Thomas Schmall – Page 29 – Art, Games and a Blog

Fun Weekend Art Events

June 12, 2010

I guess we can blame it on the nice weather, but somehow now every weekend some nice artsy events are going on. In half an hour I’ll leave to Ruigoord – a squatted artists village near Amsterdam … they even got a squatted church. There is the All is One festival today (12th of June) … Continue reading Fun Weekend Art Events →

Fabio

June 1, 2010

Another portrait – it got a bit more of the real feel that I am looking for, while still not seeming like a photo. Although the three hour sessions don’t leave me with enough time to measure exactly (leaving some inaccuracies there), they teach me how to work effectively. And it does add a loose … Continue reading Fabio →

Words that Don’t Exist 2: Reality in Words

May 29, 2010

Second part of thoughts about how words work - versus how we think they work...

Portrait Month 3: Flip … and a palette

May 22, 2010

This is the last image of the Portrait Month. Can’t wait for next year ;) I thought maybe it is interesting to show my palette for this one – so here is a photo of the state after half an hour. As you can see, I mix all major colors before I start painting. I … Continue reading Portrait Month 3: Flip … and a palette →

Left brain-side lessons from the Exhibition

May 19, 2010

A review of my first solo exhibition in Amsterdam - good and bad - from the rational side of the brain...

Portrait Month: Mieneke

May 14, 2010

The actual Portrait month is over – I still have this and one more image to show. With this painting everything went wrong: The model didn’t show up, so we started late and a fellow artist had to pose (thanks Mieneke :)). Then the background was a cloth over a door – so it changed … Continue reading Portrait Month: Mieneke →

Queensday Portraits

May 12, 2010

On this Queensday I was painting portraits in Amsterdam’s Vondelpark again. This time with even more artists – Henrik joined, Svetlana reserved the spot and took pictures and Ingeborg and Renske were drawing also. Which is nice – it attracts people to watch and makes them want a portrait too. Even though we were all … Continue reading Queensday Portraits →

Rotating Beer Coaster Art

May 10, 2010

Last week me and some friends were drawing on beer mats again – I think over the years we filled quite some of them :) Great fun. Usually I leave them in the bars, but this one is special. Spot how many creatures you can find on this one. Careful though: if you look to … Continue reading Rotating Beer Coaster Art →

Portrait Month – Norma

April 24, 2010

Painting a good friend is really a challenge. I think it is the pressure to get really the person one knows – but damn, its fun to try :) So thanks a lot to Norma for posing last week in the ongoing Portrait Month in the Gallery de Stoker. And the good news: more friend-portraits … Continue reading Portrait Month – Norma →