Anatomy Thread of Queensoul

#221

Good to have you back Ego :). Now, we need to see some art so that we can all be wowzsed into oblivion by your stellar improvement from the fantastical magic school in florence :smiley: art art art!

#222

View from the painting atelier. Looking directly down at the Piazza De la Republicca (am pretty sure I damaged the name) :stuck_out_tongue:

#223

Yeah, oh art :smiley: They should just make it so that the minute you cross into florence, the muses just magically endow you with the art spirits of the old masters. Alas, that didnt happen. But it was fun anyway.

Life drawing class. Nitram charcoal, and chalk on fabriano roma paper.

Will post more tomorrow. Sick and tired a lot.

#224

Hi Queenie,
Must have been great walking on the streets of firenze, in the great man’s footsteps (Michelagnolo).Lucky you!:thumbsup:

Its a pilgrimage I will be looking forward to make!:slight_smile:

Nice work on those paintings , you are improving rapidly ! The duhrer face is also cool!:slight_smile:

rgds

Siju

#225

Oh wow, great drawing Queenie! Please show more.
Everytime I’m in Italy I manage to not go to Florence… always passing it…
Good to see you had good weather :slight_smile:
More pics please!

#226

So cool. Great life drawing. I do know how hard it is to draw from life. Well, for me it’s maybe just much more harder to draw women, and if it’s from life, I’m dead. Tried once, won’t do that again for some time :slight_smile: It’s so cool, I mean, you could make turntable from all those drawings showed in the photo of drawing studio :smiley:

#227

Hello Siju: Thanks for stopping by my thread. It was quite exciting roaming around the streets(when I was able to).
I could not stop gaping in wonder at everything. I think I went slightly nuts when I entered the ufizzi gallery.
Too bad they didnt allow picture taking. I was only able to squeeze out a couple of shots. Oh well, I could take photos of the statues outside. I will post these later as soon as Ms. Kimmel tells me where :smiley:

Marlon: Thanks for stopping by buddy. Your continued support means a lot to me.
The weather was mostly very hot; But it rained a couple of days. I think 3 or four days in a row and ALWAYS starts at the same time: 3pm!
Such a weird thing. You could however taste the excitement in the air once it started raining. I saw some people take to the streets and start playing in the rain. Must have been some crazy tourists. :stuck_out_tongue:
LOL razz! Thanks for visiting me. Life drawing is awesome. I was however shaking like a leaf during each session, not having really done full life figure drawing before (only portraits). I started relaxing when I realized that every single person in class was just as nervous as I was.
So I started adhering to the creed of the academy. '1. Stop spending so much time in front of your easel. 2; Dont make more than one mark at a time while you are standing in front of your easel. Step back into sight size, squint, step to the easel, make a mark and step back into sight size.
3. SQUINT, SQUINT, and SQUINT again. This apparently is the holy creed.
4. Draw what you see. Not what you think is there or what you know should be there. ’
etc etc.

Life drawings:
Quick box in. No details. graphite on canson

#228

Life Drawing: figure box in.
Graphite on canson paper

#229

Life drawing. Charcoal on Roma paper

#230

Hey Queenie! Good to see you back and with quite an improvment in the luggage :wink: The lifedrawing you posted on the previous page is really nice, you’ve leveled up for sure (sorry, me and Ailsa were joking about leveling up in “art” the other day) :smiley: Anyway, you’ve made me want to attend that workshop… Argh so many things to do and so little money and time :sad:

Btw, since you’ve been gone, here’s a smiley I did for Rebecca: (and a bonus one: )

#231

[b]Super Queenie Ultimate Power-Up Attack!

[/b]Great to have you back Ego. Your lighting has improved incredibly in those life studies. Many hugs.:slight_smile:

#232

Hi…QueenSoul…:applause:

Really like the charcoal and chalk woman drawing, and the last charcoal man drawing…nice lighting and atmosphere, great technique.
Sounds like you had a FANTASTIC ADVENTURE, and created a memory worth cherishing…:thumbsup:
GREAT to have you back on the forum, and can’t wait to see you put all the things you were taught over there into practice in your new works…:bounce: :slight_smile:

TAKE CARE
Glenn

#233

awwwww thank you very much guys. Martin, it sure is nice to be back and itching to have a go with the techniques. Glenn, you are correct, I cant wait to start practising the heck out of those techniques.
Hey Peter, for sure! I wish I could go back too :D. Like the teachers told us when we expressed jealousy over their displayed work, ‘constant practice.’
Some heads I had done for Rebecca Kimmel. Master copy

#234

And another

Cant wait for my easel to get here.
Hmm may have to take down this last one. Something has gone wacky with the charcoal during scan.
hey Peter I love those smilies; Hope you dont mind if I snag it

#235

Queenie,

You are really kicking a**! :bounce:I totally love seeing the studio pictures and the picture of the piazza. If you could also post those pictures of your teachers, I might be able to use Peter’s new drooling icon. :smiley: Apart from the silliness, I really think that Glenn is right about the Portraits ~ you’ve really invested something of yourself in them, and it shows, as they have an emotional resonance beyond the page. Nice work there, QS! As well I love how you describe your experience at the Uffizi and in Florence in general. Your life drawings show so much promise and I am so proud of you for having improved so much! It’s fantastic to see the depth of your enthusiasm, and I really look forward to seeing what step you take next in your artistic path.

Cheers, :slight_smile:

~RK

#236

Hey guys, for those that need refs. Here is the first set from Florence. I tried to shrink a little but really the purpose is to have it a bit high so you still have details.
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These are large, so I recommend, right click, save as blah blah.

#237

Hi Queenie,

These are great refs! Thanks for posting these. :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~RK

#238

Great drawings, Queensoul, and yummy ref.

Thanks,
Cris

#239

Thanks Beccalicious and Cris!

#240

Life painting. Oil on oil color paper.
This got some dirt/lint on it and I still dont know how to get rid of it without ruining the painting. So forgive the nasty little specs on there.