Murex Shell 1 - A Work in Progress

It is another cold day with the temperature at 9F (-13C) with the wind chill making it feel like -9F (-23C) and more snow falling to make things more difficult. The drive into KAGS wasn't as bad as expected, but then I left fairly early for the Still Life class.

The theme for the class was "At the Beach" and we had many seashells of various sizes and shapes, jewellery made of coral and shells, beach towels, sandals, sun glasses and many other things you would take with you to the beach.















Since many of the larger shells were mine, I chose to start on a small Murex shell that another member brought in for the display.

After the break I didn't have much time to work on my drawing as I was busy getting the themes for the remaining Still Life classes put together and ready for the printer.

I will post this piece at a later date once more work on it has been completed.

Jewellery Tree - A Work in Progress

Last month at KAGS in one of the Still Life classes our theme was Scarves, Jewellery and Trinket Boxes.

There was a very nice display set up and it could be viewed from any angle. It had many interesting sections to do individually or you could do the entire display.

I worked on two different sections of the display as individual paintings. This is the second one I started (see post on 02 May 2015 for the first one).

For this one I chose to do the large jewellery tree which had many interesting pairs of earrings, necklaces, chains and a bracelet.

I will post this piece at a later date once I have completed the drawing and started to painting the background.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and look at the artwork. I hope you will return often. 

Boxes and Drapery - A Work in Progress

Last month at KAGS we had a very interesting display for the Still Life class where the theme was Scarves, Jewellery and Trinket Boxes.

It was a difficult choice to make as there were so many things that would make beautiful still life paintings.

I found the shadows and folds on the drapery very appealing and because of this decided to work on the one section of the display that had three different sized trinket boxes, a bracelet a couple of necklaces and a pair of earrings.

Each of the trinket boxes was set at a different angle and I will have to work on the perspective to get them correct.

But the most important feature for me will be the shadows and folds on the drapery which I am looking forward to painting.

I will post this piece at a later date once I have completed the drawing.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.