Pirogh Hesse

Marianne is a new model at l'ESAD: she’s a little tense and kept her panties.

charcoal, about 50x65cm. Life figure sketches, about 15mn.

Miguel at l'ESAD. Charcoal, about 42x30cm. Life figure sketches, about 15mn.

Clarinha at l'ESAD. Charcoal, about 65x50cm. Life figure sketch, about 15mn.

At l'ESAD, I study portraits from John Larriva, a contemporary painter from Florida, USA. Here are my interpretation of Sunbeam (2014):

Then, I turned on Adore and Citrine, both originaly painted in 2015:

Acrylic, 50x65cm.

The first one combines apples, teapots, a coffee maker and I used charcoal on a kraft paper, The second one is a composition of bottles, using a sepia pastel pencil.

About 30x42cm.

During the all saints holiday, I travel to Belle-Ile-en-Mer, in Brittany: I paint some watercolors on the spot.

I use a small A4 sketch book that I've done myself, as described in my previous blog post Travel by bike. As for sketches in less than 10mn, I fix here to finish each watercolor in about one hour. Before to come back in Grenoble, I stop for a week-end in Paris and go at the Luxembourg garden:

Tiyi at l'ESAD. Charcoal, about 50x65cm. Life figure sketch, about 15mn.

Clarinha at la Guitoune. Sanguine, about 65x50cm. Life figure sketch, about 15mn.

Back in Grenoble after a travel during the holidays, I continued watercolor sketches from the quais and river bridge.

Then, I visited my family in the Alps, first in Lovagny where there live in a chalet and then in Novalaise where they restored an old farm.

Watercolor, about 21x30cm.

During a bike trip with saddlebags and camping tent, I painted on the spot some watercolors of the scencic landscapes of the south of France. I left Grenoble, joined the via Rhôna and I then, reached Saint-Agrève and later, Rodez:

I drew fitst a quit sketch using a fineliner-pen and then introduced the watercolors. I used a small A4 sketch book that I've done myself with some watercolor paper, a cardboard sheet for the back, a transparent slide for the top and a a string for the binding. As for sketches in less than 10mn, I fixed here to finish each watercolor in about one hour.

Going back, I stopped few days in Die:

This is a charming small town circled by Gallo-Roman city walls:

Watercolors, about 21x30cm.