Watching the Grandchildren

Posted on July 24, 2011 by llawrence

The working title for this was Leo Carillo, since that is the name of the little ranch where the comp of the painting was done. But from pretty early on I thought of the final title, and had it in mind while painting. Lots of struggles with this one, but in the end it works pretty well I think. Watching the Grandchildren, Oil on canvas, 18 x 24:

Watching the Grandchildren © 2011 L. Lawrence Bispo

I experimented with color temperature quite a bit with this one, push it further than I think I’ve done before. Also a more complex layering process on the red blouse than I normally do. I’ll post the process over at Sunsikell, my art materials blog.

I should have posted these drawings earlier, but I’ll include them now. My two best drawings from last quarter. Next quarter starts this week! Both charcoal on newsprint, 18 x 24:

1.5 hour figure construction from life

2.5 hour figure drawing from life

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About llawrence

I'm a portrait artist in the process of launching my career. I specialize in rustic and Southwestern portraits. I'm also a handcrafter of artist's pigments and colors, and I'm fascinated with anything to do with this subject. The colors I make are natural and traditional ones, made from earths, minerals and organic sources, in combination with other common materials.

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