tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76116301175106680162024-03-13T13:13:21.932-06:00Walking on the EdgeA Blog about Art and the Pursuit of HappinessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-15945170274460449652014-03-09T20:40:00.000-06:002014-03-09T20:40:59.283-06:00Figure drawing on Toned PaperThis is a figure drawing of Rosemary was finished in about 20 hours on Stonehenge paper toned with Nu-Pastel.<br />
I lightly blocked in the entire figure with sepia lead and developed the contour. Next I lifted the chalk with for the lights with a knead-able eraser and cross-hatched with the sepia lead for additional form shadows and dark lights. <br />
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There are not many students to talk to during the summer break. Sometimes it's just me and Harvey in the loft.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-32125953835201041652013-05-05T15:05:00.002-06:002013-05-05T15:05:20.173-06:00Argos Studio Drawing GroupAfter some time in New Mexico I decided to branch out and spend a Saturday at Eli Levin's drawing group (This group originated in 1969). This is the result of the six hour session. Hopefully this will keep me from getting rusty before Ryder Studio workshops begin.<br />
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I know it sounds kind of cheeky, but I want to title this "You can leave your hat on".Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-23709828694893867632013-01-07T22:05:00.001-07:002013-01-07T22:08:56.819-07:00Recent work<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-21374196566698896882012-11-04T22:31:00.000-07:002012-11-04T22:31:38.961-07:00Memento Mori <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-56840116194909702662012-02-26T13:26:00.015-07:002012-02-26T15:15:00.816-07:00Some times the process is more important than the product.I know it's a cliche, but these two projects meant a lot to me.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c_bI3sQ2ARc/T0qikNipsHI/AAAAAAAAEbI/F7Wjsw7DgUY/s1600/Franchesca.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-c_bI3sQ2ARc/T0qikNipsHI/AAAAAAAAEbI/F7Wjsw7DgUY/s400/Franchesca.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713557820266885234" border="0" /></a><br />Portrait of Franchesca, our model from Chile. Franchesca is such a lovely and spiritual person, I hope her quiet nature comes across in the painting.<br />She is wearing a deep red Tibetan wool jacket, a gift from her friend.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4-mxXLzIXR4/T0qV1UXAxiI/AAAAAAAAEaw/ovlrXf68ldI/s1600/Golden%2Bfan%2B%2526%2Bteapot.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4-mxXLzIXR4/T0qV1UXAxiI/AAAAAAAAEaw/ovlrXf68ldI/s400/Golden%2Bfan%2B%2526%2Bteapot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713543820503729698" border="0" /></a><br />The still life painting is finally finished. Painted in natural light over several weeks. I was dealing with seasonal light changes and time limitations ( a few hours here and there). This project took nearly a year! I think it took that long for a reason, it was kind of therapeutic. It gave me time to reflect on many things.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-86670299211385912032012-02-23T21:52:00.002-07:002012-02-23T22:02:40.111-07:00Progressing...<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SlM4rpk1Mj8/T0cZ2pg2-sI/AAAAAAAAEaA/E2cC0OwDvLk/s1600/Eunice%2Bdetail%2B01%2B%25281280x960%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SlM4rpk1Mj8/T0cZ2pg2-sI/AAAAAAAAEaA/E2cC0OwDvLk/s400/Eunice%2Bdetail%2B01%2B%25281280x960%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712563078990068418" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ilDH9HlDzaA/T0cYA6S_qvI/AAAAAAAAEZ0/7FZy9X-xt48/s1600/013%2B%2528768x1024%2529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ilDH9HlDzaA/T0cYA6S_qvI/AAAAAAAAEZ0/7FZy9X-xt48/s400/013%2B%2528768x1024%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5712561056270756594" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-53254481665687104012012-02-19T21:32:00.004-07:002012-02-19T21:43:07.505-07:00New PortraitOur latest class portrait of Eunice. We are in the sixth week of this painting and I'm no where near finishing. It looks like our model has kindly consented to sit for extra hours this week.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s50Y5kso0Yw/T0HNiNvpClI/AAAAAAAAEZE/avePcTkk6eo/s1600/Eunice%2Bdrawing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s50Y5kso0Yw/T0HNiNvpClI/AAAAAAAAEZE/avePcTkk6eo/s400/Eunice%2Bdrawing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711071790171228754" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zKle8JrtNdU/T0HNilde8yI/AAAAAAAAEZc/5806u3Rybf8/s1600/Eunice%2B1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 336px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zKle8JrtNdU/T0HNilde8yI/AAAAAAAAEZc/5806u3Rybf8/s400/Eunice%2B1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711071796537520930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pIkeXPkOfes/T0HNi46bc0I/AAAAAAAAEZo/eTTPMow_m0Y/s1600/Eunice%2B2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 366px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pIkeXPkOfes/T0HNi46bc0I/AAAAAAAAEZo/eTTPMow_m0Y/s400/Eunice%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711071801759200066" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-69858147085228292482011-06-05T16:19:00.010-06:002011-06-05T16:50:35.336-06:00Two New Portraits Finished and Still Life continued<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BTLDW62xE9w/TewHLXdJHKI/AAAAAAAAESs/4m6wUTkkKmk/s1600/049.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 383px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BTLDW62xE9w/TewHLXdJHKI/AAAAAAAAESs/4m6wUTkkKmk/s400/049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614870727280368802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LRzI8n-Odh4/TewB6uVtyQI/AAAAAAAAESc/5gLAtK4Li1U/s1600/Souzi.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 361px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LRzI8n-Odh4/TewB6uVtyQI/AAAAAAAAESc/5gLAtK4Li1U/s400/Souzi.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614864943807318274" border="0" /></a><br />Souzi:<br />Graphite and white chalk on toned paper<br />(11" x 17")<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pyxmPOWWf2c/TewBtwGiZUI/AAAAAAAAESU/OOuVsBvIQqs/s1600/Tatiana.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 337px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pyxmPOWWf2c/TewBtwGiZUI/AAAAAAAAESU/OOuVsBvIQqs/s400/Tatiana.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614864720942228802" border="0" /></a><br />Tatiana: Color wash stage, session over, portrait finished!<br />oil on linen (10" x 12")<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qxOeFdnC53Q/TewCEWufkcI/AAAAAAAAESk/aTUwXht_b-A/s1600/Golden%2Bfan%2Bcolor%2Bwash.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qxOeFdnC53Q/TewCEWufkcI/AAAAAAAAESk/aTUwXht_b-A/s400/Golden%2Bfan%2Bcolor%2Bwash.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614865109267485122" border="0" /></a><br />Tea pot with fan started in march. Perpetual still life?<br />I finished the color wash (first pass) this weekend.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-72474258731210425422011-03-30T21:03:00.008-06:002011-03-30T21:41:15.946-06:00Further more..Still life<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4Iojg1c5DA0/TZP0OJ28T3I/AAAAAAAAENE/E5Q1slTA0kE/s1600/002%2B%25282%2529.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 378px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4Iojg1c5DA0/TZP0OJ28T3I/AAAAAAAAENE/E5Q1slTA0kE/s400/002%2B%25282%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590080086498627442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YG3t88AC2Vo/TZP0OTR-viI/AAAAAAAAENM/pQo7CgFVa34/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 378px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YG3t88AC2Vo/TZP0OTR-viI/AAAAAAAAENM/pQo7CgFVa34/s400/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590080089027952162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Figure<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BYudoJ3vB1w/TZP3uUpKwTI/AAAAAAAAEN8/NfTOqCK0HvQ/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BYudoJ3vB1w/TZP3uUpKwTI/AAAAAAAAEN8/NfTOqCK0HvQ/s400/013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590083937684341042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BZhEW2oO7OA/TZP1PP2PBTI/AAAAAAAAENk/VOcA8NxW0kM/s1600/042.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BZhEW2oO7OA/TZP1PP2PBTI/AAAAAAAAENk/VOcA8NxW0kM/s400/042.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590081204797769010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4Iojg1c5DA0/TZP0OJ28T3I/AAAAAAAAENE/E5Q1slTA0kE/s1600/002%2B%25282%2529.JPG"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ujU-lB66gFU/TZP0wtQ76hI/AAAAAAAAENU/x9WOxedAzw0/s1600/013.JPG"><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-5410018872634871452011-03-18T21:10:00.013-06:002011-03-18T22:27:42.759-06:00BeginningsWithin the past few weeks I've began three new pieces.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fE90TUV6Xtc/TYQgJHoUQsI/AAAAAAAAEL8/44ftX0Djg3Q/s1600/golden%2Bfan.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fE90TUV6Xtc/TYQgJHoUQsI/AAAAAAAAEL8/44ftX0Djg3Q/s400/golden%2Bfan.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585624778885317314" border="0" /></a><br />A still life. Poster first, drawing in progress.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dkRgdd5eakw/TYQk9AJ29bI/AAAAAAAAEMU/q09s0BXZhBc/s1600/Alphe%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dkRgdd5eakw/TYQk9AJ29bI/AAAAAAAAEMU/q09s0BXZhBc/s400/Alphe%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585630068278228402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OXlwYWxqTWg/TYQwaeD7nII/AAAAAAAAEM0/xSdycNbqZQo/s1600/Alphe%2B3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 382px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-OXlwYWxqTWg/TYQwaeD7nII/AAAAAAAAEM0/xSdycNbqZQo/s400/Alphe%2B3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585642669150542978" border="0" /></a><br />A two week figure study of Alphé.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HUa-L1c380U/TYQi4RTAkdI/AAAAAAAAEMM/YyO7Vtr8vc0/s1600/Alphe%2B2.jpg"><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QtcSXPzEKOE/TYQmJkC7XeI/AAAAAAAAEMs/mTp7vBCDQsY/s1600/Meave.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 349px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QtcSXPzEKOE/TYQmJkC7XeI/AAAAAAAAEMs/mTp7vBCDQsY/s400/Meave.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585631383582891490" border="0" /></a><br />Portrait of Meave. The poster is 5 x 7 inches. The painting, still in the drawing stage, is 10 x 12 inches. My easel position is almost straight on. Even though I'm painting the same background as the "Flora" portrait the reflective material is changeable. Directly in front the light is bouncing off the fabric like a reflector.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PNHKAinqA1U/TYQlivcbmQI/AAAAAAAAEMk/GzO6gElSztA/s1600/Meave%2B2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 337px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PNHKAinqA1U/TYQlivcbmQI/AAAAAAAAEMk/GzO6gElSztA/s400/Meave%2B2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585630716627753218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3y1PrCPULH8/TYQliTg_aPI/AAAAAAAAEMc/YVhB2Iw-Ucw/s1600/Meave.jpg"><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-53018337317284594612011-01-06T09:45:00.004-07:002011-01-06T09:52:14.701-07:00Flora fini<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TSXydGOI3cI/AAAAAAAAEGk/WwlCOCW_z3c/s1600/Maribou%2Bfinal%2B03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 351px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TSXydGOI3cI/AAAAAAAAEGk/WwlCOCW_z3c/s400/Maribou%2Bfinal%2B03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559115896758787522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TSXydc1nJjI/AAAAAAAAEGs/2YcqmlSZb7s/s1600/Maribou%2Bfinal%2B02.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TSXzCZzQnaI/AAAAAAAAEG0/PAnAQy2AFlQ/s1600/Maribou%2Bfinal%2B02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 149px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TSXzCZzQnaI/AAAAAAAAEG0/PAnAQy2AFlQ/s400/Maribou%2Bfinal%2B02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559116537669918114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TSXyKn3bGKI/AAAAAAAAEGc/LpeDCePs4uo/s1600/Maribou%2Bfinal.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TSXyKn3bGKI/AAAAAAAAEGc/LpeDCePs4uo/s400/Maribou%2Bfinal.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559115579372804258" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-12825217743697222992010-12-18T10:22:00.006-07:002010-12-19T00:09:19.332-07:00To be continued....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TQzvn9AgBrI/AAAAAAAAD7o/C1CNrIhEpxc/s1600/Maribou%2B12-17.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TQ2vRygtsvI/AAAAAAAAD8Q/iNAS5LCH1pk/s1600/020.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TQ2vRygtsvI/AAAAAAAAD8Q/iNAS5LCH1pk/s320/020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5552286635769311986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TQzukS9slvI/AAAAAAAAD7g/ZNQWQ8VZLg8/s1600/Maribou.JPG"><br /></a>Last day of the pose. I will have to work on the wreath of flowers without our beautiful model Maribou.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-80517683769238373922010-12-07T00:01:00.002-07:002010-12-07T00:06:28.062-07:00Progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TP3cO8sSnbI/AAAAAAAAD64/i55gSQuaczQ/s1600/Maribou%2B12-6.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TP3cO8sSnbI/AAAAAAAAD64/i55gSQuaczQ/s320/Maribou%2B12-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547832465358495154" border="0" /></a><br />A better photo and more refinements after a critique. A second pass but still an under-painting on the shoulders.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TP3cOb2ulmI/AAAAAAAAD6w/W2XpWk8qRio/s1600/Maribou%2B12-6%2Bclose%2Bup.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TP3cOb2ulmI/AAAAAAAAD6w/W2XpWk8qRio/s320/Maribou%2B12-6%2Bclose%2Bup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547832456543901282" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-80792978658614659512010-12-02T20:58:00.024-07:002010-12-03T22:37:18.294-07:00More Flora and other stuffThanks for the comments on the previous post everyone. Here is an update on the Flora painting in progress as requested.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPhtr0fj40I/AAAAAAAAD5I/I5f-SOhx_Q0/s1600/006.JPG"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPnS-q5ITrI/AAAAAAAAD6o/3NCsWmjW5iw/s1600/006.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPnS-q5ITrI/AAAAAAAAD6o/3NCsWmjW5iw/s320/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546696390191107762" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Flora</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br />Trevor is our current model in the afternoon. He's so much fun to draw and the break-time conversations are always good.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPhrwd2bHmI/AAAAAAAAD4o/lWDQ9FIQtJk/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPhrwd2bHmI/AAAAAAAAD4o/lWDQ9FIQtJk/s320/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546301421497556578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPh0Rpmj25I/AAAAAAAAD6g/Eix7oA-D1Yk/s1600/086.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPh0Rpmj25I/AAAAAAAAD6g/Eix7oA-D1Yk/s320/086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546310787680951186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPhsxCqkvrI/AAAAAAAAD4w/jEONfqa1RUM/s1600/083.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPhsxCqkvrI/AAAAAAAAD4w/jEONfqa1RUM/s320/083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546302530891595442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Figure Drawing</span><br /><br />....miscellaneous figure drawings, block in practice and a value study.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPhwRyhPiGI/AAAAAAAAD6A/jMDTmpyanRc/s1600/077.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPhwRyhPiGI/AAAAAAAAD6A/jMDTmpyanRc/s320/077.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546306392028055650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPhwUAVN5sI/AAAAAAAAD6I/c0pn2JT5IPY/s1600/074.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPhwUAVN5sI/AAAAAAAAD6I/c0pn2JT5IPY/s320/074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546306430095451842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPhyBv-bp6I/AAAAAAAAD6Y/IXYqlBnV7mU/s1600/089.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPhyBv-bp6I/AAAAAAAAD6Y/IXYqlBnV7mU/s320/089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546308315490527138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPhvLrBYrZI/AAAAAAAAD5o/NK2L_LvKIGo/s1600/091.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPhvLrBYrZI/AAAAAAAAD5o/NK2L_LvKIGo/s320/091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546305187424546194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPhuqDj2C4I/AAAAAAAAD5g/30a_ZA_FTbI/s1600/092.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPhuqDj2C4I/AAAAAAAAD5g/30a_ZA_FTbI/s320/092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546304609895975810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPhwRUHmyTI/AAAAAAAAD54/lYVmcOzWCNY/s1600/079.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPhwRUHmyTI/AAAAAAAAD54/lYVmcOzWCNY/s320/079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546306383867463986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPhwoTRHvmI/AAAAAAAAD6Q/ySjDtFh16UA/s1600/081.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TPhwoTRHvmI/AAAAAAAAD6Q/ySjDtFh16UA/s320/081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546306778775928418" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-56113241810260131392010-11-07T21:18:00.005-07:002010-11-07T21:28:54.656-07:00Recent Stuff<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TNd6ceiB1YI/AAAAAAAAD3A/cuO0riGOfMQ/s1600/025+%282%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 291px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TNd6ceiB1YI/AAAAAAAAD3A/cuO0riGOfMQ/s320/025+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537028896526030210" border="0" /></a><br />Preparatory drawing for Flora portrait.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TNd61_DTTzI/AAAAAAAAD3I/7wHr9Oa16II/s1600/027.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TNd61_DTTzI/AAAAAAAAD3I/7wHr9Oa16II/s320/027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537029334752251698" border="0" /></a><br />Poster study; Flora<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TNd7lmWDN1I/AAAAAAAAD3g/eynijVfMJ9o/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TNd7lmWDN1I/AAAAAAAAD3g/eynijVfMJ9o/s320/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537030152753723218" border="0" /></a><br />Figure Studies<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TNd7lP3_stI/AAAAAAAAD3Q/2xOkXEnIjd8/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TNd7lP3_stI/AAAAAAAAD3Q/2xOkXEnIjd8/s320/008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537030146722083538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TNd7lKQ2N8I/AAAAAAAAD3Y/Bm96IFMUuMw/s1600/007.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 295px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TNd7lKQ2N8I/AAAAAAAAD3Y/Bm96IFMUuMw/s320/007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537030145215707074" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-6773372676470809972010-09-21T20:59:00.002-06:002010-09-21T21:04:46.302-06:00Figure Pose<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TJlxf9qkO_I/AAAAAAAAD0Q/nFSfl95iaYQ/s1600/Crystal+2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TJlxf9qkO_I/AAAAAAAAD0Q/nFSfl95iaYQ/s320/Crystal+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519567612262235122" border="0" /></a>Crystal: First figure pose of new session. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TJlxfYw-g0I/AAAAAAAAD0I/_6mvOw6hDqs/s1600/Crystal.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TJlxfYw-g0I/AAAAAAAAD0I/_6mvOw6hDqs/s320/Crystal.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519567602357011266" border="0" /></a>DetailUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-40846623298539819222010-09-13T00:38:00.010-06:002010-09-13T21:03:33.037-06:00Rob Liberace WorkshopI recently had a great experience attending a workshop<br />in the Seattle area, more specifically Whidbey Island.<br />My first trip to the northwest. I could not have asked for better guides.<br />Thanks Mercia and Toby!<br /><br />In addition to the drawing and painting techniques<br />I attempted below; Rob also demonstrated drawing with<br />quill pen, ink and wash as well as silver point.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TI3LKxJ6QCI/AAAAAAAADzo/XodB6i-W6pk/s1600/035.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TI3LKxJ6QCI/AAAAAAAADzo/XodB6i-W6pk/s320/035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516288504452759586" border="0" /></a>Figure drawing employing some of the techniques Rob showed us.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TI3MOyv019I/AAAAAAAADzw/mXEBXSKAP8E/s1600/034.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TI3MOyv019I/AAAAAAAADzw/mXEBXSKAP8E/s320/034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516289673111328722" border="0" /></a>Figure sketch #1: <strong style="font-weight: normal;">grisaille, </strong>canvas was a mid-tone gray<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TI3QdBPOBkI/AAAAAAAADz4/5DhFVtbkK8s/s1600/031.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TI3QdBPOBkI/AAAAAAAADz4/5DhFVtbkK8s/s320/031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516294315565778498" border="0" /></a>Figure sketch #2<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TI3Q4YD31jI/AAAAAAAAD0A/idJsEJAEkbo/s1600/030+%282%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TI3Q4YD31jI/AAAAAAAAD0A/idJsEJAEkbo/s320/030+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516294785548670514" border="0" /></a>Figure #3: <strong style="font-weight: normal;">grisaille with</strong> scumbling and glazing using a limited palette.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-90339391675856963082010-06-14T23:05:00.013-06:002010-06-15T00:00:29.307-06:00Recent and not not so recent stuffIn chronological order...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TBcLDzaF7sI/AAAAAAAADug/guvavgaGvPk/s1600/021.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TBcLDzaF7sI/AAAAAAAADug/guvavgaGvPk/s320/021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482863231314030274" border="0" /></a>Graphite and white chalk on toned paper from two week figure drawing workshop.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TBcLr-krrSI/AAAAAAAADuo/JikdpgTN_Uw/s1600/015+%282%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TBcLr-krrSI/AAAAAAAADuo/JikdpgTN_Uw/s320/015+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482863921506004258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TBcMiTVlM3I/AAAAAAAADuw/1vZCYiwEZYU/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TBcMiTVlM3I/AAAAAAAADuw/1vZCYiwEZYU/s320/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482864854792745842" border="0" /></a>Last painting of the nine month class. Mostly color wash with some form painting on portrait and torso. Also preparatory drawing for above (detail).<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TBcNDBwm1LI/AAAAAAAADu4/3XjSLULgbsg/s1600/002+%282%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TBcNDBwm1LI/AAAAAAAADu4/3XjSLULgbsg/s320/002+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482865417009943730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Portrait of Randy</span> Graphite and white chalk on toned paper.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TBcNvwwm3hI/AAAAAAAADvA/Zrmc0gE6Zjc/s1600/025.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TBcNvwwm3hI/AAAAAAAADvA/Zrmc0gE6Zjc/s320/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482866185540656658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TBcQMt4M3XI/AAAAAAAADvI/LxAzzxEofHo/s1600/029.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 220px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TBcQMt4M3XI/AAAAAAAADvI/LxAzzxEofHo/s320/029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482868882006662514" border="0" /></a>Solar plate etching based on a drawing I completed at Studio Escalier. (5 X 7 in.) It is a simple, safe, and fast approach to etching and relief printing that does not use grounds, acids or solvents. It is exposed with UV light and developed with ordinary tap water. A one day workshop at Argos Gallery instructor Suzy Schultz of Atlanta, Ga.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TBcQn3O231I/AAAAAAAADvQ/NcIuufiq1ps/s1600/017.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TBcQn3O231I/AAAAAAAADvQ/NcIuufiq1ps/s320/017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482869348374077266" border="0" /></a>Figure painting. Oil on linen (10 x 20 in.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TBcRt4pY_8I/AAAAAAAADvY/uGULBP9HfEU/s1600/022.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 221px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TBcRt4pY_8I/AAAAAAAADvY/uGULBP9HfEU/s320/022.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482870551344644034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TBcSLp8tu5I/AAAAAAAADvg/UnqzpsMmlgs/s1600/020+%282%29.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/TBcSLp8tu5I/AAAAAAAADvg/UnqzpsMmlgs/s320/020+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482871062795238290" border="0" /></a><br />Figure drawing and detail from another.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-78322503621807617172010-01-15T20:13:00.003-07:002010-01-15T20:33:11.153-07:00Back to the Beginning<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/S1EwEnecs1I/AAAAAAAADgk/SAiJIMMxs8g/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/S1EwEnecs1I/AAAAAAAADgk/SAiJIMMxs8g/s320/014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427171881832461138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/S1ExTn7WxeI/AAAAAAAADgs/eqG3d_YSeN8/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/S1ExTn7WxeI/AAAAAAAADgs/eqG3d_YSeN8/s320/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427173239163373026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/S1Ey7OOYXOI/AAAAAAAADhE/VjjhODN96iQ/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/S1Ey7OOYXOI/AAAAAAAADhE/VjjhODN96iQ/s320/020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427175018970242274" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/S1Ey6qYsx-I/AAAAAAAADg8/is_Gbd_dpjQ/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/S1Ey6qYsx-I/AAAAAAAADg8/is_Gbd_dpjQ/s320/018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427175009349847010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/S1ExUey739I/AAAAAAAADg0/VYLrqfo5DDA/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 299px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/S1ExUey739I/AAAAAAAADg0/VYLrqfo5DDA/s320/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427173253892005842" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Figure drawings from the last few months.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-51410398437785992522009-12-28T16:24:00.004-07:002009-12-28T16:47:14.356-07:00Moroccan Tea Pot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/SzlDdPMSa5I/AAAAAAAADgU/-xCOEcnjmXg/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/SzlDdPMSa5I/AAAAAAAADgU/-xCOEcnjmXg/s320/021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5420437796090440594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ok it didn't take four months to paint, but here it is.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-34852452428504133042009-08-23T23:08:00.008-06:002009-08-23T23:40:11.003-06:00New goal: Never stop painting"Find a job you love and you will never work a day in your life..." Confucius<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/SpIj_m4xTmI/AAAAAAAADWs/7-VXQNy7mzs/s1600-h/Tea+pot+drawing.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/SpIj_m4xTmI/AAAAAAAADWs/7-VXQNy7mzs/s320/Tea+pot+drawing.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373396881083813474" border="0" /></a><br />Drawing for still life of Moroccan tea pot<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/SpIjT5ck8JI/AAAAAAAADWk/ObOlvQh8GtE/s1600-h/Tea+pot+1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/SpIjT5ck8JI/AAAAAAAADWk/ObOlvQh8GtE/s320/Tea+pot+1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373396130151592082" border="0" /></a><br />Untitled (in progress) oil on linen 8 X 10 in.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-62249473426143485662009-05-31T18:08:00.011-06:002009-05-31T19:56:31.486-06:00Final pose; Raven & Randy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/SiMe8qkwzPI/AAAAAAAADME/NKL7dIWZnEo/s1600-h/Raven_5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/SiMe8qkwzPI/AAAAAAAADME/NKL7dIWZnEo/s320/Raven_5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342147610561006834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/SiMdU0NfyII/AAAAAAAADL8/P0KAABdd0d4/s1600-h/Raven_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/SiMdU0NfyII/AAAAAAAADL8/P0KAABdd0d4/s320/Raven_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342145826441382018" border="0" /></a><br />The last three hours of the pose and I resisted the temptation to rush through or repaint anything major. Would have liked to finish the braids or shirt, oh well.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/SiMgsF6D41I/AAAAAAAADMM/8w7u7wgF8gY/s1600-h/Randy_Highland.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/SiMgsF6D41I/AAAAAAAADMM/8w7u7wgF8gY/s320/Randy_Highland.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342149524863574866" border="0" /></a><br />Small painting Randy and I worked on in the evenings, while listening to Harry Potter books on CD.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/SiMqaMxIHKI/AAAAAAAADMU/7Dqco87E8O0/s1600-h/Randy_figure+02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/SiMqaMxIHKI/AAAAAAAADMU/7Dqco87E8O0/s320/Randy_figure+02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342160212583783586" border="0" /></a><br />Final figure pose of this session. Drawing the supports of the modeling stand and adding some background prevented the appearance of Randy looking adrift on a raft.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-73761693755669548202009-05-20T23:06:00.002-06:002009-05-20T23:25:21.119-06:00Recent Work<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/ShTjzamlf9I/AAAAAAAADIY/YJrigdQf2vY/s1600-h/Raven+May2009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/ShTjzamlf9I/AAAAAAAADIY/YJrigdQf2vY/s320/Raven+May2009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338141930794876882" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Raven <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">graphite and chalk on toned paper</span></span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/ShTjzIa67sI/AAAAAAAADIQ/ZTCNk7GNO64/s1600-h/Randy+May+2009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/ShTjzIa67sI/AAAAAAAADIQ/ZTCNk7GNO64/s320/Randy+May+2009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338141925914111682" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Randy (in progress)<br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >graphite on paper</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/ShTjzN9Up2I/AAAAAAAADII/EMQ6wN19MMk/s1600-h/Randy+01.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/ShTjzN9Up2I/AAAAAAAADII/EMQ6wN19MMk/s320/Randy+01.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338141927400580962" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Randy (in progress)<br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Oil on linen 12 x 10 in.</span><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/ShTjy67uUWI/AAAAAAAADIA/wni7fvqVE2I/s1600-h/Randy+02.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/ShTjy67uUWI/AAAAAAAADIA/wni7fvqVE2I/s320/Randy+02.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338141922293600610" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Randy (in progress)<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">close up</span></span><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7611630117510668016.post-58268912314169405882009-04-19T17:26:00.001-06:002009-04-19T17:35:05.692-06:00Alla prima week<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/Seu00mVU78I/AAAAAAAADEY/2X9kQNEVWoY/s1600-h/009+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NK8thadkgJY/Seu00mVU78I/AAAAAAAADEY/2X9kQNEVWoY/s320/009+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326549800031940546" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Raven,<br />Oil on paper<br />6 X 5 in.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1