Portrait – Jay Arrera

Miranda

Jan 29, 2016

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Portrait of Miranda. Sticking with a value-based pallete. But I warmed the mid-range skin tones with Alizarin Crimson and the highlights with Cadmium Yellow Pale. I cooled the neutral with little bit of Ultramarine Blue. Available for purchase here.

Godfrey

Jan 22, 2016

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Jay Arrera

in Drawing, Portrait, Sculpture

This was a portrait that I never really seemed to get into the groove with. I missed some sessions because I was traveling for work. And the there were holidays. I usually start with drawings, but since my schedule was I erratic, I did some drawings, a few quick water colors and a sketch portrait…

Charles

Jan 22, 2016

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Jay Arrera

in Painting, Portrait

Charles is one of those models that I have drawn or sculpted many times over the years. However, this is the first time I have painted his portrait. Sticking with a monochromatic palette to improve my values. I may do this as a series.

A quick portrait

Sep 1, 2015

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Jay Arrera

in Portrait, Sculpture

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…

Portrait Sculpture – Faire

May 7, 2011

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Jay Arrera

in Portrait, Sculpture

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…

Open Studio Tour

Oct 15, 2010

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Jay Arrera

in Drawing, Portrait, Sculpture

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…