"The Saddest Tilt"

About 14 x 18 Oil on paper.

From the live model.

Interesting ( ok maybe to me) to see the values ..

Lloyd as book-ends to Kelsey - class figure demos..

Miss Dottie J!

Alexie Alla Prima. Oil Painting from Life. 8 x 10 on Canvas.

About 2 hours

"Fierce"

A new Model at the Tuesday night Academy of Art figure workshop the other night.  

I was exhausted from a long day in class but when she popped in, well it was ON.

Thank you Model Alexie for inspiring me!

A Poster study for a painting of Sophie.  On CanvaPaper.
Approximately 7 x 6"
I have not done a poster in a while and it felt great
to do one.  I learned this process/technique from Anthony Ryder and Anna Wakitsch @ the Anthony Ryder School in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Destined to remain unfinished - Christine

I substituted for the master Henry Yan ( humbly!) last week for his Figure Painting 1 class.  It's a great group and I enjoyed painting with them and helping them on their painting journey(s)!

Below is my painting/demo of Christine.  One of two amazing models for the class this this past week.  Only sorry I won't get to work any more on this ..  At any rate, I am happy with what is happening with my life paintings - a new level of "I know what to do here" has taken hold and it is pretty freeing.  On to the next!

About 11 x 14 on Canson Canva-Paper - oil paints from life.

"Richard - the Infamous"

Oil on Canvas Pad - about 120 minutes.

Lorraine - contrapposto demo drawing for my Figure 1 students.  About 10 minutes.

Carbon on Newsprint.

Both works created at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA.  Both from life.

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Wishing you all a great April and a great practice free drawing day!

(with thanks and apologies to Jason Seiler's awesome caricature books!)

Clark Kent Returns ?

Or Perhaps he never left..   About 90 minutes on 9 x 12 canvas.  Oil paints and a

Superman Tattoo!

Model: Nathaniel. From life. Painted at the Academy of Art University Ho Jun Lee
workshop Tuesday evening.

"Painterly"

About 12" x 18 on Mi-Tientes Storm Grey Paper with charcoal and white chalk.

From life.  About 1.5 hours.  3 24 12.

"Cleaving To.."

Oil on Canvas Board 

Painted from life in about 90 minutes (and a bit of contemplative follow-up after)

Model: Kelsey

Will the year treat us well ?

 

Classicism in 20 and 5 minutes.

Demo in class of Megan.

Note: all drawings/paintings here from the live model except when noted.

"The Tilt"

Cindy - about 20 minutes @ workshop and then more work @ home.

"The Crane Wife IV"

Megan - in class demo for my figure students.

 Many Head Drawings - March 2012 ( charcoal and graphite) 

*3 heads on the right side from photo reference of my Intermediate Figure Drawing students

Drawn at Sadie Valerie's uninstructed workshop - great fun - wish I got more than about 10 hours on this drawing!  (Charcoal, Graphite and White Chalk on toned paper).

Nathaniel, yesterday St. Patrick's Day at the Henry Yan workshop at AAU.  For once I got to draw and not sub for Henry!!   ( About 1.5 hours in Charcoal, Carbon and white chalk on toned paper).  Note: Nathaniel is missing his "S" Superman tattoo..  Should've drawn it, wimped out..

I have learned that:  If I ride up Kings Mountain road with over 2600 Feet of Elevation change and try to draw after - it will be like... Stick-man.

Here endeth the lesson!

"Upbraided"  Model: Kelsey; from life oil paint.

Done from a white (untoned) ground. 8 x 10"

"The Fifth"

Model: Benjamin; from life, oil paint 8 x 10"

"Eartha 1" From life, Charcoal on Paper

Model: Kadijah White

Eartha 1A" From life, Charcoal on paper.5 minutes and some values added later.

"Eartha II" From Life, Charcoal on paper

Workshop 20 - From life - really interesting model - though - lately - this has been true all over ( see above!).

Quick head studies - all from the live model ( two different models here and I have forgotten).

Charcoal on paper.

"A Merging Way" 10 minutes, From life. Model "Bob"

Charcoal on paper.

"Time line" 10 Minutes. From Life. Model: "Alisha"

Charcoal on paper.

2 Minute Gestures from life. Model: "Alisha"

Charcoal on Paper.

Same as above..



"Sarafina" head demo - about 7 minutes or so..