Posted in Figurative Abstracts, Figure studio sketches on July 9, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Acrylic, conte crayon and ink on watercolor paper, 11X15″
Remember the Fantascapes? Well I’ve always loved imagining the body as a landscape. So sometimes I take an abstract landscape-y beginning to figure studio with me and see how a figure can be sketched onto the surface to become a part of it. [...]
Posted in Figure studio sketches on July 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
conte crayon in 18 X 24″ sketchbook
It’s been weeks since I’ve been to figure group. I arrived after Jeanette had already started her quick poses and took the other half of Tom’s table. He’s a gestural kind of artist who puts so much energy into his marks that you can almost see the [...]
Posted in Figure studio sketches on May 14, 2008 | No Comments »
Ink, acrylic, collage on paper
one day i travel on trade winds to far continents,
the next i shrink pea sized examining with fascination my teeny tiny footprint
A too-hot day and the electricity went off for an hour and shrunk me to pea size, so I took a nap. Some days the world stretches out [...]
Posted in Figure studio sketches on May 4, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Sketching Elizabeth on Thursday night, I found myself starting with her legs and torso in every quick sketch. THe only pose where I got more than that on the paper was the sitting pose! Since she seemed in fact to be all leg I asked her if she’s a dancer. Yes, [...]
Posted in Figurative Abstracts, Figure studio sketches on April 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Conte crayon and charcoal, 5 min poses
Sometimes you get a model who has so much soul that every pose captures something profound about the human condition. This describes Walter. You don’t have to search for a way to make an interesting drawing, but can just abandon yourself in the pose and the feeling [...]
Posted in Figure studio sketches on April 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
conte crayon on 18 X 24″ sketchbook paper
I was late getting off to my evening figure sketch group and grabbed what I thought was a full set of supplies. When I opened my bag, there was in fact a strange assortment. I find that my new “creative techniques” are often a result of [...]
Posted in Figurative Abstracts, Figure studio sketches, Paintings on March 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Acrylic, charcoal pencil, India ink on watercolor paper
Went to figure group this week armed with paper toned with thinned acrylic neutral colors and a vague notion of what I might accomplish. These are 10 - 20 minute poses, which seems about right. Longer than that and I get fussy. When I brought [...]
Posted in Contemplative Sketchbooks, Figure studio sketches, Workshops on February 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This is the new “wall of visions”. My studio will never be the same since a group of inspired vision seekers painted here all weekend, fearlessly and colorfully exploring the great unknown with paint and collage. Have you ever seen such a colorful clothesline? This was our warm-up where we painted [...]
Posted in Figure studio sketches on February 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Ink on antique book paper
Posted in Figure studio sketches on February 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Pen and watercolor wash
Pencil sketch on acrylic background, acrylic added in studio later
Dark wash pencil with watercolor wash
Dark wash pencil with watercolor wash
