Nude a day 58: Extreme perspective

I find it exciting to see the extreme difference in size of the legs, so close up, and the head, so small and distant.

Nude a day - ending in two days! 

After 60 nudes Jeanie will end this series on Feb 29th 2020.  There will be occasional posts on this blog - some nudes, some other things. 

Two videos about drawing

Video 1: Watch this - and start drawing

To mark the end of the series Jeanie has produced another video encouraging everyone to draw.  It includes her drawing a 2-minute sketch of her husband Nick. See below.

The 2-minute picture drawn in the video

 Video 2: How to draw nudes

This video shows how Jeanie goes about drawing nudes. She draws two very quick pictures, one of which is shown below.

 

One of 2 pictures dawn in this video

 

I hope you have liked the pictures so far. If you liked any of them enough, you can buy the original: £100 unframed plus P & P. Email me for more information at nandjmellersh@yahoo.co.uk.

Anyway, please let me know what you think by commenting either on the blog or by email to me at the address above. As we did last year we will raffle away two prints among those who comment. So start commenting for a chance for a prize.!)

Jeanie Mellersh

My Links: Art - www.jeanie.mellersh.org.  Videos about my life"Colourful World of Jeanie"

Nude a day 55 – Lifting high

 

Charcoal on water colour paper. 27 x 48 cm

I like the tooth on this paper. It seems to give strength to the drawing. On the shadowed areas, I smeared the thick charcoal outline into and below the muscles.

This pose emphasises the leg muscles of this strong man.

See my video on how I draw nudes at https://youtu.be/E2BjhefGGGk

I hope you have liked the pictures so far. If you liked any of them enough, you can buy the original: £100 unframed plus P & P. Email me for more information at nandnjmellersh@yahoo.co.uk.

Anyway, please let me know what you think by commenting either on the blog or by email to me at the address above. As we did last year we will raffle away two prints among those who comment. So start commenting for a chance for a prize.!)

Jeanie Mellersh

My Links: Art - www.jeanie.mellersh.org.  Videos about my life"Colourful World of Jeanie"

Nude a day 51 Clasping her knee

15.5 x 36.5 cm Charcoal on peach coloured paper

I like the strong drawing of the body. Hatched charcoal is used to create the shadows.

See my video on how I draw nudes at https://youtu.be/E2BjhefGGGk

I hope you have liked the pictures so far. If you liked any of them enough, you can buy the original: £100 unframed plus P & P. Email me for more information at nandnjmellersh@yahoo.co.uk.

Anyway, please let me know what you think by commenting either on the blog or by email to me at the address above. As we did last year we will raffle away two prints among those who comment. So start commenting for a chance for a prize.!)

Jeanie Mellersh

My Links: Art - www.jeanie.mellersh.org.  Videos about my life"Colourful World of Jeanie"

Nude-a-day 20: Cutting the branches

Charcoal on white paper 38.5 x 29.5 cm

He's having to use force on those stubborn branches! This is a two-minute pose, The gesture is all. He moves on. No detail – just essentials.

I hope you have liked the pictures so far. If you liked any of them enough, you can buy the original: £100 unframed plus P & P. Email me for more information at nandnjmellersh@yahoo.co.uk.

Anyway, please let me know what you think by commenting either on the blog or by email to me at the address above. As we did last year we will raffle away two prints among those who comment. So start commenting for a chance for a prize.

Jeanie Mellersh

My Links: Art - www.jeanie.mellersh.org.  Videos about my life"Colourful World of Jeanie"

Nude-a-day 16: Wondering about my future

Charcoal drawing 29 x 45 cm

My model is very supple. The light is coming from the left. I like this pose.

hope you have liked the pictures so far. If you liked any of them enough, you can buy the original: £100 unframed plus P & P. Email me for more information at nandnjmellersh@yahoo.co.uk.

Anyway, please let me know what you think by commenting either on the blog or by email to me at the address above. As we did last year we will raffle away two prints among those who comment. So start commenting for a chance for a prize.!)

Jeanie Mellersh

My Links: Art - www.jeanie.mellersh.org.  Videos about my life"Colourful World of Jeanie"

Nude-a-day 10: Smoking break

Pastel on brown pastel paper, 23x29 cm.

I used the brown pastel paper as a dark flesh tone to contrast with the light pink highlights. I think the strong brown paper works well as a shadow colour on the flesh.  I think this picture looks fun and cheeky.

I hope you have liked the pictures so far. If you liked any of them enough, you can buy the original: £100 unframed plus P & P. Email me for more information at nandnjmellersh@yahoo.co.uk.

Anyway, please let me know what you think by commenting either on the blog or by email to me at the address above. As we did last year, we will raffle away two prints among those who comment. So start commenting for a chance for a prize.

Jeanie Mellersh

My Links: Art - www.jeanie.mellersh.org.  Videos about my life"Colourful World of Jeanie"

Nude-a-day 8: My favourite song

Pastel on light pastel paper 32 x 37.5 cm. 

In many of the pictures that I will be posting this week, I have noticed the way I allow the paper colour to enhance the flesh tones. 
is paper is very rough textured. Look at her right arm and see how I have the let the light grey of the paper show through all down her arm.
Here, th A white quilt covers her easy chair with green tones behind her. I really like this pose, the legs swinging one way, and the hips, head, and torso looking in the other direction

These reproductions of my paintings are photographs and there is a slight colour difference – for instance the paper colour on the original looks to me a light yellow-grey, in the photo it is grey!

I hope you have liked the pictures so far. If you liked any of them enough, you can buy the original: £100 unframed plus P & P. Email me for more information at nandnjmellersh@yahoo.co.uk.

Anyway, please let me know what you think by commenting either on the blog or via email. As we did last year we will raffle away two prints among those who comment. So start commenting for a chance for a prize.

Jeanie Mellersh

My Links: Art - www.jeanie.mellersh.org.  Videos about my life "Colourful World of Jeanie"

Nude-a-day 7: Apple blossom time

Pastel on grey pastel paper. 32x24 cm

The red-haired model kneels on the grass looking up with her hands on a grass ground.

Thoughts after the first week

I really love to “draw from life.” I have done this since I was 16 and I'm now 83. As I draw I am in deep meditation and every time I feel different.I can't guess how my work will go,It has its own rules and I am just so excited at where it takes me. It's like going on an adventure. The results are not “Good” or “Bad”. The results aren't as important to me as the actual experience of creating.

I hope you like this series of nude studies. If you like them enough, you can buy the original: £100 unframed plus P & P. Email me for more information at nandnjmellersh@yahoo.co.uk.

Please let me know what you think by commenting. As we did last year we will raffle away two prints among those who comment. So start commenting for a chance for a prize.

Jeanie Mellersh

My Links: Art - www.jeanie.mellersh.org.  Videos about my life"Colourful World of Jeanie"

Nude-of-day 6: Ths swing of the dance

Charcoal on white paper. 29.5 x 41 cm

I like the swing of the body as she flows with the dance she loves to dance and it shows in her body poses.

I intend to post one nude study a day during January and February I hope you like them. If you like them enough, you can buy the original: £100 unframed plus P & P. Email me for more information at nandnjmellersh@yahoo.co.uk.

Please let me know what you think by commenting. As we did last year we will raffle away two prints among those who comment. So start commenting for a chance for a prize.

My Links: Art - www.jeanie.mellersh.org.  Videos about my life"Colourful World of Jeanie"

Nude-a-day 4: Relaxing with a book

 

Charcoal on white paper, 41 x 20 cm.  A girl lies and reads a book.

I intend to post one nude study a day during January and February I hope you like them. If you like them enough, you can buy the original: £100 unframed plus P & P. Email me for more information at nandnjmellersh@yahoo.co.uk.

Please let me know what you think by commenting. As we did last year we will raffle away two prints among those who comment. So start commenting for a chance for a prize.

Jeanie Mellersh

My Links: Art - www.jeanie.mellersh.org.  Videos about my life"Colourful World of Jeanie"

i Paint on i Pad

I bought an i Pad a few weeks ago with some of the profits from the children's book I illustrated Harry the Bridesmaid. I love painting on the iPad Here are some of the first results. All done in the last few weeks on a family holiday to the Baltic coast.










Sea and Sky: Ipad painting using "Brushes" App. Wonderful sky! It was easy to get the clouds with the airbrush like tool in "Brushes". (Can sand get into the iPad? - Does anyone know?)

Kite flying in the Baltic: Ipad painting using "Artrage" App. As I sat alone on the beach the kite soared above me. The group had such fun in the strong wind. Sketching outdoors in the cold and the wind is no problem with an iPad and my tiny three legged stool - and lots of warm clothes.









Sunset lagoon Pruchten: Ipad painting using "Artrage App. Sunset is so fleeting. I had to work quickly. I stood waiting for the climax then went for the kill. I did this in a few minutes (or was it seconds??) Jeanie Mellersh.