Autumn challenge

 

Inktober is finished (see my Flickr album), so it's time to paint in color again now. There's a "Tonalism" group on Facebook that I just discovered. Their "autumn challenge" looks like a great way to get started. Here's my first take on this (trying out water-soluble oil paints). The reference photo is by Autonu Hanjang.

"Sketchy Sunset"
10x15cm, Cobra oil on gessoed cardboard

Inktober 2020

 

Inktober was useful this year to keep us all busy during the pandemic. I decided to try out the sumi ink I had in my closet. I'd found it second hand in Les Petits Riens in Bruxelles.

There are many good u-tube explanations of the technique. Here's one I consulted by Henri-Li: how to paint goldfish

I also found some internet sites that translated english to chinese later in the month so that my characters were less like complete jibberish. 

 More resources:  https://www.comuseum.com/

The result is in my Flickr album.