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Figure Drawing Friday

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Drawing in the time of Covid.

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This is my favorite gesture drawing to come out of weekly figure drawing in the past year!

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Detail

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Figure Drawing Friday. Detail

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Detail

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Guest Artist:

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Have I told you lately how much I love our local library?

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One Hundred Portraits.

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For the Past six months I have been working on a series called: The Name of God.

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The mask obscures her lovely face.

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The mask obscures her lovely face.

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","url":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/figure-drawing-in-the-time-of-covid-2","title":"Figure Drawing in the Time of Covid","date_modified":"2020-12-11T19:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/enjoying-the-daniel-smith-dot-cards","html_content":"

You can see my handmade blotting rag. I have used the same on for years! - and it is still going strong. I highly recommend this over disposable tissues and paper towels. It also helps keep more of the heavy metals an...

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","url":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/moving-on-in","title":"Moving on In","date_modified":"2020-12-06T18:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/figure-drawing-in-the-time-of-covid-1","html_content":"

The mask obscures her lovely face.

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I held out packing my studio till the last. It is my oasis and retreat. This allowed me to keep painting right up until the move. Here come the boxes!

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This is a detail of the top left corner of the painting.

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As a person of faith- I did not think this one through. In watercolor, I do not know if I can change it effectively.

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The Mask obscures the model's lovely face.

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","url":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/drawing-in-the-time-of-covid","title":"Drawing in the Time of Covid","date_modified":"2020-11-18T19:17:29Z"},{"id":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/nabataean-entry-details-continued","html_content":"

Nabataean Entry Detail:

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","url":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/nabataean-entry-detail","title":"Nabataean Entry Detail","date_modified":"2020-10-28T19:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/living-with-the-nabataean-entry","html_content":"

Now is the season that the painting hangs on my wall in limbo and maturing. I will continue to critically analyse it for the next days, weeks, and even months - Deciding: Is it complete? Has it come into its own? I...

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","url":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/nabataean-entry-critical-analysis-and-polishing","title":"Nabataean Entry: Critical Analysis and Polishing","date_modified":"2020-10-14T20:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/nabataean-entry-painting-darkest-values-and-erasing","html_content":"

","url":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/nabataean-entry-painting-darkest-values-and-erasing","title":"Nabataean Entry Painting Darkest Values and Erasing","date_modified":"2020-10-10T19:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/painting-middle-values-on-nabataean-entry","html_content":"

","url":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/painting-middle-values-on-nabataean-entry","title":"Painting Middle Values on Nabataean Entry","date_modified":"2020-10-08T19:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/painting","html_content":"

Continuing the cycle of painting starting with the lightest values.

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Rips in the top layers of paper.

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All the masking is removed. You can see my original study on the right.

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Continued Rashatain washes in Burnt Umber.

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Darkest value of Rashatain washes. You can see that I continue to progressively add more layers of Masking. Once again covering the darkest doorways to keep clean for clear darks.

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","url":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/plein-air-watercolor-micro-palette","title":"Plein Air Watercolor Micro-Palette ","date_modified":"2020-08-29T20:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/masking-and-light-to-mid-value-rashatain-washes","html_content":"

I am starting with two types of masking: Liquid Frisket seen in neon yellow, and blue painters tape. I am also using newspaper to mask off the edges. I later learned that this was a mistake. More on that later.

","url":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/masking-and-light-to-mid-value-rashatain-washes","title":"Masking and Light to Mid-Value Rashatain Washes","summary":"I am starting with two types of masking: Liquid Frisket seen in neon yellow, and blue painters tape. I am also using newspaper to mask off the edges. I later learned that this was a mistake. More on that later. ","date_modified":"2020-08-29T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/adding-the-first-garnet-genuine-layers","html_content":"

","url":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/adding-the-first-garnet-genuine-layers","title":"Adding the First Garnet Genuine Layers","date_modified":"2020-08-08T19:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/adding-the-raw-sienna","html_content":"

","url":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/adding-the-raw-sienna","title":"Adding the Raw Sienna","date_modified":"2020-08-05T20:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/correct-pigment-and-sweeping","html_content":"

I discovered that my original raw sienna (PY43) has been replaced by a synthetic form (PY42). This means that it looses it's beautiful granulation (which is why they added the PBr.7). I contacted the company Holbein bu...

","url":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/correct-pigment-and-sweeping","title":"Correct Pigment and Sweeping","summary":"I discovered that my original raw sienna (PY43) has been replaced by a synthetic form (PY42). This means that it looses it's beautiful granulation (which is why they added the PBr.7). I contacted the company Holbein bu...","date_modified":"2020-08-04T21:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/critters","html_content":"

I have 3 worms hiding from the rain under my painting. This often makes me feel like princess Giselle in New York city (Enchanted 2007) where all the socially unclean animals flock to her presence. I have included the v...

","url":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/critters","title":"Critters","summary":" I have 3 worms hiding from the rain under my painting. This often makes me feel like princess Giselle in New York city (Enchanted 2007) where all the socially unclean animals flock to her presence. I have included the v...","date_modified":"2020-07-25T22:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/painting-in-watercolor","html_content":"

\"It is important to be able to let it be. Watercolor is tolerating less control. Even celebrating it.\" - Anna Marie Steffenson\n(Photo from Chickasaw Gallery Ada Artist's Association 2019 Show)

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Thank you for your patience as I was painting rather than posting on social media.

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Figure Drawing Friday!\nPortrait in Profile.\nComplimentary Color Scheme of Ocher PY42 and Purple PV23 in Oriental brushwork tradition.

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Lightest values complete. I am concerned that I went too dark with the figure in the top left corner. I will wait until the painting is complete and I can evaluate it in the context of the whole and in the full value s...

","url":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/nabataean-entry-layer-6","title":"Nabataean Entry Layer 6 ","summary":"Lightest values complete. I am concerned that I went too dark with the figure in the top left corner. I will wait until the painting is complete and I can evaluate it in the context of the whole and in the full value s...","date_modified":"2020-05-22T20:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://annamariesteffenson.com/f/figure-drawing-friday-2","html_content":"

Three minute gestures.\nTrying a new pigment Daniel Smith Lunar Black PBk11\nI am trying to exploit the granulation and flocculation of the pigment.

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First layers are the lightest values of the whole painting. Here in Phthalo Blue

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In the top left corner you can see the yard stick for perspective on the size of this painting. Penciling in the composition took much longer than I expected and was a practice in endurance. - Reminds me why I love my...

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It Surprised me how long this took.

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