"Last Minute Noel"

Demo Painting (during a tutor session) - from life - about 10 x 12 Oil on Linen Panel.  About 4 hours or so and an hour or two resolving  mistakes when I got home!

Grand Central Academy Travis Schlaht and Ted Minoff Portrait workshop

Final day painting - about 5 hours or so.  Oil on Linen covered board.

Day 4 Painting - about 3-4 hours.  Oil on Linen Panel.

Day 3 Painting about 3 hours. "Ennis" Oil on panel. This painting is very small - the actual head from neck to top of head is about 4" high.

I had an awesome time painting with Travis and Ted at the TnT Portrait Sketch workshop at the Grand Central Academy this past August.  What is great is they don't let you get away with .. well anything!  Great demos by both of them and excellent insight for me.  Great to paint along with Todd as well!  ( Great Paintings Todd!).

Travis Schlaht with a drawing demo on day one.

"Freckles" - from reference - just for fun and practice..

 Charcoal on rough newsprint.

"The Right Profile" - Gary Cooper - a study in hatching.

Charcoal on rough newsprint.

Cast Study - from a photo I took at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.

Charcoal on rough newsprint.

Bottom two drawings are a bit older but I enjoyed visiting them again in my small newsprint pad ( spring cleaning ?)!

Gabby Douglas 2012 London Olympics Gold Medal in Gymnastics ( All Around) and then some.

Painted from scratch via Painter 12.  I just wanted to study her profile!

A bit of a progression:

Cara July 2012 10 x 12" Oil on Linen Panel

I still need one additional run to complete and refine this painting (which will not happen) - this is my painting from the Anthony Ryder portrait painting workshop.   Enjoyed it immensely but took a bit to get back in the swing of things.  Feather in hair.

Tony Ryder's palette - in action!  (thicker paints for Poster Study).

Tony Demo'ing the proper way to stretch a canvas!

John Reger, Lucia and Che - had great fun with the whole crew at the workshop - thanks for putting up with nutty hominids!

Lucia posing - Kevin = drawing. Graphite in sketchbook.

Alla Prima of Colleen - back in SF on Tuesday.. about 2 hours on "Yes"..  11 x 13"

April  1 16 x 20 inches Oil on Canvas 

"April No. 4" 16 x 20 inches, Oil on Canvas

Some workshop efforts..

Both of these paintings were done at the Robert Liberace workshop at the Southern Atelier in Rainy Sarasota Florida.  The first one was probably a 2 hour sketch with just Burnt Sienna, a Bit of Burnt Umber and white.   I really loved the poses she took ( and Rob set) !  A lovely model and a great workshop with Rob!   The Second painting was on the last day and I really only got it started ( full color using ( or trying to employ) Rob's skin tone color space.  Probably 3 hours or a bit more I am not sure.   I got some great insights as usual and wish I had spent the rest of that day and the following working on this  - but I had to jump on a plane.

If you are even thinking of taking one of his workshops, I can only say: "GO!"  (NOW!)

"Flea Market 1" 10 x 12 Inches Oil on Linen

My study did not get finished but I no longer have the setup - this was done at Tony Curanaj's Still Life painting workshop at the Grand Central Academy last week.  I should have more to show for about 40 hours but I am slow and clumsy!  I missed a day due to flights and weather and poor planning on my part but the workshop was excellent and Tony is a fantastic teacher.

My setup and painting at an earlier stage..

The process from a graphite drawing, to an oil transfer to canvas and then first layers of paint..

I'm in a Tableau.. no - wait - that's...

Iris, From life - she is much prettier than this.  Trying to figure out some things!

This is Joy, from life from June 20 2012 on Illustration board.. She is also much prettier.  More drawing and paint handling study required!

"Go Figure Show"

Healdsburg Center for the Arts

Healdsburg, CA

August 2- September 2

For centuries artists have turned to the figure to express their ideas, explore body image, self-reference, emotions and imaginations. This show will display numerous works all relating to the human face, form and figure. Artists are encouraged to submit real and imagined interpretations of the human form.   The show will be comprised of a spectrum of works, ranging from classical to whimsical interpretations.

All media encouraged - Paintings, 3D, Assemblage, Collage, Metal, Photography, Glass, Clay,Fiber, Carved..  You are invited to express yourself freely in both media and theme.

Awards for "Best of Show" and "Most Original Composition"

Email questions to: info@heladsburgcenterforthearts.com

And yes, they used some of my art work for their flyer ( upper left hand corner figure drawing).

'Time to get down to some serious discussions.. Anyone wanna' open ?'

Anna - about 20 minutes - from life @ Army Street.

Anna - 20 minutes - from life - both I worked on more when I got home..

Signe - about 10 minutes and a bit of refine later..

Last week - Army Street - from life

Same as above..

And a few more!  A great model - this guy!