Some of my A3 sketchbook paintings – overpainted photographs based on acrylic transfer inkjet prints (in acrylic, ink, and watercolour) In context of my personal project ‘The uncanny and the un-homely’
Category: Sketchbook
Overpainting photographs: A painterly interrogation
A collection of inkjet printed double photo cards overpainted with oil paint:
Sketchbook pages (15): Visual ideas for my project – photograph transfer
Working with photographic images as base (taken from location): From my initial photo shots from location (see: https://ocapainting1.stefanschaffeld.com/?p=3443) of the deteriorating residential building I printed out a few photos on regular paper with my inkjet printer, and transferred them with acrylic adhesive to my sketchbook. A technique I experimented with earlier with own color studies – see at: Part 2…
Sketchbook pages (14): Visual ideas for my project
A further exploration of ground, textured and less textured, though still meaningful through my approach of making it – at times leaving the tool be part of the picture – a possible direction to go for my project. Found leaves (crushed), linseed oil, gouache, charcoal: => the texture foreground with found objects mirror with gouache paint in the background…
Sketchbook pages (13): Sketchbook #11 – Aare river, Switzerland
This sketchbook is from my sketch crawl close to my residence in Switzerland (Bremgarten, canton Bern) at the river Aare. Inspired by nature, water and residential architecture in the neighbourhood. My physical and embodied encounter with the world around me. I have to say that it was quite cold outside, around zero and felt like minus something. Well prepared with…
Sketchbook pages (12): Sketchbook #08 – Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
Sketching outdoor and looking outside through windows at and in the neighbourhood of my workplace in Meiringen, Switzerland and some views on the mountain Niesen, Thun on the way back home. Working fluently with watercolour, exploring human presence, and investigating various viewpoints. A visual note-taking of impressions and thoughts. A time based looking through my sketchbook – filled with impressions:…
Sketchbook pages (11): Exploration of theme ‘The Mountain Cries’
Based on my earlier sketchbook works I explored deeper how I can work with water and fluidity. I eventually came up with some ideas and a new theme ‘The Mountain cries‘. Keeping the void and the deep black as visual elements. Color: visual element, uncanny, mood, I am excited to see how this will develop further. I can links to eco…
Sketchbook pages (10): Ink sketches of mountain landscape
Experimenting with ink and watercolor on wetted surface, keeping the horizon line straight and looking at color and mood
Sketchbook pages (8) – Mood
The first is an appropriation of the painting by Kaye Donachie ‘The world stood still and I am wild’, 2010
Sketchbook pages (7) – Experiment with plastic
A section of my investigation of glossy surfaces. My learnings so far: Oil: Adding oil or stand oil makes the surface shiny and glossy. Contrasting to turp miles only (matt effect) – click here. Acrylic: Pure and water diluted paint gives a matt surface effect. Adding glossy medium or Clear Tag Gel provides a gloss similar of oil painting with…
Sketchbook pages (6) – Color interaction
Colour interaction: Water-soluble crayon (NeoColor II) Water-soluble crayon (NeoColor II) Acrylic Acrylic on paper, cut out assemblage
Sketchbook pages (5) – Flowers
A selection of sketchbook pages (plastic foil, oil pastels, gouache, acrylic, crayon): Experiment with layering with white or black pastels /gouche for receding effect (mirror effect) Painting on plastic foil works inly with acrylic, gouache paint spatters off (interesting effect though) => Initially ma intention was to kept flat (no way to get there I assume), but now I like…
Sketchbook pages (4) – Experiment with surfaces
A selection of sketchbook pages (ink, acrylic, plastic foil, collage, sheet of canvas, sheet of japanese paper, oil pastels): Using my drawings and copied them for assemblage / collage technique on coloured background Using plastic foil with acrylic Using metal mesh for optical effects and patterns
Sketchbook pages (3) – Optical mixing and assemblage
A selection of sketchbook pages gouache, collage – inspired by David Hominal and Jean Dubuffet’s assemblage Ink and metal mesh => another approach to optical mixing, trying to make a color wheel, quite challenging, close to serigraphy with masking. Later I found that Ian Davenport uses this kind of optical effect in his work ‘Untitled’, 2009 (29x21cm) – click here Salt…
