Monday, March 30, 2009

Oil Painting Workshop... The Results.

Sean Cheetham is an excellent Artist, I've learnt a lot from him. I've never used oil paint before, but I truly enjoyed his class. Here is what I've done during his 5 days "Alla Prima" Oil Painting workshop at LAFAA... or more precisely, the 2 last paintings. Each one of them is approximatively 6 hours or work.


This is Day 5: (using a limited palette, know as the Zorn palette, Anders Zorn) White, Ivory Black, Yellow Ochre and either Vermilion or Cadmium Red Light or Med, in that case I used Scarlet Red.















And below, Day 4
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30 comments:

sponie said...

Very nice Stephane! Your "eye" and straightforward approach make the portraits fresh.

RYAN ASTAMENDI PHOTOGRAPHY said...

Oui.....very nice. Love the structure on that second one....colors work well together too.

Nico said...

Ben ecoute stephane je vais bientot plus trop savoir quoi utilisé comme superlatif....Juste que c'est la meme claque a chaque fois que je passe par ton blog....Bravo!

Vince M said...

Lots of life in these Stef. Looks like you are a natural with oils.

Dorota said...

These came out very nice! The thinking paid off.

Joshua Wysocki said...

great paintings!
this motivates me to do a quick painting tonight to warm up!

Whitney Pollett said...

wooooooah........

John T Quinn III said...

i'm glad you posted these. very nice work. you make it look easy.

Unknown said...

- Thanks Sponie, it was challenging and very good to try a completely alien medium to me, I really really enjoyed it.

- Ry... these latest post of yours.... la la la la...

- Ah ben merci beaucoup Nico, c'est tres gentil, j'apprecie enormement venant de toi, je te retourne le compliment :) J'espere que tout vas bien par chez nous :)

- Oh thanks Vince, enjoy that French comic book :)

- I'm still thinking Dorota!

- Thanks Joshua.

- haoooooow....ttelloP yentihW

-Merci mon Ami, you are very kind. What about the shapes?

anima-base said...

Nice oil painting works.
Would you post WIP of Oil painting Later?

John T Quinn III said...

i like how you use red paint to create tension and drama. makes me think of Bacon.

Unknown said...

talented

stefan marjoram said...

Blimey, they're beautiful. Really like the sculptural modeling and the loose bit's where the canvas shows through.

Unknown said...

- Thanks Anima-base. what do you mean by "WIP"?

- John you're too kind, this is just me playing with shapes for fun.

- Thanks Ellis.

Elliot Cowan said...

Stef!
Beautiful paintings, but not as beautiful as your wife who we had a lovely chat with a hour or so ago.
E & R
x

Cafe Pasadena said...

SK, great work for a beginner!!
I see you getting paid for this some day.

Cat Scott said...

I love the red background reflecting on the brunette's hair. Oil is so fantastic for that sort of effect. Great work!

Unknown said...

- Elliot! Thank you :)
Hope all is well on the east coast x

- Thanks Mike, I can do your portrait, jump on the offer before they go for big bucks :)

- Thanks Cat.

Kerstin Klein said...

these paintings are so beautiful!

Cafe Pasadena said...

SK, you can use my portrait from my photo here.
Then, you should go with Rye Photo on his shoots to get your next models!

(I put up some shots from the ADena picnic)

Polyminthe said...

Alors là, bravo monsieur Kardos, du bien bel ouvrage...

kalonji said...

olalalala...c'est superbe !!!

Ming Ong said...

I can't believe this is your first time painting in oils! Sure doesn't look it. Love the colors on the second one.

Ty Carter said...

nice work

suzanne cabrera said...

Wowzer, wowzer, wowzer!!! These are intense and incredible. I love the way you allow the color to fade out in the bottom one. Gorgeous.

Stacey Aoyama said...

Bonjour Stephane!
Beautiful portraits...I like that cool green stroke on her cheek in the bottom one. Have you been working more in oils?

Matt Jones said...

Terrific start to oil painting Stef. Bravo, encore!

Gerald Guerlais said...

T'es sur que t'en a pas déjà fait dans une vie antérieure ? Bon sang c'est super beau.

Anonymous said...

WAOUH !!!! sur le coup je pensais même pas que c'était toi qui avais fait çà !!!!!!!
trop fière de mon petit frère....Le pire c'est que jamais j'aurai çà chez moi!!!!
bisous vous deux

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