camillehenri

[camillehenri]

The other day, I decided to practice flowers and oil pastels. I picked a tulip for this study because, when I started drawing plants, tulips were some of the first flowers I managed to depict properly.

 A couple of days later, I decided to try my hand at water soluble oils and I thought it could be fun to use the same reference for that study. I forgot to prime my paper, though, so the paint got sucked into it as soon as I laid it down.

I am a sucker for symbols and looked into the meaning of tulips. If you are interested, here’s what I learned. Apparently, the tulip is the flower of Spring or the herb of the Moon. Tulips can represent the perfect lover, a declaration of love, imagination and dreaminess, prosperity and rarity, or passion. From what I read, the meaning attached to the flower also depends on its colour (red for passion, white for purity, etc.).

I am still looking for good resources regarding plant symbolism. The ones I found did not really give details as to why certain meanings were attached to a particular plant, which I found kind of frustrating. If you know a good book or website on this topic, please let me know!

#art #artists on tumblr #traditional art #camille henri #oil pastel #pastel #tulips #tulipes #painting #peinture #painting plants #peindre les plantes #study #etude #oil on paper #peinture à l’huile soluble à l’eau #peinture à l’huile #oil painting #water soluble oils #CH #plant symbolism #symbols

[camillehenri]

Some sketches I did recently.

1_watercolour pencils, coloured pencils and oil pastels

2_pencil, gouache and acrylic markers

3_watercolour pencils and coloured pencils

As you can see, the paper in this particular sketchbook does not take water very well.

#art #artists on tumblr #traditional art #camille henri #portrait practice #portrait #drawing humans #sketch #pencil #drawing #watercolour pencils #coloured pencils #acrylic markers #gouache #dessin #sketchbook #carnet de croquis #sketches #messy drawing #crayons aquarelle #crayon à papier #crayons de couleur #wonky drawings

[camillehenri]

Today’s palette (so far).

#art #artists on tumblr #traditional art #camille henri #portrait practice #sketch #oil in sketchbook #water soluble oils #oil painting #peinture #peinture à l’huile #etude #oil sketch #sketchbook #carnet de croquis

[camillehenri]

Still sketching.

#art #artists on tumblr #traditional art #camille henri #portrait #portrait practice #sketch #oil sketch #sketchbook #sketching #water soluble oils #oil on paper #oil painting #oil in sketchbook #etude #carnet de croquis #peinture à l’huile soluble à l’eau #peinture à l’huile #peinture #peindre les humains #painting humans #pink and purple #i think finally found the colour I was looking for for another painting

[camillehenri]

Trying oils in sketchbook.

#art #artists on tumblr #traditional art #camille henri #portrait #portrait practice #sketch #oil sketch #painting #peinture #croquis a l’huile #sketchbook #carnet de croquis #peinture à l’huile soluble à l’eau #peinture à l’huile #oil painting #etude #study

[camillehenri]

A little study in water mixable oils I did after a couple of weeks without painting.

#art #artists on tumblr #traditional art #camille henri #portrait #painting men #painting humans #peindre les humains #peinture à l’huile #water soluble oils #huile sur papier #oil on paper #study #etude #peinture à l’huile soluble à l’eau #painting #peinture #portrait practice #CH

[camillehenri]

Wet V

oil on canvas board _ 24x18 inches

#art #artists on tumblr #traditional art #camille henri #painting men #painting #peinture #oil on canvas board #oil painting #peinture à l’huile #huile sur carton entoilé #peindre les hommes #purple yellow and green #violet jaune et vert #wet #painting series #serie #CH

[camillehenri]

A small, quick study in oils and the palette I used.

Oil on canvas panel, 6x6 inches

#art #artists on tumblr #traditional art #camille henri #painting humans #oil on canvas board #oil on canvas panel #oil painting #peinture à l’huile #peindre les humains #palette #etude #study #painting #peinture #contemporary painting #peinture contemporaine #CH

[camillehenri]

Today’s palette, also known as “Extreme frustration”. Every attempt at painting has been met with utter failure these days. Sometimes, that’s just how things are. All you have to do is keep at it. Eventually, this too shall pass.

#art #artists on tumblr #traditional art #camille henri #painting practice #painting process #some days it doesn’t work #quand ca veut pas #water soluble oils #oil painting #peinture à l’huile #peinture #palette #peinture à l’huile soluble à l’eau #what’s a girl to do

[camillehenri]

Sambaca III

Another painting based on Alien Alien’s Sambaca video.

Oil on canvas board 8x10 inches

#sambaca #artists on tumblr #art #traditional art #camille henri #CH #painting #oil painting #oil on canvas board #music #music video #peinture à l’huile #peinture #painting humans #peindre les humains #musique #alien alien #electronic music #hot pants #dancing

[camillehenri]

Last week, I got sick. Instead of getting some rest, I decided to push it and tried to get things done.

Of course, any attempt at portrait sketching failed miserably. That’s when I thought about drawing rabbits. I have no idea why I picked rabbits (Frustration? Maybe, fever? Or a lack of oxygen getting to my brain because of a stuffy nose?). In the end, these little sketches satisfied me enough that I could call it a day.

I used a grease marker to draw the rabbits. It was the first time I used this kind of pencil and I liked the feel of it and the end result. The only thing that got to me is the “peeling” of the pencil. It is either the most rewarding thing in the world or the most frustrating one. When it flows, it flows. When it breaks, I just grab my utility knife and try not to get too angry.

#art #artists on tumblr #traditional art #sketch #camille henri #sketchbook #sketching #rabbit #rabbits #lapins #drawing while sick #i got a cold #grease marker #china marker #coloured pencils #croquis #carnet de croquis #dessin #drawing #drawing animals #dessiner les animaux

[camillehenri]

A nice little painting I did some time ago. I really like how it turned out. It’s what I had in mind and, at the same time, not what I had in mind.

Oil on canvas panel, 6x6 inches

#art #artists on tumblr #traditional art #portrait #camille henri #oil #oil painting #peinture à l’huile #CH #painting humans #peindre les humains #huile #strawberry #fraise #small artwork

[camillehenri]

First drawings of 2024.

Coloured pencil on paper, 8.3x5.8inches.

#art #artists on tumblr #traditional art #portrait #drawing humans #camille henri #pencil #CH #colouredpencilart #colouredpencildrawing #coloured pencils #prismacolor #atos-color #self portrait #autoportrait #dessin #crayon de couleur #premiers dessins de 2024 #first drawings of 2024 #warm #cold #pencil on paper

[camillehenri]

The need for light and warmth is still there. As it’s still winter here, I suppose I’ll have to accept that, for now, these things will only manifest themselves in paintings. Anyway, now that we’re in January, I suppose that summer is just around the corner.

Happy 2024 everyone!

Oil on paper, 12x9 inches. (I fought with the paper on this one but the result is quite close to what I wanted)

#art #artists on tumblr #traditional art #camille henri #CH #oil on paper #oil #oil painting #peinture à l’huile #painting #peinture contemporaine #peinture #contemporary painting #contemporary art #art contemporain #warmth #sun #light #new year #nouvelle année #lumiere #soleil #chaleur #huile sur papier

[camillehenri]

I am quite happy with this one. I’ll probably try another one with slight changes before deciding on a final version. But that will be in 2024.

Oil on paper, 6x6 inches.

#art #artists on tumblr #traditional art #portrait #camille henri #figurative art #art figuratif #contemporary art #art contemporain #artwork #small artwork #CH #oil on paper #oil #huile sur papier #huile #peindre les hommes #peindre les humains #peinture à l’huile #oil painting #painting men #painting humans #pink and yellow #rose et jaune #sun #light #soleil #lumiere #warmth #chaleur

[camillehenri]

L’équipe Tumblr reblogged one of my posts today, so I thought I’d show you what one of the sketches looked like once completed.

Thank you very much @equipe for the reblog, it really was a pleasant surprise when I got up today!

Oil on paper 6x6 inches.

L’équipe Tumblr a rebloggé un de mes billets aujourd’hui, alors j’ai pensé que c’était l’occasion de vous montrer à quoi ressemble un croquis une fois peint.

Merci beaucoup pour le reblog, c’était une très belle surprise ce matin!

Huile sur papier 15x15 cm

#art #artists on tumblr #traditional art #portrait #camille henri #CH #peindre les hommes #peinture à l’huile #huile sur papier #oil on paper #oil #oil painting #soft and sunny #pink and yellow #rose et jaune #merci #thank you #painting men

[camillehenri]

Happy solstice!

#art #artists on tumblr #traditional art #pastel #pastel pencils #happy solstice #solstice #camille henri #CH