Painting an interior scene
Because of inclement weather combined with the pandemic I haven't been getting out much lately. So I've been finding interior and still life scenes around my house to paint. I was thumbing through a cookbook the other day in my living room and when I looked at the scene as I was walking back to my seat I realized that for me, it embodied a cozy afternoon of warmth and comfort while it was raining outside. So I decided to paint it.
Painting an interior, much like painting structures in a landscape, provide an excellent opportunity to practice perspective and drawing. In this piece I worked on Pastelmat. I laid in my initial drawing with vine charcoal so that I could easily make corrections (it's more difficult to remove lines on Pastelmat than other surfaces, but I wanted to use it because it does hold lines so well. It makes it easy to lightly scumble color over an area and still see my drawing underneath as I develop the piece.
Give interiors a try. It's a great way to develop your drawing skills.
