Art on Vacation Part 4

Looking for something to draw, I used the photo below in Northern New England Journey magazine as inspiration.

Man in Chair, 5x5in

Girl with Tea, 9x7in - this was the second time I drew this figure, the first didn't work (except for the table, also shown below)

Both ink drawings by Jess Sanaie (c)2010

This was done on vacation and the last art I'll do in 2010!

    

 

Art on Vacation Part 3

I'm still on vacation sans watercolor supplies. It's a time to get back to basics: drawing. Growing up, before I started doing watercolors, I had to learn how to draw.

I did some preparatory sketches before doing this drawing.

Froy Sitting (c)2010 by Jess Sanaie, 8 1/2 x11in, graphite pencil, final drawing.

The cat changed positions a lot. First I did a quick sketch, then a second sketch. Then I did the final drawing.

The photo below shows what Froy actually looks like, after he slunk down in the chair some more.

Art on Vacation Part 2

 

I am still trying to improve how I draw people.
These are drawings of Ben's grandma.

Art on Vacation

This month was very hectic getting people's gifts and distributing them while coordinating renters moving in and out of my condo. I drew these while looking around Ben's grandparents' living room on a calm day.

Zoe (c) 2010 by Jess Sanaie, 8x6in, pen drawing

I used three different widths of black pens and one brown marker on this drawing.

Grandma's Rocker (c) 2010 by Jess Sanaie, 8 1/2x11in, pen drawing

I used three different pens to create this drawing. What attracted me to drawing this chair was its dark graphic pillow.

I made its seat padding lighter than in reality in order to get enough light values in this drawing.

 

Hershey's Kisses with Almonds, 5x5 in each, (c) 2010 by Jess Sanaie

I used crayons* and graphite pencil to create these drawings. What attracted me to drawing this candy was its shiny wrapper.

This was actually one piece of candy that I rotated and drew from different angles.

*Crayon colors used: silver, white, lime green, forest green and black

New Hampshire Painting

Ben loves lakes. I grew up in Virginia going to the beach, and have yet to develop a full appreciation of lakes.

I did this painting after staining the paper with Winsor Blue and letting it dry thoroughly.

New Hampshire Lake by Jess Sanaie (c) 2010, 13x17in.

Herron's Classes: Beach Painting

At the last Susan Herron class, I wanted to learn how to do waves and rocks. Here's what Herron said:

• Water gets dark at the horizon line
• Add a bit of green to the water
• Concentrate on the big shapes

What do you think of my painting??
Waves and Rocks (c) 2010 by Jess Sanaie, 7x10in

Pure Pastel Painting

While on travel this week, instead of my usual watercolor supplies, I took only oil pastels. I drew this image on yellow-tinted pastel paper. Do you know how hard it is to draw details using a pastel stick with no point whatsoever?!

This painting straddles the line between a bygone era when most women stayed at home and the modern era when women dream of stainless steel appliances but usually cannot afford to be at home.

Woman Baking a Pie (c) 2010 by Jess Sanaie, 11x14in.

Paintings of Friends' Pets

This Sunday I painted my friend Stacy's cat Ozzy and my friend Bob's dog Oliver. Both Ozzy and Oliver were very good sports.

Ozzy on Dining Chair, 16x12 in

Oliver Sitting, 7x8 in

Both paintings (c) 2010 by Jess Sanaie

Paintings for O

I did some paintings for my friend O. Here's what O said he likes:

• The colors brown, green and red
• Landscapes, including my Tree in Field Painting
• Abstract artwork, including my Finger Colors Painting
• My Paintings Inspired by Meredith Kuntzsch

First I painted Weeping Willow, 12x17in, from the rough paper*. If you look closely at the tree, all the strokes are really abstract, and the brown mountain in the background grounds the whole design.

Second, I painted Red Sky, 7x10in. For this painting, I used the same oil pastel over watercolor technique I developed in my Kuntzch series. However, this painting was done using my own ideas. I also incorporated red, green, and brown (the color you make when you mix those two).
*Note: A coworker was nice enough to give me some old rough watercolor paper. I've used it here and also for the paintings Fisherman Casting Net and Self Portrait with Paintbrush.
All paintings in this post are (c) 2010 by Jess Sanaie.

More Favorite Past Artwork

I enjoy painting animals. Here's a painting I did of a dog longingly waiting for his owner to come back - It has been one of my favorite paintings ever since.

Lonely Dog by Jess Sanaie (c) 2007, 12x12in

Froy

I did this painting of Froy without sketching first - I just jumped right in. I think at the very least Stacy will like it. What makes this painting unique is that it's not completely black and white - some areas are very slightly tinged with blue or pink.

Froy Dreaming of his Toy Red Ball by Jess Saniae (c) 2010, 12x16in

Painting People

I freely admit it: I'm not great at doing people.

But, I'd like to get better.

This painting was practice in anticipation of working with a friend of mine who agreed to model for me for a few people paintings in the future.

Self Portrait with Paintbrush, (c) 2010 by Jess Sanaie, about 12x16 in.

Below are two of my favorite self portraits from the past.
Left: Red Girl, 12x16in (c) 2002; Right: Red & Green Artist, 6x10in (c) 2007

   

Paintings Inspired by Meredith Kuntzsch Part 2

 

 

Like the other works I painted in my other Kuntzsch post, these are very similar to Meredith's own work, and not my own subjects or color schemes.

From top left: Yellow Sky, Blue Trees, Yellow-and-Blue Grass, Pink Grass, Pink Sky and Orange Trees. All about 4.25x6.25in.

In these, I used the oil pastels more sparingly than before, and in Yellow Sky I didn't use pastels at all.