Author: Jay Arrera
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A quick portrait
Day 2 of this pose. Really, I only managed to spend a couple of hours on it. Having done the prelim art sketches last week helped a lot. However, it was really only in the last 20 minutes or so that I started to get into the groove… And then it was time to be…
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Recent Sketch
It has been a while since I shared anything from my sketchbook, so here are a few drawings from this week. This particular pose is only going to be two sessions, and I was late to the first one. It’s tough balancing time in the Studio and with the family. This evening was a compromise.…
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Pose tool
Generally, when I am starting on a new pose, I will start with drawing or sketching. This allows me to take a moment to understand the pose composition and proportions before diving in to creating an armature. Also, since building an armature can be a pretty left-brained activity, it helps me to draw to get…
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An Afternoon with the Greeks
Last Sunday, I got the rare privilege of going to an art museum by myself. I spent a couple of hours checking out the closing day of the Portland Art Museum’s show, ‘The Body Beautiful‘. It is always a bit of a quandary when ‘headliner’ art exhibits such as this come to town. They are usually packed with people elbow-to-elbow, the exhibition space…
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Sketchbook – 30-JUN-2012
Recent sketches from figure drawing this weekend. You can see more of my figurative work here. As always, comments welcome.
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Sketchbook – 08-FEB-2012
Haven’t posted any recent sketches for a while. Here are some recent ones. I’m going to be starting a new portrait sculpture soon. I’m looking forward to that beginning. I’ll post progress pictures. You can see more of my figurative work here. As always, comments welcome.
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Sketchbook – 26-NOV-2011
I’m almost exclusively drawing in my sketchbook at this point. With the new baby and work, there isn’t much time left for larger projects. I would really like to get back to sculpture, but for me, it all starts with drawing. The power is in the original sketch. If the drawing is weak, the subsequent…
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Sketchbook – 01-AUG-2011
I am enjoying painting in watercolor lately. Between work and family, I’m lucky if I get a couple hours a week to draw now, so I’ve had to reassess my medium(s). So, I’m focusing on drawing and painting for now. I liked how the two drawings below turned out and now that I have scanned…
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Sketchbook – 07-MAY-2011
Here are my sketches from today’s figure drawing. I busted out the watercolors again. It must be the sun out that encouraged it. After so many years of drawing with the same group of people, its wonderful to see the figurative arts community solidifying and growing. I’ve had an ongoing conversation with one of the…
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Portrait Sculpture – Faire
This is my most recent clay portrait. I did the modeling last fall during the DIVA Open Studios Tour over a period of two weekends. People came to visit my studio and watch me work with the model. Faire was a great model, and very generous with her time. I spent the rest of the winter finishing it, just…