Dominic 'Head and Shoulders'

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Hi Lesley, nice to see your work again. You've got a great mix of skin tones in this study.

Posted by Val Kenyon on Wed 09 May 15:21:02

Love this Lesley. Sparing with the brushstrokes, great skin tones. Jealous!

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Wed 09 May 16:58:27

Thanks Val and Marjorie :)

Posted by Lesley Dabson on Wed 09 May 17:07:51

Beautiful work, Lesley.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Wed 09 May 18:45:55

Thanks Cesare, the original is just 16 x 14 cms so it's a looking a little large on my computer. Glad you like it :)

Posted by Lesley Dabson on Wed 09 May 18:55:44

Great portrait Leslie, good marks and colours x

Posted by Carole Swingler on Thu 10 May 07:32:38

Thanks Carole x

Posted by Lesley Dabson on Thu 10 May 08:21:41

I really like his shiny head, makes it zing.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Thu 10 May 10:06:42

Love this, Lesley, very interesting work. Perhaps I need to try your idea in my life group! I'm always covered in charcoal, too!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Thu 10 May 12:17:21

Thanks Gudrun :) Thanks Thalia, it's a bit heavier to carry the oils but a lot less messy.

Posted by Lesley Dabson on Thu 10 May 19:14:54

You want to bet on that??? lol. Our poses are very short, so don't know if I'd get the mixes done in time...maybe I'll try pastels. Love yours anyway!!

Posted by Thalia Stones on Fri 11 May 15:00:47

Agreed Thalia, oils might be difficult to mix for the 1-10 min warm ups. Pastels- a great idea.

Posted by Lesley Dabson on Fri 11 May 15:05:56

Hang on Studio Wall

09/05/2018

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I've started taking my paints and pochard box to life drawing, to help me speed up for plein air painting. Instead of my usual tonal drawing in charcoal, I'm enjoying learning about skin tones,

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Lesley Dabson

I love to paint water, with boats, buildings or simply the water in oils. I'm a regular at life drawing sessions where I usually get covered in charcoal!

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