{"id":8448,"date":"2015-08-02T18:41:48","date_gmt":"2015-08-02T08:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/art-art.com.au\/nsa1\/?p=8448"},"modified":"2015-08-02T18:42:33","modified_gmt":"2015-08-02T08:42:33","slug":"my-week-painting-portraits-charles-sturt-university-written-by-mike-lamble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/art-art.com.au\/nsa1\/my-week-painting-portraits-charles-sturt-university-written-by-mike-lamble\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;My week painting portraits Charles Sturt University&#8221; written by Mike Lamble"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"line-height: 200%; margin-bottom: 100px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\" align=\"center\">\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/northshoreschoolofart\/20033377508\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"by Mike Lamble\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3711\/20033377508_41bfac619e_z.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"\" alt=\"by Mike Lamble\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2761\" src=\"http:\/\/art-art.com.au\/nsa1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mike_henry_400width-100x100.jpg\" alt=\"mike lamble henry\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/>Written by Mike Lamble<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t tell you how wonderful it was to be an art student again for a whole week it was expensive but worth it Lesley O&#8217; Shea was the tutor conducting the class she was great! You can always learn something from someone, even though I have painted many portraits over the years. The first day as I sat there with other students watching Lesley demonstrating her approach to painting a portrait, my immediate reaction was &#8216; what a great idea I never thought of this&#8217; I can adapt the idea and use it with my students as well as myself.<\/p>\n<h3> Day 1<\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0All of us were given a photo of the aboriginal girl this was my painting of her in oils.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\" align=\"center\">\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/northshoreschoolofart\/20032925600\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"day1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/403\/20032925600_dde98d229d_z.jpg\" width=\"\" height=\"600\" alt=\"day1\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Day 2 &#038; 3<\/h3>\n<p>We were given the photo of the old man all the other students took the same approach as in day one after watching Lesley&#8217;s demonstration ,this is where I deviated from what everybody else was doing Using acrylic ink on watercolour paper over a pencil drawing.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\" align=\"center\">\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/northshoreschoolofart\/20226937081\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"day2-3_01\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/547\/20226937081_b51c953253_z.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"\" alt=\"day2-3_01\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/northshoreschoolofart\/20212731542\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"day2-3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/337\/20212731542_edf54ae0fd_z.jpg\" width=\"\" height=\"600\" alt=\"day2-3\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/northshoreschoolofart\/20194912916\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"day2-3_02\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/442\/20194912916_506ca695c0_z.jpg\" width=\"\" height=\"600\" alt=\"day2-3_02\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Day 3 &#038; 4<\/h3>\n<p>After watching Lesley&#8217;s demonstration this time I worked from my own picture of Olivia using my ipad adapting some ideas I had gained from Monday&#8217;s demonstration. I took the the painting as far as the acrylic under painting so I wouldn&#8217;t have a rather large oil painting odours asphyxiating me\u00a0 in the car for the duration of the three hour drive back to Sydney after painting a few studies of\u00a0 Olivia&#8217;s face I will complete the painting in the weeks to come.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\" align=\"center\">\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/northshoreschoolofart\/20220952105\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"day3\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/288\/20220952105_c6c6628d4c_z.jpg\" width=\"\" height=\"600\" alt=\"day3\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/northshoreschoolofart\/20032927000\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"day3-4_01\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/323\/20032927000_b04b94f49b_z.jpg\" width=\"\" height=\"600\" alt=\"day3-4_01\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/northshoreschoolofart\/19598296274\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"day3-4_02\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3802\/19598296274_c997959e96_z.jpg\" width=\"\" height=\"600\" alt=\"day3-4_02\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/northshoreschoolofart\/20194691186\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"day3-4_03\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/453\/20194691186_bc9e58ef7c_z.jpg\" width=\"\" height=\"600\" alt=\"day3-4_03\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/northshoreschoolofart\/20194691766\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"day3-4_04\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/303\/20194691766_a4432c294f_z.jpg\" width=\"\" height=\"600\" alt=\"day3-4_04\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/northshoreschoolofart\/20220954665\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"day3-4_05\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3720\/20220954665_6d3c11439e_z.jpg\" width=\"\" height=\"600\" alt=\"day3-4_05\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Day 5<\/h3>\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t resist drawing my adopted in a style straight out of the Renaissance with a view to painting her the following week in my own studio pencil on watercolour paper. In conclusion, to indulge one of my passions for a whole week was wonderful I remember my days as an art student and lamented the days I had wasted not appreciating the chance my parents had given me, even though I have made up for it since this week brought it all back to me, I was going to make the most of every minute and I did.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\" align=\"center\">\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/northshoreschoolofart\/19598298484\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"day5_01\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3797\/19598298484_9268d2cb1f_z.jpg\" width=\"\" height=\"600\" alt=\"day5_01\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/northshoreschoolofart\/20034342859\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"day5_02\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/471\/20034342859_60c11213a8_z.jpg\" width=\"\" height=\"600\" alt=\"day5_02\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/northshoreschoolofart\/20221177745\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"in Sydney\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/464\/20221177745_6ae7bf310c_z.jpg\" width=\"\" height=\"600\" alt=\"in Sydney\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by Mike Lamble I can&#8217;t tell you how wonderful it was to be an art student again for a whole week it was expensive but worth it Lesley O&#8217; Shea was the tutor&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,623],"tags":[675,30],"class_list":["post-8448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-mike-lamble-blog","tag-mikelamble","tag-portrait"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/art-art.com.au\/nsa1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/art-art.com.au\/nsa1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/art-art.com.au\/nsa1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/art-art.com.au\/nsa1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/art-art.com.au\/nsa1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8448"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"http:\/\/art-art.com.au\/nsa1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8460,"href":"http:\/\/art-art.com.au\/nsa1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8448\/revisions\/8460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/art-art.com.au\/nsa1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/art-art.com.au\/nsa1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/art-art.com.au\/nsa1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}