Do You use a PRACTICE SWING in your Drawing - Painting & Drawing Tips

I like to golf.

I love walking out on the course.  Chatting with a few friends.  Where I golf there are lots of mountain views and vistas of the valley.  It feels good to be out there.

Black-eyed Susies - Sketchbook Practice.  

In golf you use a practice swing.  

It is a very important stroke.  Especially when you start to play.  You walk up to the tee box.  Get into your stance.  And do a few practice swings.  Sooooo important.

That swing sets you up.  Let's your body know what is happening.  Let's you check that your balance is right.  You feel the wind, the heat, you visualize what is coming.

Your ready. . .

When you start a drawing or lay out a painting on canvas, a practice swing can set you up.  I like to call it a Rehearsal.  (Not sure if there is a name for it in art, but that is mine).  For a practice swing you get into position.  You swing your club

but you do not hit the ball. . . .

For your rehearsal in drawing you will get into position, hold your pen or brush and go through the motion of the line/stroke you want. (This is a gesture movement.)

But you do not make a mark. . .

When you do a rehearsal, you Inner Critic will quickly tell you what is right and wrong about your proposed line.  

Why?  What is the point?  Why not just jump in and go for it?  Like the practice swing, the rehearsal motion at the beginning makes you ask several questions:

1.  Is my arm comfortable, can I do it in a single motion?
2.  Is the line going to be the right length?
3.  Is the placement of the line going to work?  Will my subject fit where it needs to be?
4.  Does the angle look/feel right?
5.  Am I ready and focused on what I am doing?  Can I feel the line?

Your Inner Critic will come into play as well.  Answering many of those questions.  It may also suggest something better. 

Once your golf game is under way, the practice stroke does not disappear.  Have you ever watched a PGA player when he is in a difficult lie? Behind a tree.  In the rough. On a steep bank.  ( I, of course, have never had that problem when I golf.  LOL)  They will do a few practice swings.  Often without a club.  They want to check their balance and line of sight.  Get a strong feel for what they want to accomplish.  (If I had several thousand dollars hanging on my shot I would want to really feel it. Visualize it.  Before I hit, too. )

My rehearsal stroke gives me a feel as to where to put my stem.  Check the flowers at the top of the page.  I definitely did a rehearsal to find good places for all those stems. 

The rehearsal stroke doesn't only happen at the beginning of a drawing either.  As you move from the big shapes to more detail,  you will get into tight spots too.

1.  Drawing the rigging on a sailboat.  I definitely like to do a rehearsal first.
2.  Capturing the gesture of the movement of a leg or arm.
3.  Adding that detail trim line to a shape.  Especially when you only get one shot at it.  ( I know you acrylic and oil people can wipe it off and do it again.  But to really capture that lively line you need to be ready to do it once, with a flourish.)

Not sure if you do a rehearsal stroke.  I do. Quite often.  Am I the only one??

Further reading:
There are Rehearsals in Drawing?   A look at the power of a rehearsal in drawing with permanent ink.
Have you Felt the Freedom of the Line?   A look at the rehearsal and other types of lines used in drawing with permanent ink.

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February is Marketing Month for Artists!!

Each February I offer an all day workshops “Let’s Get Your Art Out There!!”
2020 Date: February 23, 10-3pm

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This workshop gets your Marketing Plans fired up to new and more successful levels. Learn the basics of today’s Marketing World, learn how to develop markets both online with Social Media and off line in your community, learn how to develop a productive network, and set up a Marketing Plan that will work for you. Taking this workshop is a valuable step in moving your business forward. Workshop runs 10-3:00 pm with a lunch break.    Class limited to 8 people  3 Spots Left

Cost $90 + Tx       Pre-Registration Required, contact Wendy      Gift Certificates Available

Save the Date . . . . .

March 6-8, 2020 - The West Fine Arts Show.  Peter Ewart Middle School, 7755 202A St, Langley BC.  Yes, I have teamed up with this great show event: 20 Professional Artists, Awesome Art, a show you shouldn't miss.  

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Getting the RIGHT reference for YOUR wildlife painting - Painting & Drawing Tips

Do you head out on the trail with a camera, hoping to catch a shot of a bird or animal? I don't mean packing your phone and maybe snap a shot.  I mean taking a real camera.

 I do.  .  .

BALD EAGLE: ALERT & READY - Graphite WIP, matted 16 x 20 $500 (When finished)

Have you ever stood at the counter of the bakery. Looking across the counters, going from one delectable treat to the next.  Your eyes shiny and in your mind your mouth is already savoring each and ever delectable morsel.  Its a wonderful feast.  Suddenly there is one special pastry that calls to you.  It. is. the. ONE! (For me, it would be something with whipped cream and dark chocolate, just saying. )

Walking along the Mud Flats in South Delta is like that. . . .

The day I went, the sun was slowly setting.  The sky was clear. The air was crisp and fresh.  An awesome winter day to walk the dike trail.  The view was breath taking.  Suddenly I saw my 'special pastry'.  A young bald eagle perched on a jagged piece of driftwood, punched into the ground.  I dropped Max's lead, hoisted my camera and started clicking.

This. was. special. . . .

I took tons of pictures.  The beauty of digital photography.  Close up. Far away. Looking in different directions.  It was fascinating to study him.  Seeing him in a zoom lens, lets you study him in a way you have never seen him before.  It is mesmerizing.  (I can really understand how photographers have that eternal thirst for a bigger and better zoom lens. Fortunately, I can't carry all that equipment, so I have not succumb to that thirst. )

Just a selection of some of the many shots I took - This guy was not bothered by me and was happy to carry on with his business.  

However, capturing lots of pictures of a young eagle is not the whole story. . .

Once you have the shots which one do you pick.  What do you look for in choosing your reference picture?  Here's what I was thinking:

1. My vision: This is a biggie.  What do you want to say about your subject?  Seems like a simple question but really it isn't.  I admire the eagles, I like to honor them in my work.  I search for realism. I want to give a sense of their life, their struggles and their strength.  I wanted a long, narrow pose that spoke of my thoughts.
My last post featured robins.  Here my vision was quite different, I wanted strong realism, different views, a sense of who they are and what they do.  'A day in their life'.  (See last post here. )

The pose of my young eagle that I used for my drawing.  

2.  Light and Shadows: I look for patterns of light and shadows.  The sun was low, casting light on his left shoulder, catching a bit of his chest and his foot.  Some of the poses were completely back lite and did not have this more dramatic lighting.

3.  A sense of Movement/Alertness: I like to find a sense of action or emotion in my wildlife.  This young eagle looks alert, focused on something.  Food? Danger? Curious?  Makes you wonder.  I also look at his body lines.  Do they have a sense of movement.  I felt he looked perched but yet ready to move.  This view has some great dynamic movement to it, causing your eye to move down one side and up the other. No straight up and down lines to make him flat.

4. Clarity: My plan was to do a very detailed drawing in graphite. I wanted a picture that had the detail I enjoy.  I loved the way his feet gripped the wood.  I liked the lines of his feathers, particularly the ruffled ones on his left side that are caught in the sunlight.

What do you consider when you look at your reference pictures?

Looking for further reading:
OMG! You have to Plan First! - a more in depth look at planning and using those photo references.
How Many Planes does your Painting Have - looking at the background/midground/foreground in planning.

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February is Marketing Month for Artists!!

Each February I offer an all day workshops “Let’s Get Your Art Out There!!”
2020 Date: February 23, 10-3pm

Having trouble getting started or knowing where and what to do?

This workshop gets your Marketing Plans fired up to new and more successful levels. Learn the basics of today’s Marketing World, learn how to develop markets both online with Social Media and off line in your community, learn how to develop a productive network, and set up a Marketing Plan that will work for you. Taking this workshop is a valuable step in moving your business forward. Workshop runs 10-3:00 pm with a lunch break.    Class limited to 8 people  3 Spots Left

Cost $90 + Tx       Pre-Registration Required, contact Wendy      Gift Certificates Available

Save the Date . . . . .

March 6-8, 2020 - The West Fine Arts Show.  Peter Ewart Middle School, 7755 202A St, Langley BC.  Yes, I have teamed up with this great show event: 20 Professional Artists, Awesome Art, a show you shouldn't miss.  

My Etsy Store is always OPEN: Etsy - WendyMouldsArt

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5 Things that can spark a series of Painting - Painting & Drawing Tips

Have you ever worked on a Series of Paintings?  

Do you paint random pieces or are your works interrelated?

Is this a limiting exercise or not?

ROBINS: SIGNS OF SPRING - Nearly done 

From a marketing stand point, working in a series is wonderful.  You have a standard product.  You have a statement that covers all the work.  You have One central focus for all your marketing energy.  Sounds like a marketing dream. 

However, there is one problem . . 

As an artist you are not a machine.  You can keep producing the same material but eventually it will become stale.  You will lose interest and your work will reflect that.  And on the other end, your buyers may become weary of seeing the same thing. 

Ok sorry, I don't mean to confuse . . .

Are series a good idea or bad?  I feel they have lots of merit but at the same time they need to evolve and change.  If their purpose is to preserve 'the sameness' not such a good idea. In my mind, a series takes you on journey to explore.  You take ideas and work with them.  Finding your voice as you feel your way.  They cause you to think and expand your ideas.  When you feel you have told your story, they end. 

I have started a series.  Not sure how big it will be.  For now it is 3 pieces. 

Decided on a background and my main colours

What sparks a series?

1.  Your emotions: For me it was my struggle to mix my pen work into my wildlife art.  I had just completed my work on my Inktober Tangles 2019 project and I was pumped.  I wanted to do something with my tangles and patterns.  (Read more about Inktober Tangles 2019 here.)

I liked the 3 different views of this fellow - his quirky character called to me.  

2.  Your eye is caught: Like most of you I have huge folders with photos I have taken.  Mine are all about wildlife I see and settings that would work for them.  My photos are overtaking my life.  I was trying to sort, delete and file some of my pictures from this summer.  I know, an endless task.  Suddenly my eye was caught by a robin.  I had several shots of him, wondering about the yard.  Hmm. . . . I thought.  I can do something with him.

One was working well so definitely time to start planning the group

3.  Chance: My husband was busy making wood cradles for me as I needed some custom sizes for some commissions.  Of course, being the frugal person I am, (read cheap, if you were one of my kids) I suggested he cut up the scrap and make some small cradles for me.  We figured he could make 3-5 x 7 wood cradles.

Robin: On his Own - WIP  As he started to grow I began to really see how my other birds would fit in. Surprisingly my husband thought he looked interesting.  Hmm. . . maybe my robin will interest others.

4.  Desire to meet a challenge: As I walked the trails with Max I thought of my challenge - realistic birds (my robin) and abstract shapes (my tangle patterns).  What? How? Somehow, out walking with Max I can create better than in my studio.  Here my mind is free to ebb and flow in different directions.  An idea began to form. Suddenly I knew what I wanted to do. 

Robin: Curious - WIP  My second piece started to take shape. Now, I was starting to get excited.   I could see where I wanted to go.  

5.  Time: Christmas Commissions done, Christmas was over, and I actually had a bit of time on my hands.  Those robins were restless, my pens were calling, my paints were wet.  I couldn't stop myself.  I jumped in. 

What sparks a series for you?  Are they a small collection or large bodies of work? Have you considered the pros and cons of working this way? 

ROBIN: ON HIS OWN - Ink & Watercolour - 5 x 7 mounted on Wood Cradle $115

In continuing the discuss, you might find the following posts of interest: 

Do you Know Your Subject - Part 1
Looks at creating a series from the artistic point of view; benefits to the Artistic Soul. 

Do you Know Your Subject - Part 2
This looks at the benefits of creating a series from a marketing point of view.  

Do you Know Your Subject - Part 3
An interview with an artist, Jane Appleby, who spent a year working on her series.  

Do you Know Your Subject - Part 4
Short interview and examples of other artists and their thoughts on work in series.  

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February is Marketing Month for Artists!!

Each February I offer an all day workshops “Let’s Get Your Art Out There!!”
2020 Date: February 23, 10-3pm

Having trouble getting started or knowing where and what to do?

This workshop gets your Marketing Plans fired up to new and more successful levels. Learn the basics of today’s Marketing World, learn how to develop markets both online with Social Media and off line in your community, learn how to develop a productive network, and set up a Marketing Plan that will work for you. Taking this workshop is a valuable step in moving your business forward. Workshop runs 10-3:00 pm with a lunch break.    Class limited to 8 people

Cost $90 Tax Incl      Pre-Registration Required, contact Wendy      Gift Certificates Available

Save the Date . . . . . 

January 18, 2020 - Opus Langley Demo:  Put WOW! into Your Mark Making with Wendy Mould, AFCA, CDM  11-12:30pm and 2-3:30pm.  Free but must Register: (604) 533-0601  Morning session is full but still some room in the afternoon.  

See you there!!

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Are You Drawing Something that Isn't THERE?? - Painting & Drawing Tips

How can that be?  

Wendy has really lost it this time, you are thinking.  But yes, you have been in the situation where you are drawing something that isn't THERE!

KIP - Graphite - Newest Commission

OK.  I will explain myself.

I really noticed this universal truth while working on KIP and then right after, mentoring a student with another dog portrait. In the heat of the moment full of the desire for detail, you begin to draw something that isn't there.

Note the white hairs mingled in the black on the side of Kip's face

Both Dogs had something in common. Lovely white hairs that mingle with the black in their face.  Of course it happens in people as well.  You know those pesky stragglers of gray that lurk in your dark curls. Well, they do in mine anyway.  You might be luckier.  

Here's the situation: you have a photograph and the picture on a screen.  In my case, I was working on Kip.   When I work on a pet portrait I usually have several photographs: a coloured one, a gray scale one and then some blurry thing printed out to the size of my drawing.  For big pictures this can turn into 5 or 6 pieces of paper taped together. 

Then you get busy and paint/draw the picture.  Things flow along nicely.  Working with the big shapes and values, work really moves along quickly.  But suddenly it happens. . . .

You begin to draw what isn't there.  

KIP - Close up in gray scales.  

Look at the lines coming out from Kip's white nose area.  See all those tiny white hairs.  You get the magnifying glass and check carefully for detail.  You zoom in on your digital picture.  Because you 'know' those white hairs are there and you must draw them.  Everyone.

Pretty soon you have this wonderful detail of white hairs (read mess) painted/drawn out.   His face is so cluttered you have almost lost the dog.  But . . .but . . .  there are white hairs and they must be included in the picture.  

Step back.  Move away from the picture. . . .

Think about it for a minute.  When you take a full grown dog's head and shrink it to 5 or 6 inches wide, can you really see every hair?  I think that is your Right Brain talking.  

KIP - in life

In fact when you look at Kip in a more realistic size you will see that yes there is some white hairs but very few.  Some of those whites are in fact light spots/areas rather than individual hairs.  And they are not white.  The hair on his chest is white. (Value 1)  But the other whites mixed in his hair have values.  Some might be a 2 others a 3 but they are not white.  You as an artist can pick and chose which ones you want to emphasis.  There certainly isn't room for all of them.  Suggesting a few will of course give the idea that more are there.  (Learn more about Grayscales and Values here  and Values and Colour here. )

Now your saying, I don't do dog portraits and what does this have to do with life.  Here is another place where I see this happening: 

Mermaid Cove - lovely little spot in the Saltery Bay area south of Powell River.  

Drawing  trees in landscapes:  The Right Brain says there are needles/leaves that must be drawn.    In fact if you take a full size tree and reduce it to a 16 x 20 painting you will probably not be able to see any needles.  What you will see is the pattern of the darks and lights that tell you the kind of tree it is.  

Line drawing of Mermaid Cove - note the different marks for the kind of leaves/needles

Looking for the pattern of the values tells the story you want to tell.  Zooming in to see individual needles/leaves has you painting/drawing something that really isn't there.

Have you thought of this before?  Do you find yourself drawing something that isn't there?  

One instants when this is not true is if you are doing a Macro Drawing of a very realistic subject.  Then go for it.  Zoom in.  Get the detail.  Paint it all.  But be careful, even then you can end up drawing something that isn't really there.  After all, you are not using a microscope!!

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February is Marketing Month for Artists!!

Each February I offer an all day workshops “Let’s Get Your Art Out There!!”
2020 Date: February 23, 10-3pm

Having trouble getting started or knowing where and what to do?

This workshop gets your Marketing Plans fired up to new and more successful levels. Learn the basics of today’s Marketing World, learn how to develop markets both online with Social Media and off line in your community, learn how to develop a productive network, and set up a Marketing Plan that will work for you. Taking this workshop is a valuable step in moving your business forward. Workshop runs 10-3:00 pm with a lunch break.    Class limited to 8 people

Cost $90 Tax Incl      Pre-Registration Required, contact Wendy      Gift Certificates Available

Save the Date . . . . . 

January 18, 2020 - Opus Langley Demo:  Put WOW! into Your Mark Making with Wendy Mould, AFCA, CDM  11-12:30pm and 2-3:30pm.  Free but must Register: (604) 533-0601

See you there!!

My Etsy Store is always OPEN: Etsy - WendyMouldsArt

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Time to GET STARTED on Your Art - Painting & Drawing Tips

Actually the beginning of the year is a time of reckoning,

 a time for New Starts. 

Captured this young eagle out on the Mud Flats last winter.  I can't wait to get his drawing underway.  

It doesn't have to be something totally new but maybe a New Approach, New Effort, New Enthusiasm.  Something to shake up the old and bring on 'the new'.  

In the Creation Process, New Starts can come in many forms.  

And maybe more easily defined than life. In my case I have been seized by new ideas and overwhelmed with things I want to do.  I have a new drawing of a young eagle I am anxious to start. And a small series on Robins that is really calling me. It involves my ink tangles and watercolours together in what I think is an interesting way.  Steve, has already given it a heads up. 

My Three Robins are ready to roll - I can't wait to put them into my latest project.  

I know, you say, he is my husband and of course he likes whatever I do.  Not...  He is quick to tell me if something doesn't work.  Of course he always follows with an apology but the critiquing comment is there.  I must admit I admire his honesty and I know when he says something is interesting I have really hit the mark. So you can imagine when he thinks my idea for the robins is interesting, I am really excited.  I just want to jump in and work on them.  To heck with everything else!!

What about you?  Are you ready to GET STARTED on something? 

Today is also a special day for me.  It marks my 11th year as a Blogger.  I decided to look back to find things to MOVE FORWARD.  In looking back I found many posts that may inspire you to GET STARTED:

1.   Start new habits: Whether you like to draw, doodle or journal having a sketchbook is fun.  You know what it is like to open that book and see some of your work.  It is a really feel good kind of thing to see how your work has grown and changed.   My post  Four Ways to Start the Sketchbook Habit may help you rev up your practice.  

My Smallmendous Art Kit makes painting on the plane a very easy thing to do.  

2.  Start putting together a great travel kit: This time of year is great for getting your travel kit together.  It might seem early to you but once that kit is together you need time to practice with it too.  There is nothing worst than being out on the road and realizing there is something missing from your kit.  My post  My Really Smallmendous Art Kit talks about my really small travel kit which I spent a few years perfecting.  If this one is too small I have a slightly bigger set up here.  

Having a fun Title Page really inspires me to add more when I travel.  

3.  Start prepping your sketchbook for upcoming events:  This may seem like a strange thing to do but prepping your sketchbook pages for future use is fun.  I found prepping my book for my trips is even more fun as it really gets me excited for the upcoming trip.  It is also so much fun to open your book to the next page and find little surprises drawn in the corners or colours/patterns waiting for you to bring to life.  Check out my post Is Your Sketchbook Ready for You for ideas on getting started.  Of course my favourite is getting a special sketchbook ready for a trip. Here is a bit on prepping for my trip to Italy this year.  Post: Is Your Sketchbook Ready to Roll?    

Can you REALLY  draw a poppy from this?  Read more about A Line of Action

4.  Start a drawing:  Maybe you would like to try something different.  If drawing is something you like to do, think about approaching it in a different way.  After working with figure drawing I became interested in working with A Line of Action. I found it was a great tool to have in my bag for attacking drawings of wildlife and nature.  You can read more about it on my post: How to find the Starting Point in a Drawing

Page 1 & 2 of my Inktober Collage - One Tangle a day Read more Here

5. Start getting your Pen working: Of course you knew I couldn't talk about 'getting started' on something without mentioning pen work.  My post Have You felt the FREEDOM of the Line? may help nudge you in that directions.  And of course if you pick up a pen be sure and try a few tangles while you are at it.  Read more on my post: Have You been on a Tangled Adventure? 

Starting something new can be exciting, fun, a new journey.  Grab an idea and run with it.  You never know where that journey will take you.  I look forward to sharing my journey with you as I jump into my new projects. I look forward to hearing about yours.

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February is Marketing Month for Artists!!

Each February I offer an all day workshops “Let’s Get Your Art Out There!!”
2020 Date: February 23, 10-3pm

Having trouble getting started or knowing where and what to do?

This workshop gets your Marketing Plans fired up to new and more successful levels. Learn the basics of today’s Marketing World, learn how to develop markets both online with Social Media and off line in your community, learn how to develop a productive network, and set up a Marketing Plan that will work for you. Taking this workshop is a valuable step in moving your business forward. Workshop runs 10-3:00 pm with a lunch break.    Class limited to 8 people

Cost $90 Tax Incl      Pre-Registration Required, contact Wendy      Gift Certificates Available

Save the Date . . . . . 

January 18, 2020 - Opus Langley Demo:  Put WOW! into Your Mark Making with Wendy Mould, AFCA, CDM  11-12:30pm and 2-3:30pm.  Free but must Register: (604) 533-0601

See you there!!

My Etsy Store is always OPEN: Etsy - WendyMouldsArt

Originals, Prints, Commission Work and Instant Printable Cards for all Seasons available.

Be sure to like and share my posts to keep me coming into your box, 

You won't miss a single post if you Follow by Email or Like my Facebook Page.

Have a great Artful Day,

Wendy