the work, always about the work.. you extraneous things can whatever!

Above some gestures from today 1 15 11 from Army street.  Model: Lixua

( as the extraneous things apparently do)  -- Some Army St gestures from Tuesday.. 5, 10 and 10 with a bit of work done when I got back to the compound..

10 minutes I think..

5 minute gesture above..

10 minute w/work after.. I liked it even better after sorting out some edges..

Jenny at various locations over the last few days..

I am not yet back to where I am comfortable with quicker drawings but a few things poke through here and there ( e.g,. I get lucky).  These are 2-20 minutes - with the one on top of Jenny from MCCLA on Friday evening - pretty happy with that!

20 minute pose and a bit of work at my home "studio" ( kitchen)..

A few gestures and a bit of conte sanguine experimentation - 2,5 and 7 minute poses here..

A few figures and such..

All quick gestures from 1 1 11 at Army Street in San Francisco.  Jenny was the model.  from 2- 20 mins..

And above Sheila - never finished but some final adjustments got accomplished.  Thank you for so much Camie!

The lady of the lake.. or girl of the.. ok: I made this..

Above done in Painter and Art Rage.. Very unfinished with "canvas" showing through but I'm at a place where I like it.. So = stop.

The final for a demo on getting likeness from careful basic shape development:

And the only drawing that gets to "survive" from my first time figure drawing quickly in over two months!  Sorry to the great model Jenny that this is quite the short haul..

The below is a study I did while in Maui..  "the Kiss"

In Graphite via sketchbook..

Something unfinished that I hope .. to..

Victoria - our night pose at the Guild..  lots to do still..

Graphite and white chalk on toned, speckled paper..


Below a quick alla prima of my portrait partner for the swap at WC:  8 x 10" on linen

Sheila Work in progress at the Guild..

some quick things while being lazy..

a few quick drawings from life in SF.. "Jenny" left 10 mins and "Kelly" right 10 mins or 20..

"Kelly"

and, "Kelly" ( not sure why I kept doing quotes but I'm in deep now..)

Walkabout Brooklyn..

Hopefully soon I will have some work to show but here are a few images from my walks to school and back..

Above - Gowanus Canal at about 5:45pm - little man on scooter..

Beautiful sky from Union and Bond streets on the edge of Caroll Gardens looking up toward Park Slope

Park Slope building on 7th and Berkeley (?).. the wind was flapping that edge up and down.. I waited but it wouldn't go up again..

Frozen Yogurt store I think..  on 7th in P.S.

Last few moments of sun at the Guild Atelier today..

Some new gestures and a mini-cast drawing..

most all figures from life except the "fake" charcoal ( done in painter X)..  all between 1 and 20 minutes except for the digital work and the cast drawing.. more like 15 hours for that..

My Camie Davis workshop painting

As ever at workshops, there is much not completed in this painting but the workshop was excellent and Camie, if I can sing her praises, is a passionate, kind ( yet stern at the right moments!) teacher.  If you combine that with her astonishing skills as an artist - well, you got a great experience!  Thank you for all of your teaching Camie, I learned so much and this painting would be landfill w/o your help!

"Victoria" Oil 14" x 14"on Raphael 3x oil primed Belgian linen

Poster study on "Yes" canvas about 4" x 6"

Ink in with a bit of background

Rather, um, hulking painter over tiny painting and even tiny-er model ?

Some recent gestures and figure studies from life - Lauren, Signe and E

Most of these are 1-5 minutes with one on here ( the two with a bit more detail and value are 20's)..  Charcoal pencil and Wolff's carbon on smooth newsprint.  Keep it real yo'.