Father and son haircut
Today Jack and I went to our local barbershop. The only problem is that this is an old fashioned place, and my barber is well into his 80s, and Jack was not prepared for the amount of hair the kind gentleman would remove (despite my asking for a "trim", etc). I like getting all that stuff out of my eyes, but to a 12-year-old it's an entirely different deal. Oh well. Live and learn.
I have been inspired by Laura of Laurelines to do more color sketching, so I bought one of those little 3" x 4" moleskine cold-press watercolor sketchbooks. For years I've avoided cold-press paper, not liking the "bumpy" texture; but I think my drawing style is evolving to a place less controlled and more into accidents. I like cold-press now.
posted by Anthony at 1:26 AM
3 Comments:
These are sweet. I like your composition in the first one, with the overlapping other patron in the front. I have one of those little watercolor Moleskines and they are a handy portable size. Did you paint in the shop too, or save that for home? I understand about unhappy haircuts--had many myself.
Thinking that I inspire you makes me very happy! These are so great---LOVE the way the paint pools ande granulates in the first one. Your palette is perfectly chosen here. I mostly use hot press, but cold press is wonderful for that free flow of pigment, I agree. I'm excited about your color use and can't wait to see what you do next!
Thanks Jana and Laura. Jana, I painted the whole thing in the shop. The small size of the sketchbook helped. It was also unseasonably hot and dry, so the paint dried quickly. Laura, yes, I'm going to make a concerted effort to sketch in color. We'll see, as it's a bit more of a commitment. The paints I uses are really old, and I think the pigments are more granular than normal. Hopefully it won't get ugly. Thanks for the nice words.
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