Category: Drawing
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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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Figure Drawing – 12-MAR-2011
Unfortunately, I didn’t spend much time drawing this weekend. But here is a quick watercolor that I did get to complete. About 30 mins.
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Figure Drawing – 05-MAR-2010
One of my figure drawings from yesterday. The model that was scheduled flaked, and so we had a substitute. Adrian has modeled before, and just happened to be there to do some drawing herself. Thanks, Adrian for stepping in and being such a great model! Adrian, Colored Pencil I started to expand my palette a little…
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Figure Drawing – 12-FEB-2011
Recent drawings from this weekend. I’ve really been focusing on line lately. Not just weight, but particularly direction. Line that follows form builds form. Cross-hatching or mono-directional lines flatten a drawing. I’ve been experimenting with both. Flat tones make for a stronger graphic image, but I really like the sculpted form of a drawing. I’ve…
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Digital figure drawing
Below are some of my latest experiments. I took my iPad to my weekly figure drawing session. I’ve really wanted to experiment with figure painting, but the sessions are much too short for that. So, I figured I would play with drawing on the iPad. What is most interesting to me is how foreign it…
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An afternoon with my son
Through a series of circumstances during Christmas shopping, I got to enjoy a quiet couple of hours with my son at a local coffee shop. He was contented with coloring while eating grapes. I was contented with drawing in my sketchbook with a cup of hot chocolate. Few moments are this memorable. Nate coloring dinosaurs My favorite…
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Open Studio Tour
The event is finally upon us. I will be hosting an Open Studio as part of the DIVA Open Studio Tours over the next two weekends. My studio will be open Saturday and Sunday, on October 16, 17, 23 and 24, from 11 AM to 5 PM. I will have models posing for portraits each…
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Urban Sketchers Symposium 2010 in Portland
July 29-31, I participated in the first annual Urban Sketchers International Symposium. About 70 illustrators, architects and artists from around the world came to Portland, Oregon for 3 days of intense drawing and painting marathons. Every day and discussed and/or participated in drawing and painting in an urban environment. The seminars I participated in included…
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Back in black
I have been working fairly dark lately, cover large areas of the surface with black. So I thought, “Why don’t I just save myself the trouble and draw on with a white pencil on black paper?” I’ve been focusing on how light hits form lately, and this combination allows me to literally draw the light. Colored pencil…
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Full Circle
Every now and then I have an epiphany and find connections that didn’t notice before. Although I spend a fair amount of time experimenting with mediums and varying degrees of realism, occasionally I come full-circle. Sometimes I find that in trying to figure out the how I want to express something, I find the tools are already in…