Jacqueline Gomez' Small Art Pieces - Jacqueline Gomez Fine Artist

Morning Visitor Alla Prima

8/12/2018

'Morning Visitor' alla prima oil painting by Jacqueline Gomez of dark interior bedroom with cat and woman sleeping lite by window sunlight.

'Morning Visitor' Oil on Canvasboard . Size: 7.4 x 5.1 Inches

It was great fun painting this alla prima oil of a subject matter so close to my heart, my mother and little cat (at the time) Crookshanks.
I wanted to really capture the early morning light as it shone brightly, illuminating the dark interior of my mother's bedroom. So, unlike the rest of the piece, the window area was left bare of any toned underpainting. The rest was painted with a limited palette over a toned ground of paynes grey, yellow ocher and raw umber.
Much of this toned ground is left uncovered in the final piece intentionally and background elements have been left with a rough unfinished look.

Soft Toned Vine Charcoal Drawing

6/22/2018

Vine charcoal was the perfect medium in helping to create this soft toned atmospheric piece.

Soft atmospheric nude figure drawing with vine charcoal by Jacqueline Gomez

Vine & Charcoal Pencil on Newsprint Mounted on Japanese Rice Paper / Size: 8.6 x 8.4 Inches

Do you see it...

6/22/2018

Blue Mixed Media Figurative Drawing by Jacqueline Gomez

Acrylic, Ink, Conte and Charcoal Pencil on 300g/m Rough Watercolour Paper / Size: 8.6 x 8.4 Inches

I wanted to experiment with some interesting accidental washes and colours as a background to this piece. Knowing that this was going to be quite a spontaneous piece, I had to be sure I was working on a surface that could take at least a little rubbing for any alterations I needed to do as I went along. One good thing about practicing on newsprint is that there is virtually no room to mess around with a drawing without some trace of the alteration or damage to the surface. This has been good training in making sure I'm mindful of each mark I make. You can imagine when I do work on a surface that can take a little rough housing, it takes a huge chunk of pressure off, but the training still stays...

I have some nice thick 300g/m watercolour paper for this and gave it a wash of acrylic ultramarine blue then raw umber, letting the washes run down to make interesting dripping marks for the background.

Using a Sepia Light Conte Pencil, the figure was drawn, making sure the 'quality of line' was good as this drawing would be seen in the completed piece. The acrylic primed rough watercolour paper was a great surface to work on. Once I was satisfied with the drawing, the shadows were given a wash of Chinese Black Ink ( there is just a unique luminous quality to chinese ink and I love using it whenever possible ).
To help get my bearings I now went in with the lightest light I planned for the piece.
A splash of white acrylic (with a touch of raw umber) carved out the structure of the man's head and shoulder. Though I had a rough idea where I wanted the white to go, I was always aware of how the composition was developing as I was applying it and adjusting accordingly. For example, I had planned to paint down over the man's left shoulder more, but then the drip happened and looked so good I had to leave it. Acrylic dries fast so decisions had to be made quickly.
With the lights and darks established I went in with a little more detailing for the figure with white chalk, charcoal and the sepia light pencil. I had to be careful not to do too much or risk losing the mood of the piece..

Honour, Strength and Loyalty in Trois Crayons

6/18/2018

I have this lovely archival tan paper I've been itching to use and thought a 'trois crayons' (technique using three colours - sanguine, white and black) would look gorgeous on it...

The shadow patterns on the model were intricately interesting and I loved that she also had a tattoo on the side of her rib cage that spelt out Honour, Strength and Loyalty..

'Catching the Light' / Sanguine, Chinese White & Nero Charcoal Pencil on Paper / Size: 12 x 12 Inches

Figure Drawing in Charcoal D33

6/18/2018

Nude Figure Charcoal Drawing of Woman by Jacqueline Gomez

Untitled Nude D33 / Charcoal on Newsprint / Size: 12 x 9.8 Inches

Salty Waters

6/5/2018

'Salty Waters' / Pencil, Ink & Watercolour on Paper Size: 19.2 x 12.3 Inches

Influenced by the abstract minimalist compositions of traditional Japanese & Chinese ink paintings where blank spaces are an integral part of the composition, the abstract shapes and tones of the composition were my first consideration. Linear lines were kept simple, cross contouring the forms and textures of my subjects..
The rich copperish hue I could see in my minds eye,.. it had to be just right.. With a few sample tests, a strong mixture of raw umber & light red watercolour got the result desired.
Luckily I had first hand reference of the mangrove tree from a few life sketches I had done a few years back at Morib where their remains, like skeletons, haunt their salty waters.

Slumber Revised

4/29/2018

So I decided to develop this piece further, getting textural effects on the paper and adding the vibrant ultramarine blue and black ink in the background. I really like the aged look of the paper now and the overall effect by adding the colour and background makes for a much more interesting composition.

'Slumber' Mixed Media Figure Drawing of Nude Woman by Jacqueline Gomez

Charcoal Pencil, Acrylic & Ink On Archival Distressed Paper / Size: 11.6 x 10 Inches

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New Figure Drawings Available

2/16/2018

Hi guys, here a few new charcoals that I've posted recently in my Artfinder store!.. I've recently started to mount all my available newsprint drawings on archival Japanese Rice Paper!.. This not only strengthens the integrity of the paper which is quite thin, but also I think helps improve the longevity of the paper!

The Bond / Charcoal on Newsprint mounted on Japanese Rice Paper / Size: 9 x 12.5 Inches

Untitled Nude D29 / Charcoal on Newsprint mounted on Japanese Rice Paper / Size: 9 x 12.5 Inches

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Original Sin Rebirth

2/1/2018

Had to say adieu to this one today. I was surprisingly sadder than usual to see a piece go. I was quite pleased at successfully achieving just the exact glowing emerald hue I had envisioned for the snake and this was also my first attempt at trying a new crosshatching technique with the oil paint too.. Despite this I could not feel more blessed with whom she is on her way to right now!.. Thank you so much for making a home for two!.. :)
More info on how this piece was created etc. at 'Original Sin Rebirth'

'Original Sin Rebirth' / Medium: Oil and Silver Metal Leaf on Primed Canvasboard / Size: 5.1 x 7.4 Inches

SOLD

'Backlite' Silverleaf Oil Painting

11/30/2017

Hi guys!, This little piece is done finally after a few failed attempts. With it being so tiny, the crosshatched strokes I wished to create at first were coming out a little too thick and clumsy, but each time I just rubbed it down and started again.. I think it came out well in the end!..

'Backlite' Silverleaf Oil Painting by Jacqueline Gomez

'Backlite' / Oil & Silverleaf on Canvasboard / Size: 3.1 x 3.4 Inches

SOLD

Check out the WIP for this piece at: Testing DIY Silverleaf Sealant, Size & Colour Palettes.

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