New studio, new year.

So eventually I got myself a new easel after moving far away from what used to be my home. Today I've been putting it together. :) I also grounded some canvases with raw umber and turpentine. Now all I need before I start painting, is good lighting, and to pass a couple of exams. My appartment smells of turpentine and blue hyacinths. 

Blank linen canvases waiting to be covered in a sheer layer of raw umber.

A bit of publicity

My charcoal cast of Beethoven was featured in a fashion shoot in the April 2012 issue of Swedish fashion magazine Plaza Kvinna. Am happy about that. 

Cast drawings

A cast drawing is a charcoal drawing done after a cast. Such as this cast of Dionysos.

My first cast drawing. An eye.

Augustus. First emperor of Rome. With and w/out a frame.

Six day fast cast. Charcoal.

Messed up failed cast. :)

This little guy somewhat reminds me of the youngest member of the Stark family of the Game of Thrones: Rickon Stark. :) 

Drawings in graphite after Charles Bargue

These are graphite drawings after Charles Bargue's 19th century drawings or etchings (?). 

Sketching

Sketches. After real life or reference pictures.

after real life

After ref pic: John William Waterhouse's The Danaïdes.

After real life. Just kidding. After reference. :)

Perfume ad. I love little bottles.

After ref pic in zoology litterature and painting by...I forgot who painted it first. Some 19th century Victorian painter.

 

 Ref. Underwater swimming, Zoology litterature.

 Real life. Sleeping portrait #1

Tussa. Sleeping portrait #2

Figure drawing, Florence

Charcoal figure drawings I made at the Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy, in 2008. At the drawing program the long figure poses are normally 5 weeks.

Model: Alessandro

Alessandro

 Above: Several student drawings by Emmy dM, Julia S, Anna B.

Model: Kelly

Still life and figure painting

Last summer, in July 2012, I attended a one week course at the Florence Academy of Art in Gothenburgh, Sweden. During that week, which was much anticipated, I recieved tutoring on realist painting for the first time! Each student painted one still life and one figure painting. I learned a great deal during that week. So, here they are: my first  figure and still life painting. Very basic and apparently not finished work but very helpful for the future.

Here is the palette I used for the still life.

The red (vermillion?) was for blending some of the blue mixes.

Figure drawing, Stockholm.

These are all charcoal figure drawings from 2011-2012. Made from life, as are all studies at school. The poses lasted four weeks and was made at SARA (Atelier Stockholm). However, I was away from school for some time during 2011-12, so i did not work on these drawings for the entire pose.

Model: Joel

Joel

Peter

Nina (?)

Jan Erik

Smaller graphite one day figure drawing of Jan Erik.

Introduction

I started this blog with the intention of showing some of my art work.  At the moment, I study full time at university, drawing and painting currently being something I may have the chance to do in my spare time. Just very recently I found a place to use as my studio and I am looking forward to doing some more art. Until then I am posting  older work. Created either at home in my bed room (not a very good idea concidering the painting medium) or at school: The Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy, or at The Swedish Academy of Art (SARA) in Stockholm, Sweden. I have not graduated the art program yet. You may pop in a bit later to see more recent work. I just need some more time to settle into my new environment. Welcome to my blog. :) -Anna