The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead..

continues..

Randy study from the corner after I had had enough of the long pose painting.. 6" x 8" on gesso'd masonite

Mini-Trevor - the glare is still too nutty - will re-photo when I figure it out.  5" x 7" on gesso'd ply ( thanks Sir T!)..

Thanks John for posing!  graphite on bristol paper..

Doodle of AW ( very small - sorry I didn't get your other eye done!)  Thanks for posing!! ( and John too!)

Values.. sigh..

The poster..

and silliness in digitalia..

Almost finished my 9 months with Tony Ryder and crew!

My final painting that is still in-process at Tony Ryder's school.. Mostly fine tuning now and will update.  On linen..  Model: Randy via "natural" fluorescent light source.  about 4.5 weeks at 2.5-3 hours per day..  10" x 12" on Artfix Linen. This is a close-up.  I think I can say Tony was pleased!

Full-size..

A senior student who was nice enough to sit for me.. about 2 hours..

Crystal quick head study ( little bump on left nostril is her nostril/nose ring.. not really rendered.. )

The above would be the imprint of my palette after it flipped out of my hand ( trying to scare M.T.H.), down the stairs and landed ( gravity is a B!) upside down on the floor.  Right after I had flipped and prepped all my paints for the morning.   Story of my life.. dog hair in and gravel in my fancy paints to start the day!!  Thanks Big John R for the quick photos!

Soriba - about 20 some hours

Soriba on an 8 x 10 gesso panel that I re-gessoed with an additional 3 layers and sanded to lose some of the tooth.  This was done more in an alla-prima manner than typical at ARS.  Really enjoyed this painting and am happy with the results!

Here is on the first day of block in the shadows (and some dark light) after transferring a quick drawing to my panel.

One afternoon drawing of Cara - about 2 hours on Canson recycled Bristol ( vellum)..  I was enjoying the lights and shadow shapes though I did not get her as young and carefree as she really is..

Quick drawing of Randy - our final long-pose painting model..  ( painting in-progress!!!)..  about an hour and a little..

A quick 10 min gesture of Cara that I really liked!  Newsprint 18 x 24" and Conte Pierre Noire crayon ( pencil)

Sir Anthony Teaches.. and other whatnot..

Tony Ryder teaching a portrait drawing demo at Artisan in Santa FE.  Crystal did a great job as the model.  Lots of hominids came to see!

I think Tony is using a metaphor here (above)..

 

For some reason all of the attending Tony Ryder School (tm) students  are not paying attention!  Toby is zoned (slightly), Mercia is wondering why I am taking a picture of everyone, Krista is wondering what that guy with the white-ish hair is doing, John is trying to control [sic] Marty and everyone else is taking judicious and copious notes!

 

Above my 4 hour allaprima of Cara.  I hope I will get another chance to work on this!

A recent cast drawing study..  about 40 hours.. will get better photo soon!

 

Dave, Dorothy in the background, Krista making egg-lets and the sun was just rising.. Taken at 7:14am on top of some Dale Ball trail in Santa Fe.  Look at those colors!  Now where is my diet pepsi ??!!!

Raven, Crystal, Alina and an unfinished painting of Maribou

Crystal long pose graphite ( 3.5 hours a day for about 2 weeks)

Merav at ARmy Street 3 21 10.

speedy doodles from Army street..

 

 

Drawing from Hope Railey's most excellent workshop..

about 8 -ish hours ?  I think the model was Jessica(?) An student at LCAD with Hope.  Amazingly fun and information-filled workshop!   Thank you Hope - you are brilliant!!!

About 5 -6 hours on toned paper from the workshop.. ( different model - Jessica Jewel ?)

Same model as above, hair pulled back..

a 10 min figure from Army Street.. up-lit but I liked the glow!

new painting from ARS.. (and some drawings finalized..

Alina, above on linen..  help was received (thank you Anna and Tony my teachers!)..