Author: Jay Arrera
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Daniel at the Whit
Sunday drawing at Whitaker Printmakers Drawing with iPad Pro, Procreate, Apple Pencil
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Sunday Drawing at the Whit
Today was unusual in that I got to join the Sunday evening figure drawing group at Whitaker Printmakers.. It was nice to see lots of familiar faces. I wasn’t sure how much room there would be to draw or paint, so I just took my iPad and figured I would be able to sketch with…
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Co-worker
I just bought a new (new-to-me) tool chest to consolidate multiple toolboxes that I have acquired over the years. Since most of the work that I do is in my Studio, I don’t really need to be able to truck around toolboxes for each medium like when I was a vagrant art student with no…
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Escorche armature
A nice quiet Thanksgiving morning. The kids are watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade and the National Dog Show. I’m finishing up the armature for my escorche project in my studio downstairs. I’m very excited to be finally tackling this. I’ve been wanting to do it for years. There has been lots of local interest expressed…
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On Practice and Warmups
I have recently begun studying piano again in earnest. I have played off and on since I was a kid, but I never really developed any particular aptitude because I never liked to practice. Drawing on the other hand was never a chore. I could draw for hours and never feel like it was any…
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Jessica
It probably wasn’t until the last ten minutes of this fourth session that this sculpture started to ‘click’. Up to that point it was pretty mechanical: set up armature, pose, mass, refine. But something about the gesture just wasn’t satisfying me. It just felt too angular and stiff. So, I took a break, walked around…
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Jordan
Second session with this pose. It’s been a long hiatus dealing with non-art life. Always feels good to be back to the important stuff. I’ve missed so many seasons with this pose, I’m not sure yet whether I will keep it. We’ll see how much progress I make by the end of next week.
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Daniel
Here is a portrait that I just completed modeling. I’m pretty happy with how the texture and anatomy finished. This is probably a piece that I will continue to casting with. Which means of course, that I’m sure I will spend a few more hours modeling it in the cast wax before final. And a…
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The Art of Salvage
Sometimes despite your time invested, you just have to walk away and start something else. Sometimes there is some part of a project that still has some intrigue. Sometimes those parts keep you working on a piece far beyond its merits. And occasionally those parts become happy accidents. It is dangerous to recycle work and…
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Rose and Lemon
This painting was a lot of fun. I’ve been focusing on value and really enjoy the strong contrast between the rose and the background. And of course, I had to pull myself away from obsessing on the drapery so I can get this completed in the time available. Available for purchase here.