Looking forward to seeing more to come! Awesome, having a local life drawing group is so beneficial! I'm involved with one too. My advice is to be consistent with going every week. You'll be surprised how fast you grow that way. You also get the advantage of the collective working environment...it's like being back at art school.

Cool! I like these! Nice to see more nudes on here. Were they done in a life drawing session or from photos? Hope you keep posting.

Thank you, that does help clear things up

Quite the compliment really, thank you! I have taken some inspiration from him, particularly when I watched the doco of him painting - The Mystery of Picasso (1956)

His direct approach to painting a line was something I knew I wanted for my own work (like a weird strong urge type thing). I guess that then mixed with an urge to capture the same energy in calligraphy brush work. And then mix that with my love for Egon Schiele, add 10 years of practice and wallah!

Thank you! I'm enjoying the Lemmy community so far. I appreciate that the comments here have had some thought put into them (a refreshing change from Instagram).

I sell pieces myself and through a gallery in Auckland, New Zealand. I post worldwide.

You can DM me if you want to chat more. Check me out on Instagram if you have it @dominiquemarriott. Or have a look at my gallery's website.

Not a dumb question at all. The variation of shades comes from the amount of water mixed into it. But I can also get some variation from how much I push down on the brush.

Thanks everyone! These comments have been so encouraging. I've now set up an account and have started posting work myself.

This was painted with ultramarine blue fluid acrylics, but I usually use sumi ink