Wine and Beer - Two Works in Progress

These are the remaining two sketches that I started in the Still Life class at KAGS earlier this month (see post on 24 January 2019).

This one was of the display featuring the wine bottles and various wine glasses.

We had five different types of wine glasses, a couple of smaller cut crystal glasses, two long stemmed tulip glasses, one of which was tinted blue and a tall Champagne flute.

Ginger ale was put into a couple of the glasses to imitate sparkling wine.

Wine

There were two bottles of Vidal Icewine one from Jackson-Triggs and the other from Reif Estate Winery to complete the wine display.

The last grouping features beer.

The beer mug was filled part way with a cola to imitate beer, but of course it was not the right colour.

There was an O'Keefe's beer chalice and an Old Vienna stange glass.















Beer

There was a bottle of Budweiser and another of Barking Squirrel set in behind one of the glasses and at the base of the beer bottles there was a lemon and a lime to add colour to the display.

I will post each of these two drawings at a later date as more work on them is completed.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Wine Glass and Candles 1 and Wine Bottle, Glasses and Candle 1

These are the other two drawings that I started in yesterday's Still Life Class at KAGS and finished today.

In the first one, I started by placing the wine glass where I wanted it in the drawing.

Next I put in the candlestick on the right side of the drawing followed by the candlestick on the left side, which I placed partially behind the wine glass.

I then put in the spiral candles into the holders and added the flame.

Wine Glass and Candles 1

The next drawing featured the plain wine bottle without the basket and tassels.

I placed it on the left side of the drawing and added one of the wine glasses in front.

Toward the right of the centre I put in a candlestick with a spiral candle and even though we are not allowed to have lit candles in the building I added the flame onto the candle.

Next I added in two wine glasses in front of the candle.

Wine Bottle, Glasses and Candle 1

I may do a few more of these small drawings at a later date.

Wine Bottle, Glass and Bowl 1 and 2

Today at KAGS the theme for the Still Life class was Candlelit Dinner.

We had a wonderful assortment of interesting things to draw and paint.

We had a silver vase filled with red roses, a candlestick with a red candle, two different wine bottles, two crystal trays, two place settings, complete with wine glasses, napkins and silverware and salad bowls.

I moved things around and did some small drawings.

Wine Bottle, Glass and Bowl 1

In the first one I did the tall dark bottle with a metal basket around it and a couple of tassels, the wine glass and the salad bowl.

On the second drawing I used the other wine bottle which was quite interesting.

It had a pour spout and a wicker base covering the bottom half of the bottle and twine winding around from the neck of the bottle just below the cork to just above the base of the pour spout.

Next I added in the wine glass and then placed the salad bowl by the bottle.

Wine Bottle, Glass and Bowl 2

I will post the two other drawings I did in the class tomorrow once the drawings have been completed.

Wine Glass I - A Work in Progress

Today I wanted to work in pastel for a change and I decided that I would do a still life of a wine glass.

With the sunlight coming in through the kitchen window and lighting up the glass on the table, I knew that I would have to work rather quickly to capture the image before the light changed.

Using only black and white pastel on a coloured background of Canson Mi-Tientes paper, it didn't take long to draw in the highlights and shadows.

I will post this drawing at a later date once I have made the glass stand upright and sober.

Thank you for looking at my artwork.

Wine Glass - A Work in Progress

My high school friend Henry came out to visit with me yesterday at KAGS and enjoyed seeing the Small Treasures show. He left me a list of the paintings he would like to have if still available when his numbers are drawn on the tickets he purchased since he will be back in Prince George, B.C. at the time of the draw on the 29th.

It was nice seeing him again after four years but I bet he wishes he would have chosen another time to come to Ontario, yesterday was cold but today is even colder with the temperature at 2F (-16.7C) and even though the sun is shining the wind chill makes it feel like -11F (-23.9C).

Our next Still Life class is going to be glass on mirrors.

I decided to get some practice in and do a drawing of one of the wine glasses and its reflection on the table.

I will post this painting at a later date once I have added some colour to the painting.