Gesture Portrait Study III


"Gesture Portrait Study"
7x10 oil on linen
NFS

I'm back to painting another gesture portrait from the Jeffery Watts DVD. I followed along as before but put more detail into the hat and clothes than Jeffery did in his demonstration. (He ends his demos switching to a palette knife, making flamboyant strokes with thick paint which is a little scary for me).

I used the Zorn palette again that I have fallen in love with. Check below in "Portrait Study II" about the colors and Anders Zorn. You can NOT mix mud with these four colors. It is a great way to study values and learn to draw with a brush according to Jeffery Watts.

I also must add that these gesture portraits are suppose to take only 30 minutes but I haven't come close to that. I do find painting this way does go a lot faster and I can do them in one sitting.


8 comments:

  1. Okay... this portrait got me googling for more info on the Zorn palette. I will be experimenting with those limited colors soon. Thank you for sharing the fruits of your lessons with us Carol!

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  2. The nice mix of warms and cools is great. You keep practicing and you'll be down to 30 minutes in no time.

    -Don

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  3. Yes, it takes 30 minutes if you're Jeffrey Watts. Beautiful portrait.

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  4. Thanks so much for sharing your lessons with the rest of us...I've already played around with Zorn's limited palette on paper. Love every color that magically appears, will definitely try a painting with this approach!

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  5. I think I'm gonna have to give the Zorn palette a try too, looks great!!

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  6. Really glad I found you..like the energy and this one puts me in mind of Cassat- beautiful brushwork!

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  7. 30 minutes! I am sure you are well on your way to the 30 minute time frame. Another great portrait Carol.

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  8. Fabulous Carol...this is a very convincing and fresh portrait...well done!

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