Inspired by RA Manet portrait exhibition
Done from my imagination in 20mins, in RA cafe, using Procreate on Ipad, after seeing the Manet 'Portraying Life'. As usual, i should have left it as i finished and liked it. But, when i reopened it, i added a few touches which lost the original spontaneity. Knowing when to stop - so important, so hard. Still, its freer than some of the stiff sketches i've been doing life drawing from an actual model. I've noticed this before - ie. that drawings from imagination don't get bogged down in trying to 'copy' from life.
Have you gone for the 'wishy washy' look on purpose or is that app? How do these pictures print out, as you see them here? I rather like this effect, I'm thinking Monet rather than Manet here.
ReplyDeleteHaving seen this, ideas are staring to pop in my head. Maybe I should give it a go at some point.
I agree too, knowing when to stop is key. At least with quilting (depending on what technique you use) you can remove what you don't like. However I just read something about a woman who silkscreened all over her quilt top, and then hated it. That is tough when you work out how many hours or work she ruined.