Above: further exercises using paint layers to reflect light

Below : Perspective exercises

interior of rooms standing and sitting. Sitting position is more natural in my lounge and these proved the more suitable subjects to draw. Strong lines in the corner view of the tall lamp and the corner cabinet framed by the settee felt more natural and pleasing to me.

Struggling to find an appropriate subject for study painting.

After several sketches narrowed down and painted:

Tonal study for an interior I tackled for my assignment unit 2 drawing. It is still a challenge for me to work on.

Comments that I read during a research project on xxxxx now come back to me and are echoed in the study notes- drawing places that you know brings understanding to work. However stressing about my technical level of ability overcame these words until I took things back to basics

I am happier with this piece. It goes back to exercises on simple perspective and a limited muted pallet. The work is quick and while it is demonstrative of my style, it lacks some accuracy as straight lines appear a little bent and moving quickly it becomes more representational than accurate so not fulfilling the brief. However the freedom to paint quickly in an acrylic medium more familiar to me enabled me to concentrate more on linear perspective theory . To combine this with tonal accuracy and colour perspective O need to have acrylic tones pre mixed or use a medium to slow drying time as I tend to mix into colours on the page.

I also tried to concentrate more on the spaces made by negative shadows between objects. To some extent this worked but I really needed to introduce further layers of shade and tone by the means discussed in the last paragraph.

It is interesting up note that while I previously struggled with standing view perspective in the lounge , in the kitchen I found this more natural- possibly because time in the kitchen preparing food is standing!