profile.
RyanRyan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-17573178461177689232012-01-08T22:47:00.003+00:002012-01-08T22:48:47.187+00:00Portrait swap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Karen
Oil on canvas
8x12 inches
For the past 3 years I've taken part in a portrait swap with other artists around the world. It's great fun painting another artist and getting a portrait in return from them. All along there's encouragement and sharing of techniques and ideas. This year I was swapping portraits with a New Zealand artist- Karen. Here's my portrait of her.
Happy 2012!
RyanRyan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-87013099506940223192011-10-09T22:37:00.000+01:002011-10-09T22:39:27.314+01:00Life paintingsWow September came and went so fast- I never posted anything. That doesn't mean I wasn't busy painting and drawing!
I'm still going to my weekly life painting/drawing group at <a href="http://www.whitespace11.com/">Whitespace</a>. I'm now using acrylics to paint the long pose (about 1 hour 45mins). I'm painting on little boards only 9x12inches, to allow me get a degree of finish within the time frame. These boards (MDF from DIY store) provide a good painting surface, they need to be gessoed (3 coats) before use and I then paint neutral gray mixed with acrylic texture paste medium to provide a more interesting paint surface and to get rid of the white gesso- replaced with a midtone.
Here's the one I did last week
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Rebecca
9x12 inches
Acrlyic on board
And here is tonight's effort
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Justin
9x12inches
Acrlyic on board
I'm using a new viewfinder that I got, It's really helping me think about the composition before I start and keeps me focussed on scale too. With many of my tutored life classes I'd done previously, there was always pressure to make sure you got the WHOLE figure in to the picture- which really hampers creative composition I feel. The viewfinder let me try out different cropped compositions to pick one that is interesting before I start. Also I'm working with a limited pallette (yellow ochre, raw sienna, burnt sienna, Burnt umber and black and white) I'm finding this works great for me creating believable skin tones and creating a moore harmonious painting.
RyanRyan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-21164524722484184152011-08-15T21:34:00.007+01:002011-08-15T21:44:45.759+01:00Forbidden fruit 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNCKM40tRpeXG7w8kvcHIyegBC0spnAFgFTUd21k_DAgEdGie7YFGQEXNDe_hY_ZwOeVgRoDe0etAs53Sr7XzDYFq615mizZxZDSpNSFaDsS6q7YWUWcSDH0VN2cPv4hVGhd3/s1600/015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNCKM40tRpeXG7w8kvcHIyegBC0spnAFgFTUd21k_DAgEdGie7YFGQEXNDe_hY_ZwOeVgRoDe0etAs53Sr7XzDYFq615mizZxZDSpNSFaDsS6q7YWUWcSDH0VN2cPv4hVGhd3/s400/015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641184271821451618" /></a>
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<br />Forbidden fruit 2
<br />Mixed media on board
<br />15x15 inches
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<br />He's the sequel to the 'Eve' painting I did. Has been on the spare easel for a wee bit while I did some oil painting studies. Finally decided to get this one done.
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<br />Here's some close-ups so you can see the textures and collage elements
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<br />RyanRyan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-74871230695069830292011-08-14T15:18:00.002+01:002011-08-14T15:22:39.699+01:00Cast study<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmuEQVApII5sEAExlxQe9fm_-dIBVhefaHGiSUOHmVbIssKg4dwrmJvKn2X3p4RcjO8dy_UG67w7ZSYd4vIjFdGK5DEddiD93B3gRVzIewKdjokmFrpWZXnSPjA8HOfZiQ3o3b/s1600/cast+study.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 385px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmuEQVApII5sEAExlxQe9fm_-dIBVhefaHGiSUOHmVbIssKg4dwrmJvKn2X3p4RcjO8dy_UG67w7ZSYd4vIjFdGK5DEddiD93B3gRVzIewKdjokmFrpWZXnSPjA8HOfZiQ3o3b/s400/cast+study.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640716293043697282" /></a>
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<br />Cast study
<br />pencil on paper
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<br />At last I can post pictures again thanks to a new digital camera! No life classes at the moment as the Whitespace studio is being used as one of the many venues in the Edinburgh festival. Been working on this to keep my drawing studies up
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<br />RyanRyan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-19071959076910937842011-07-29T12:49:00.004+01:002011-07-29T13:33:49.259+01:00Modern art vs Classical art studyThought I'd share this article I stumbled accross that I found fascinating. It's about the common argument between modern art and classical style art. A proper study was done looking at the behaviour, attention time of the public looking at artwork in the Tate Britain gallery:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1365672/Modern-art-How-gallery-visitors-viewed-work-Damien-Hirst-Tracy-Emin-5-seconds.html">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1365672/Modern-art-How-gallery-visitors-viewed-work-Damien-Hirst-Tracy-Emin-5-seconds.html</a><br /><br />As an artist who paints and loves classical styles but also is enjoying the freedom of a new contempory style emerging in my art, this was very interesting. <br /><br />I definitely think that the findings of the study mirror my behaviour in a gallery. Most of the minimalist conceptual type stuff leaves me a little cold and don't have much interaction with. I find myself skim-reading it and moving on. I'm not saying its not good by the way, just that it doesn't excite me- others of course argue that I'm not giving it the time and thought to GET the concept though my deep thinking about it. As always with art its a very personal response that is unique to each individual.<br /><br />One of the examples in the article is Damien Hirst's large paintings of coloured dots- to me its decorative and pretty but I get no story or message from it and as such my attention is not held. I find the same with Mark Rothko's work. Both of these artists sell for huge amounts of course! Whereas some Tracy Emin drawings (though often difficult to look at in regards to content and 'crude' technique) are thoroughly modern do have a message and have made me stop and contemplate.<br /><br />For me I like looking at modern art and classical art- one informs the other. I prefer modern art that has a bit of craft to it and preferrably a message or bit of narrative.<br /><br />I think one of the key things that cause a painting/drawing to hold the viewers interest is composition. In classical styles, laws of composition are carefully followed and exploited to keep the viewers eye movement controlled and moving around the canvas- clearly from the study it works well. A lot of the 'modern art' they discuss in the article lacks this or deliberately break these composition rules<br /><br />-maybe the fleeting glances of the majority of the public is the cost they pay?<br /><br />RyanRyan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33848029.post-45626318436903445632011-07-28T22:39:00.005+01:002011-07-28T23:00:43.012+01:00Colour studiesWell I'm using my scientist brain to improve my artist brain!<br /><br />Up until now I guess I've been buying paint tubes based on their shiny-ness, because other artists metion they use them, or whether they're on offer(!).<br /><br />Well no more!!<br /><br />I'm using my natural scientific brain (at last the day job comes in useful for more than the bills!)<br /><br />I'm studying <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Portrait-Painting-Atelier-Suzanne-Brooker/dp/082309927X">Suzanne Brooker's 'Portrait painting atelier'</a> a lovely book I got for Christmas. So far I've been drooling over the masterful painting examples biding my time until I had more time to devote to artistic study (as opposed to the scientific type!). Also I've got a new digital camera (since the last broke I've been limited to what I can post)<br /><br />Essentially the first exercise involves exploring the pigments on the pallete and learning control over the mixing capability of each colour.<br /><br />Here's the first two using core earth red pigments and then contempory red pigments. For each I painted the the hue (colour out the tube) then experimented with tines, tints, shades, warm, cool and neutral mixes of each colour.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2IVIViVBu_5WiY1rwxYw19qPFoLW6_m7DLLEQRFCEc3rGol8Utxpecaq4GxBeb2iClC3UF53xrrX0EDxG2YNIf4qKYFWJ7MSGSmLQK7ABPoYO5-3uktktXBU2BZBTh3sj34Ii/s1600/Red+earth.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2IVIViVBu_5WiY1rwxYw19qPFoLW6_m7DLLEQRFCEc3rGol8Utxpecaq4GxBeb2iClC3UF53xrrX0EDxG2YNIf4qKYFWJ7MSGSmLQK7ABPoYO5-3uktktXBU2BZBTh3sj34Ii/s400/Red+earth.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634524200855457202" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYZxRn3h8GaOwKQ8utwuGL32TZNEPJhAYivMF1s980OE277RwR0bYqWhvpgylukNFu6KiBbQbmZTCz-z3HzyUUL5fN1uuQVtMWqkQCDmtRA29ebDyMnnHzdYZKuZDVdhkZaHf/s1600/Red.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaYZxRn3h8GaOwKQ8utwuGL32TZNEPJhAYivMF1s980OE277RwR0bYqWhvpgylukNFu6KiBbQbmZTCz-z3HzyUUL5fN1uuQVtMWqkQCDmtRA29ebDyMnnHzdYZKuZDVdhkZaHf/s400/Red.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634524583495522466" /></a><br /><br />Doing this not only allows me to improve my colour mixing control and skill, but also allows me to directly compare different paint hues and variations between manufacturers.<br /><br />I found these difficult as I have a red/green colour blind deficiency so mixing the neutrals caused me a bit of consternation (as I had to mix green into my reds to neutralise the colour)<br /><br />Next up is the oranges and remaining earth colours!<br /><br />RyanRyan Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15962711645870883281noreply@blogger.com0