This week I had a go at painting a stone. I wanted to get a feel for how acrylic paint behaves on stone. I painted a simple flower design. It worked quite well although the paint didn’t sink into the surface of the stone at all. I think some kind of undercoat might be useful here.
Here’s a close up…
This week I drew an ink study of Paul Delaroche’s Drapery Study for the Figure of the Dying Mary Magdalene.
The original art is owned by the Met (Link to the Met).
Here’s the original image…
I just loved the drapery on this drawing. So I had a go at making an ink study of it…
Overall I wasn’t really happy with the results. I think trying this in pencil would have been a much better idea. Still, I learned a lot from trying it.
This week’s art is a quick watercolour sketch of a lily.
Here’s a closer image…
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