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Yes, I did sketch yesterday - i just didn't post...
It was a wonderfully sunny day, and I did spend some time sketching people sitting outside having dinner. Apart from enjoying the drawing time, one of the ladies I sketched came over and we got to talk. So: a beautifuly spring day, time for art and making new friends the same time - what more can you ask for!

Number 16 in my '30 Days of Daily Sketching' challenge!

I still need some good ideas for what to sketch in the next two weeks!
Let me know by commenting here or on Facebook at facebook.com/regulascheifeleart.

Memories of Majorca

Today's sketch was inspired by a photo I took on Majorca - bringing back memories of warm sun and strolls on the beach...
Number 13 in my '30 Days of Daily Sketching' challenge.

I still need some good ideas for what to sketch in the next two weeks!
Let me know by commenting here or on Facebook at facebook.com/regulascheifeleart.

More Movie Sketches

Because I enjoyed drawing faces from a movie yesterday - I did the same today for my 12th sketch in my '30 Days of Daily Sketching' challenge.

The first face was done by drawing the contours blind, that is not looking at the sketch but only at the subject. Not surprisingly the result is quite... strange. I guess I could pretend I wanted to draw a caricature of the actor... ? For the two smaller ones I also tried to keep my eyes on the screen but allowed myself to peek at the sketch and adjust the drawings.

I still need some good ideas for what to sketch in the next 18 days!
Let me know by commenting here or on Facebook at facebook.com/regulascheifeleart.

Movie Sketches

Day 11 of my '30 Days of Daily Sketching' challenge - trying to draw faces while watching a movie.
Of course I was drawing the actors, but they were not too helpful and insisted on moving... So don't expect to recognize anybody...

I still need some good ideas for what to sketch in the next 19 days!
Let me know by commenting here or on Facebook at facebook.com/regulascheifeleart.

On the Move

Inspiration taken from a photo as it's been raining cats and dogs all day. Day 9 of my '30 Days of Daily Sketching' challenge is practicing people on the move.

I need some good ideas for what to sketch next - let me know by commenting here or on Facebook at facebook.com/regulascheifeleart.

Reading?

It's already Day 8 of my '30 Days of Daily Sketching' challenge. It's Good Friday and we've been busy preparing for Easter - baking and coloring eggs.

So today again a quick sketch - brown pen and watercolor wash, which seems to be my favorit way of sketching so far.
I sketched one of my nieces, but as she got up too soon it does not really resemble her. I liked the pose, but in reality she was not reading but looking at her iPod... still, nice pose!

I need some good ideas for what to sketch next - let me know by commenting here or on Facebook at facebook.com/regulascheifeleart.

The 'Paradise Bakery' - Moser's in Baden

For the second sketch in my '30 Days of Daily Sketching' I kind of went with a suggestion from Angeline Marie who commented on my Facebook post: "something in your favorite store".
I wouldn't say a bakery / café is my favorite store, but then again... good coffee and freshly baked goodies, sitting outside in the early spring sun, people watching and sketching - sounds pretty perfect to me!

Moser's is one of the two main bakeries / cafés in Baden, a little town nearby. Every other Saturday I do some shopping in Baden.. and often have a coffee there. On Saturdays they have a little sales stall outside:

The bakery's slogan is "Backparadies" which roughly translates into "Paradise Bakery". Funny enough the other big bakery / café in Baden is called "Himmel", meaning "Heaven"... we really can't complain...
This sketch was done with a ballpoint pen 'on location', back at home I added the color. Beause it's so much fun!

Now - as every day of this challenge - I need your ideas of what to sketch next. I'll be collecting them all, but would love to pick one idea from each post to draw the following day. Of course you can also follow me on Facebook at facebook.com/regulascheifeleart and comment over there.

Rob

I thought the three ladies I painted and posted (see last two blog entries) needed some company.
The yellow-mustardy background was fun to do...

"Rob"

Oil on panel, 10" by 7"

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Sketch Nr 8 - Dad

A soft one, done in middle values.
I might work more on this one later, but for now it feels right...

Pencil tool in the app "ArtRage". 

"Sketch Nr 8 - Dad"

Digital Sketch

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Sketch Nr 7

More grayscale and shading - like using a soft pencil or charcoal.
Pencil tool in the app "ArtRage". 

"Sketch Nr 7 - R.M.S."

Digital Sketch

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Sketch Nr 6 - Handsome

Grayscale and shading. Pencil tool in the app "ArtRage" - tilted tip, light pressure, soft graphite.
I quite like the result.

"Sketch Nr 6 - Handsome"

Digital Sketch

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Sketch Nr 4 - Twice as nice

Today I practiced cross-hatching. Again on the iPad with the app "ArtRage" - although I really wanted to switch to the actual sketchbook and pencil, I kept going.

And since you can save your work at any point and continue working on a copy, I though I'd show you both the black & white version as well as the next step, with color added.

Which one do you prefer?

"Sketch Nr 4 - Cross-hatching b/w"

Digital Sketch

"Sketch Nr 4 - Cross-hatching color"

Digital Sketch

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Sketch Nr 3 - Omar S.

Again, inspired by one of those great classic movies... again David Lean, but this time "Dr. Zhivago". I know, it's really kitsch-y but once every few years...!

And again, made with "ArtRage" on iPad. This time I discovered the palette knive - almost as much fun as actually moving point on your canvas. But I still prefer the real thing.

"Sketch Nr 3 - Omar S."

Digital Sketch

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Sketch Nr 2 - Sis

Another sketch - again digital, but this time made with "ArtRage" on iPad.This is more of a full-fledged painting app, you can choose from a dozend different tools, different pre-sets, even customize the paper or canvas you're sketching on and define your own color pallet.

To get used to the tools, I started with the pencil again, sketching and tracing the most important features. Then moved on to a mix of brush (oil and some watercolor), a little bit of pen and - airbrush. So today I shouldn't be surprised the outcome has this 'soft filter' look again, should I?

"Sketch Nr 2 - Sis"

Digital Sketch

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30 in 30 in 2015 - First Sketch

New year, new resolutions - new challenge!

Like in January 2014, I've decided in the very last moment to take part in Leslie Byrd Saeta's "30 in 30 Challenge". It's the third time for me, and it's always such a great learning experience and just the 'push' I need to get back into painting.

I did hesitate to sign up as I know will be very busy in January, but then I decided that I could use the challenge to make the best of the situation. So, my theme for this time will be to improve on my sketching. Any subject, any media.

To start of here's a sketch I did on my iPad with the app "Paper by FiftyThree". I started with using the pencil tool, but then also blended and added color with the brush. Not sure I like the soft finish now.

"Sketch Nr 1 - T.E. L."

Digital Sketch

I got inspired by watching the great movie "Lawrence of Arabia" (not for the first time, of course....). It is one of those films that you can watch again and again - even 52 years after it was first released! - and every single shot in the movie is worth painting. That would be another project on my list.

All my sketches are also posted on my Facebook Artist Page Regula Scheifele Fine Art - I'd love to have you follow me on Facebook or sign up to follow my blog!

A.U.

This portrait started out as more loose than the others, though at one point I did 'loose the looseness' a bit?

"A.U."

Oil on panel, 10" by 7"
USD 90 (plus shipping)

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I might have a few spots left on my 'to paint list' for the September challenge, depending on how I'm proceeding on the list I have. So - you can still send me pictures of yourself, your family, your pet or the squirrel in your garden for me to paint. 
 
The paintings are also posted on my Facebook Artist Page Regula Scheifele Fine Art - I'd love to have you follow me on Facebook or sign up to follow my blog!

Bright, Sunny Day

After three kids' portraits the next painting is of TH - the reference photo was taken on a bright, wonderfully sunny day. I was struck by how TH's blue eyes were shining out from the shadow cast by his white hat.

So much fun to paint!

"TH on a Sunny Day"

Oil on panel, 10" by 7"
USD 80 (plus shipping)

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I have a few spots left on my 'to paint list' and am still looking for subjects to paint, so send me pictures of yourself, your family, your pet or the squirrel in your garden for me to paint. I'd love to have this added challenge, and it would be more fun!

The paintings are also posted on my Facebook Artist Page Regula Scheifele Fine Art - I'd love to have you follow me on Facebook or sign up to follow my blog!

"Nerissa Nr 1" - second challenge painting

This is the second painting in my "30 in 30" challenge, and it had to be off my second niece - actually the first, as she's the older one.
The reference for this portrait was taken ​when Nerissa took part in a ballet show. She's wearing the cutest costume - think Dirndel meets Nutcracker!
Of course Nerissa is not just beautiful but also a great dancer.

I'm thinking of doing a larger painting of her in the future to include more of the dress.

"Nerissa Nr 1"

Oil on panel, 9" by 7"

- not for sale -

Since this is a challenge I though "why not make it just this bit more.... challenging for me": I'd love for you all to send me pictures of yourself, your family, your pet or the squirrel in your garden for me to paint. I'd love to have this added challenge, and it would be more fun!
Only condition: make sure you've taken the picture yourself or have the consent of the one who has taken it. AND of course have the consent of the person in the photo...
This is painting Nr 2 in the "30 in 30 September 2014" challenge - more to come!


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Selfie - 1/2014

It was good to be painting again yesterday - feels like such a long time since the last 30 in 30 painting (ehmm.. ok, four days...)

I love doing portraits and will do more in the next weeks. So of course I had to start with a 'selfie'!
Doing a self portrait has many advantages - your model is ready when you are, and usually doesn't complain. Or not too much. And apart from the practical side, I think it is a great way for an artist to  journal both oneself as a person and one's art and where we are on our artistic journey.

I started this portrait end of December but did not work on it during the 30 in 30 challenge. I had started out with a monochrome underpaiting and expected to work on this with layers. But when I put it on the easle to finish I realzed I needed to aproach this differently, with more colors, more spontaneity. I quite like the way it turned out!

 

'Self-Portrait (1/2014)'
Oil, 6'' x 6''

not for sale 

Maria - revisited

I had to smile when I just read the title to this post - 'revisited', because this is the second portrait of Maria.

Funny though: I painted this portrait from (one of many) photos I took back in September when Maria together with two dear friends came and visited me here in Switzerland. I looked at the pictures of their visit a few weeks later and remembered again what a great time we had. So by 're-living' her visit I decided to paint this second portrait of Maria.

And I hope she'll 're-visit' again soon ;-) !

 

'Maria (revisted)'
Oil, 6'' x 6''

And if you'd like to see the first portrait - or rather mug shot - of Maria, this is a link to the blog post from June 2012: Maria 'The Enforcer' Hock.

Oh, and also: I've started my Facebook page 'Regula Scheifele Fine Art' - I'd love to see you on FB, please like and share!