"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

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..