What does ‘Medium’ Mean in Fine Art Practice? The same view in three different mediums.

Interesting to see the same landscape view in three different mediums : drawing, watercolour & stone lithography. Different material, different effect. Each medium is good for certain effects. In the above three images,, watercolour is delicate colours & brushmarks, conté is so immediate & so fresh, lithography is good for  a design, a powerful composition.…

WIP : compositional sketch & tonal ‘notan’

WIP ….WORK IN PROGRESS – watercolour – a tonal ‘notan’……WIP I’ve been working on a large oil painting these last three weeks. A commission. It’s 130 x 81 cm – approx 51 x 32 inches. Bigger than my usual size. Good to be doing something different. A lot of work, which I’ll post as WIPs…

Chromatic Black in the Colourist Palette

WORK IN PROGRESS – UNFINISHED STATE ‘Mistletoe’ medium size oil on canvas 15 F ©adam cope Chromatic Black in the Colourist Palette Experimenting with a new mix for ‘black’. Lets call it a ‘chromatic black’ (as does Dan Smith oil paints) in the hope that it’s more colour friendly than soot (lamp black)& burnt bones…

Painting of Vines in Autumn – Large Size Plein-air Painting

‘Semillion, Labadie, Monbazillac’ Large Size Oil on Canvas 81 x 65 cm (approx 26 x 32 inches) ©adam cope sold Here’s the finished state. Here’s the link to its Work In Progress : Lay-in for Plein-Air Large Oil Painting.I went out the next day for a second plein-air session with a mental note ‘yellow &…

Rembrandt’s Drawings of Children – Anticipation & Action

Rembrandt’s Drawings of Children   These two drawings remind me of some of the storyboard sketches of Walt Disney’s ‘Nine Old Men’ period. The action & drama is supremely rendered with economy of means, a sure sign of mastery.         Here’s what Wiki has to say about one of the ’12 Basic…

Rembrandt’s Gesture Drawing

Rembrandt’s Gesture Drawing Rembrandt Harmensz von Rijn (1606-1669) Zwei Frauen bringen einem Kind das Laufen bei, um 1640 Kreide auf Papier British Museum, London, photo wiki Gesture_Drawing = http://www.wikihow.com/Practice-Gesture-Drawing Both these articles are great places to start reading about gesture drawing. Nicolades ‘The Natural way of Drawing’ is the best. I would add that because…