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[Monastic Bat]

Deborah: As always, it is nice to see your work. All of these are excellent. I don’t know how you work so small. I have been doing some 5″x 7″ paintings and it is driving me bonkers.
Regards,
Greg

[FONT=Century Gothic]So when is this "Old enough to know better" supposed to kick in???

[Yorky Administrator Ormskirk]

It’s surprising how quickly you get used to painting small Greg, I would have difficulty painting a half sheet these days.

Your painting looks like an old master Michael.

Doug

We must leave our mark on this world

[michaeljarman]

Thank you so much, Doug! I’m liking this technique for some of my paintings. It gives the painting a kind of moodiness, I think. I decided to rework the figures because they just didn’t convey the story I wanted to tell.. I think I can call this finished now (I hope 😊😊):

[Monastic Bat]

Very nice Michael. I like this style you are using.
Regards,
Greg.

[FONT=Century Gothic]So when is this "Old enough to know better" supposed to kick in???

[michaeljarman]

Thx Greg!

[janinco]

That’s beautiful…I love the muted colors.

Jan

TwoStone Studio

[michaeljarman]

Thank you so much, Jan, for taking a look and your encouraging comment!

[michaeljarman]

My latest (attempt at) painting in gouache.. I sat down to see how gouache worked as a portrait medium.. I’m not a portrait artist by any stretch of the imagination, but I like tryin new things. This is only 5″ x 5″ 😕

[Yorky Administrator Ormskirk]

I love your portrait Michael, impressive at that size.

Doug

We must leave our mark on this world

[LynnMac Ontario, Canada]

I love these moody effects Michaei, well done! The figures turned out very expressive.

Cheers, Lynn
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"Ring the bells that still can ring, Forget your perfect offering, There is a crack in everything, That's how the light gets in" Leonard Cohen

[michaeljarman]

Thank you, Doug and Lynn! I’m very encouraged by your words. I’ll try and paint a little larger next time!

[janinco]

It’s hard to find much gouache instruction online except for James Gurney, but I came across a YouTube video by Jeffrey Watts who runs an atelier. He says gouache is his second favorite medium (next to oils). His dad was an amazing illustrator so he probably was exposed to good technique from a young age. This is from one of his Friday Night Sessions and is almost 3 hours long. But he demonstrates several different small paintings and shows how he puts together his travel kit. You might want to fast forward through some of it to get an overview but it’s very good:

https://youtu.be/pq3KjQ61zNI

Jan

TwoStone Studio

[Yorky Administrator Ormskirk]

He is certainly a fine painter, but the foundation was an excellent sketch.

Doug

We must leave our mark on this world

[michaeljarman]

Thanks Jan and Doug! Yes, I’ve seen his work! He has some great instructional videos indeed 😊

[michaeljarman]

Still revising..

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