Melissa

Three-Hour Portraits

By: Melissa March 6, 2016October 15, 2016

Drawing, Inspiration, Workshop, Year Two2 Comments

I’ve mentioned a few times that I want to get better at drawing portraits this year. But how does one manage this when the first half of each day is devoted to painting the figure and the second half is all about still life?

Warm Cool Still Life

By: Melissa February 29, 2016January 7, 2018

Color, Life, Painting, Still Life, Year Two3 Comments

Today I finished my first warm/cool palette still life.

The Warm and Cool Palette and Then Some

By: Melissa January 31, 2016October 15, 2016

Color, Life Room, Painting, Technique, Year Two4 Comments

Is this thing on? Testing. Testing. One, two. I can’t believe it’s been two months.

Master Copy after Jacob Collins

By: Melissa November 29, 2015October 15, 2016

Grisaille, Inspiration, Painting, Technique, Year Two2 Comments

Post before last, I linked an article about Jacob Collins who runs an atelier in New York. At the time I was working on a master copy of one of his portraits: Carolina, oil on canvas, 22 x 20 inches, 2006.

Figure Sculpture

By: Melissa November 19, 2015October 15, 2016

Sculpture, Technique, Year TwoLeave a Comment

Tuesday night figure sculpting class is at an end!

“Life Studies: What I Learned When I Learned to Draw,” by Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, June 2011

By: Melissa November 8, 2015October 15, 2016

Art History, Drawing, Inspiration1 Comment

This profile from June 2011 of Jacob Collins is one of the best explanations of the classical realism atelier movement I’ve read.

Form Painting in the Life Room

By: Melissa November 1, 2015October 15, 2016

Grisaille, Life Hack, Routine, Technique, Year Two1 Comment

As promised, I present for your reading pleasure a post on taking what I learned from the sphere project and applying it to figure painting in the life room.