Time Traveler-Project 3-Fauve Inspired Portrait

The bonus class for the Time Traveler course, taught by Ce Duff, was inspired by the Scottish Colorist and Fauve artist, James Duncan Fergusson, whom I had never heard of, but I loved learning from this lesson. I, too, love the brighter, more intense colors and the color combo in this painting. The link for this course is on the sidebar.

Again, I used the teacher's version to learn from, but I can't wait to paint one using my own photos and ideas! Acrylics on mixed media paper in my 8 x 10 in sketchbook, image size is about 7 x 7 inches.

My sketch in Stablio pencil after I gessoed the paper. By the way, I rarely have all, or any, of the materials or colors on the supply list and tend to use whatever I have on hand when I sit down to create. I also tend not to follow the videos exactly, as I get zoned into painting and forget about the video instructions. Nevertheless, I always learn from the process, just by doing it!

I sprayed sealer/fixative over the pencil, because it's water soluble, before painting an undercoat of red over the whole thing.

The pencil lines have been gone over with a brush and black paint.

Starting to add first colors...

More color added in layers and I straightened up her hat. More colors and adjusting to be done before I turn her loose. Loving these colors and looseness!

Her face changed quite a bit in the final painting, but I still like her. The colors are actually brighter than in this photo, and not as greenish. I love her and she taught me a lot! Can't wait to paint one using my own photo!

I have actually completed a whole course without getting sidetracked in the middle of it! Yay, me! I have several half-completed courses stacked up to finish, plus a couple that I haven't even started yet. This one grabbed my attention and held it to the end, plus I got a lot of sketching done in between, so I'm a happy camper!

I have a few post drafts to publish, and I'm working on a portrait inspired by Jeanne Marie Webb in my sketchbook, but my next project is to cover the armature I have ready (of a head and bust) with paper clay, and I still haven't found the right jewelry and accessories to finish up the two cage dolls I have done. My head is so full of things I want to try and create that it sometimes gets overwhelming. But I very rarely get bored!

Keep creating and be safe and well!