REFLECTIONS & Some sketches in the field

Here are some sketches of 2014. I'm not particularly proud of them, perhaps I shouldn't post this (and the photos are horrible too), I could make an effort on it); but I think that this can be tought and said for every post. So I will tell the world this sketches, but mostly as a "backup" sketchbook. Maybe is  cushier to collect picture here, I can see what are the worst part and think about correction, and also I can contextualize the picture, and evoke a particular mood without having the need of looking up the originals spread out somewhere in some drawers. I hope this will help me keeping motivated. If you have any comment or critics... feel free to post!!

Present for a collegue

Sometime ago, some year actually, a collegue saw a drawing of mine in wich was portraited a woman. That woman had a scarf on her had; the collegue was very fond of the picture and I gave her that little pen sketch. After some year, in wich our paths have risked to fallen apart, we are together again, not in the same office but near. So she asked me to make a St. Joseph, beacuse that scarfed woman reminds her of St. Mary. So, after some research, I found a Rembrandt's pen sketch wich was a study for a St. Joseph. I made a copy for her but also a photo (and a copy) for memory.
Here it is..

Sepia Pitt Pen on a watercolor base of ochre and  burnt umber.

Figure drawing at FAA

Another Figure drawing of May 2015. Experimenting with Blue pencil, like the ones used for comics. The blue is cool, more vibrant  Nevertheless not enough contrast for value, but the model was good for anatomy.

and a further step

Critique: usual trouble with feet. More attention to line weight and economy. Not satisfied with middle tone espressed with volumetric line. The core shadow on the left shoulder is ugly...

Train Sketches 4

Pubblico qualche altro ritratto fatto sul treno a Marzo.

I love making portraits.. Basically the sketches I do in the train are all portraits, some happier than others. Here they are four of the more recent

E già che ci sono uno studio di un torso maschile:

And also a male torso, copied from Loomis:

Figure Drawing 12/02/15

Sessione di disegno libera con modella alla Florence Art. Questa volta ho preparato un foglio Fabriano (33 x 48) con un mezzo tono a polvere di carboncino. Ho così lavorato priva verso i contorni, poi le parti scure e quelle chiare, sempre con carboncino, e pezzetti di carbone (salice e varii). Partire dai mezzi toni facilità un po' lo svolgimento: da una parte non abbiamo più il foglio bianco, dall'altra possiamo percorrere due strade per ottenere ciò che cerchiamo in termine di tono.

e in fine dopo qualche ritocco a casa...

Life Drawing 5/3/2015

Altra sessione di disegno dal vivo alla Florence Art Academy. Due ore di posa, grafite su carta Fabriano ruvida per schizzi da 120 gr, dimensione 297x420 mm.

e il disegno finale. Con tracce di carboncino e pastello, per vedere l'effetto nelle zone più scure.

Paesaggio in Ormicello 2

Sabato ho fatto un acquerello ispirato allo studio che feci a Ottobre (qui). Ho provato il nuovo acquisto: gli acquerelli per artisti Horadam Schminke (set da 12 + 12 posti vuoti). La qualità è buona.  Io ho provato solo i Cotman della Winsor & Newton, che comunque fanno il loro lavoro. Rispetto a questi però ho trovato una maggiore uniformità nella stesura e una più agevole sovrapposizione nelle velature (per i colori più trasparenti).

Last Saturday I made a watercolour inspired by a recent trip I did some months ago. I tried my new watercolour from Horadam Schminke. The quality is good! I've only tried Winsor & Newton Cotman. The colors are livelier and less granular. The overlapping of transparent glazes leads to a better result in terms of color richness.

Acquerello su carta (circa 35x25)

Fra l'altro ho cominciato anche un lavoro ad olio sempre ispirato a quel bozzetto..

Besides I begun an oil painting from thi study.

Train Sketch 3

Sketch treno

Ecco un'altra paginetta:

Alberi sul fiume Arno

La domenica pomeriggio di sole, febbraio: cosa meglio di un giro a godersi l'aria e i colori del tramonto? Ed infatti eccomi a giro con sketchbook e matite acquerellabili..

Sunday afternoon, what's better than going sketching ? ;) The air is already sweet with the sun... I collected watercolor pencils and normal color pencils and went out on the river Arno. 

The spot on the river, but with the sun already down

Life Drawing at Florence

Life drawing session at Florence art Academy!! I prepared a toned sheet with a watercolour payne's gray basis.

And the final result:

The model posed for a couple of hours. I used graphite, sanguigne and sepia. I have to pay more attention to the lower part of the body, and foreshortening in general. But fun with some color compared with the use of sole graphite.

Sketch treno 3

Uno sketch a penna