.
. 
I first came a cross the work of James Reynolds in Southwest Art magazine as a teenager and years later was thrilled to find he had a book out called Trail Dust.
But I was upset too, his color was so much better than mine! so I decided to copy every single painting in the book to figure it out. I didn't have time for elaborate copies so quick thumbnails had to suffice, this was so helpful for me that to this day I do quick color studies of anything and everything to try and improve my chops. These are acrylic on illustration board.
7 comments:
Thank you for showing the way! I haven't received a more honest advice in my life. One more reason why you are my favourite watercolourist!
I have one question, what do you mean by better colour here, is it colour close or to the actual one you see or colour thats more faithful to the design you intend to create?
Thank you so much,
Best wishes,
Vinayak
I have often thought about copying a complete book like this..and these studies are fantastic. Are they gouache or oil? Thanks so much for the useful tip. I can see how valuable this would be to do.
I have his book and love his work. I often look at his paintings and wonder about that color, that light! You've got me thinking!
beautiful sketches. I agree completely on how much you can learn by copying the things you like.
These studies are inspired! Do you use them for models for larger paintings, or are they just to improve your color sense? Sometimes when I work from a study I feel like I lose the spontaneity...
I just love these. Beautiful studies!
Yeah. Incredible collectio Nathan.
Post a Comment