Meet Aiden Joseph

My third grandchild, Aiden Joseph Grier. Weighing in at 7 lbs 10 oz and measuring 20 inches he has already brought a lot of smiles to this grumpy old countenance.

Statuesque

I really like this drawing, if only for the simple gesture lines of the left leg. The fluid nature of the strokes really appeals to me.

Another one from the vault

Kind of how I feel this morning. Like I have no head on my shoulders.

Santa for the Moss

This is a piece I just finished for a raffle at the Moss Mansion this Saturday. They wanted Santa in front of one of their many fireplaces and so...

Sumpin' not too old

Sara. I always find interesting aspects to draw when she models. This was done in August, when we were still meeting regularly. Hopefully we will get back on track on the 8th.

Turkey Coma

Too much food with the family. Still groggy from the turkey and pie and stuffing and potatoes and cranberry and... well, you get the picture. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving with your loved ones.

Happy Thanksgiving

Hopefully everyone takes the time to reflect on the blessings that are a part of each of our lives.

Hmmph

Looks like Sara just wants us to go away and let her sleep. I love the way her left arm compresses her torso and creates the intriguing line work.

Smaller version

I posted a larger, more finished version of this one earlier. Hope you don't mind.

Old stuff

This is from my days drawing at the college (not when I was in college, but the local University let us run the original life drawing out of their art department).

Goodbye Sheila

Late Thursday evening our art community lost a truly talented member, Sheila Rieman. I want to convey my deepest sympathies to Pete and to all of Sheila's family. We are all very saddened by this sudden and tragic loss.

Last life drawing for awhile

We've been having issues with the location we use recently. It's really messing with my group and we are now focusing on our options. Here in Billings, there aren't that many. However, if I want to keep the Black Hand Group going it looks as if we will have to be thinking outside of the box.
As to the above drawing? Wish it were better. 'nuff said.

Probably the best of the afternoon

If you check out the comments yesterday you can apply them here. This drawing has both the loose elements and the tightly rendered sections. Actually, this is my favorite type of image (at least of my own images) where one can focus on a particular area of the piece.

Another view

As I said Monday, I drew the same pose from different vantage points. I found that, depending on angle, my technique changed. The face asked for a more delineated and delicate touch while the above angle seemed to need a less refined approach. Of course, for those of you who have followed my postings, this comes as no surprise since my drawings seem to jump all over the place depending on my interest level.

Overworked

Sometimes I just can't get out of my own way. I like the drawing, it's just not what I was trying for.

Back to figure

I wish I could say that it was a rousing success, but it was only so so. Such a shame since Amber is such a great model. We actually only used one pose so I moved around a bit. When you haven't drawn from life for such a long time it seems you either knock it out of the park or just can't get out of neutral. I pretty much just spun my wheels yesterday. This was the first drawing.

'tis the Season

Too lazy to take pics of the drawings I did today. Here's another Santa.

Art for the Ages quick draw auction piece

I participated in the quick draw along with three other artists last night. This is the piece, "Last Monarch", that resulted. I spent about an hour on it, something I'm not accustomed to doing. It did afford me the time to walk away and stand back to see how it was coming out; again, something I'm not used to doing. I did not, however, stay for the auction. I just can't stomach watching my work be bid on. I'm told it went over well so that makes me happy.

Veteran's Day 2011

Obviously not mine. Let's give thanks to the men and women who have done so much to give us the lives we, quite often, take for granted.

Getting back to the figure

I'll be getting some new stuff done this weekend. This was from our last session a couple weeks ago. I sort of like the linear nature of this one even if I didn't finish the face.

Challenger

The second of the entries. It looks to be a good show. I was impressed by the quality of art that was submitted to "Art For The Ages".

Call of the Wild

One of my entries into an annual art show here in town. I've posted "Wildfire" before and I will post the third tomorrow once I take a better shot of it.

Did this last night

Not sure I'll post the other one I did last night, though.

Dreamin' of the fat man

Another Claus sketch, this one is 4 x 4.

Study in shading

Another of those snippet drawings that I love so much. So many shapes, so little time.

Lost opportunity

A good start to what could have been a fairly decent drawing. I'm happy with the proportions and the pose, just not happy with the lack of time to finish.

Back to bodies

An odd one for me. I usually don't leave the hard edges to my shadows making this image look more graphic than I normally draw (at least for a life drawing).

Ho Ho Huh?

Sheesh, it's only November 1. It's going to be a long road to Christmas.