Some new studies from life and the super-fat drooling fat-baby (for charity)

This is Luri ( I am not sure of her spelling, hopefully she can correct me!) - about 4 hours - from life on 1.99 party-fun store canvas 8 x 10"

 This is a painting I did a while back for practice and fun, I have updated it to prepare for a charity auction my sister-in-law is involved in.  What I didn't know then, could fill a phonebook about painting ( two years ago)..  I can still fill a phone book, it's just a different one now.

About an hour - Kaycee from Sean Connor's friday figure workshop.. First figure drawing in a while!

One of my spring show entries..

This is a portrait of one of the student scholars at the Academy and an artist in his own right.  Oil on birch board  with a gesso ground and warm grey wash.   Yes the tattoo is real (as are the nose barbell and ear piercings and nipple area tattoo!).   about 20 x 16 or so.

The title is "..of Course I Am!"

Quick Painting Class at Laguna College of Art and Design May 23- June 10 for 3 weeks!

I will be teaching a 3 week workshop - I hope to see some of you there!  See the flyer below:

To Register - send a note to Laura Patrick via email: LPatrick@Laguanacollege.edu
or ring directly on 949 376 6000 extension 224.    Laguna Beach will be amazing in late May!

And now for the middle of the story..

Mostly these are in-the-works things except for the alla prima drawings and paintings ( below, dudes whatnot)..   Less and less do a post my underpantings [sic]..  just trying to get the word "underpant" back into the daily lexicon.

Above oil on masonite - about 2 hours .. I forgot her name: I am offically old!  (ok old-ish)

Cliff - my neighbor - the first image is after 20 or so minutes of add'l refinement (edges, light, form etc.,) of the original 20 minute study ( the below image).  This is a study for a painting..  Charcoal pencil on newsprint.

Dottie J - a new model for me - 20 or 40 minutes from life - charcoal pencil on newsprint and yes I didn't get her other eye built.

"Benjamin," speedy head study on the side of a wood panel in oil paint.

Sophie, a figure in progress - lots to do, lots broken but I am happy with the direction! and now - sleep!

"The Federal Sofa, including Joanne"

A study of a classmate. About 16 x 20 in oil paints and var mediums.

Shot in monochrome.. kind'a like it (too!)  (there are updates here - since the above color image - will repost soon!)

You can paint one day, the next - nublins.. God's cruel trick I tell you.

I will pray for everyone in Japan.  It was on my mind and I rarely say anything here besides write about the work.  -Kevin

Above about 3 hours from life on Fiberboard/masonite.. Craig Nelson gave it the thumbs! (up)

Above - Ward - still want to finish his chemise but the head.. pretty ok with for a quick work!

My poster of Colleen.  It's been a while so I'm happy I still ( mostly ) get it!  Done for a demo at AAU.

Pierre x 2 @ 20 minutes and Terry at 10..

40 minute drawing from today, March 11 2011.

Quick paint sketches from AAU in February - all from the live model

Mia - about 3 hours and a bit.. 11 x 14 I think.. crappy 2.99 canvas panel; scarf: priceless!

Above: head wrap guy ( Terry ?) over about 7 -8 hours on 16 x 20 crappy utrech canvas..  Below is day one and two of this for those of you who are sleepy!

And a few head studies (and a figure at the bottom) via Glen O's clothed figure class and some from a workshop - all about 20 minutes or less ..

 

Head studies - about 20-30 minutes each and then some time following to unify.. 

20 Minute Head studies above and below 20 left and 10 right..

5 minute clothed figure gestures..

2 -3 hours form life - very unfinished but I liked it enough to share. On birch ply panel.  Oils.

More to come - thanks for looking!

My Nicole painting - shown in a slideshow for .. 'n giggles..

"Troubled Girl" - Title provided by the model: Caitlin

"Troubled Girl" - Caitlin as of today 2 5 11.  Still work to do ..

"Troubled Girl" in monochrome to review values

 Before form-painting, I do a color wash or ebouche, for this type of linen, the ebouche gives the form-painting layer somewhere to stick to..  tried to keep the shadows light and transparent (Camie) - probably too late but it was not hard to pull them down slightly as I went!

Caitlin ink-in using a turp-wash of yellow-ochre and kings blue light.  Doing the ink-in with the model there helped me improve the drawing and get it more like her and less androgynous.

 First is the Graphite drawing to prep for the painting.  About 8 hours - 12 hours I think.

And the poster study below.. on Canva Paper -  that was one day's pose I think..

Below the setup at my "home studio"..  some day I will have somewhere to paint!  but the music is good!

More to come!

some new figures .. soon my new portrait !

10,5 and 10 minutes - Kelly via Army street.. experimenting ..

Kelly again - a 20min and some gestures.. with Tyler stretched into the corner..

Tyler via Army street on Tuesday.. Sanguine and Conte Noire