Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Tayla in conté


Love working in conté.  And Tayla is a terrific model.  A great combination.

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

On the easel


After finishing an olde world Santa Claus painting for my lovely wife I immediately jumped onto the next project for her, an "Ancestor" painting.  No, this wonderful face is not an ancestor from either family, just an interesting face that fits the bill for my better half.  I'm having fun with this and feel as though I'm channeling my inner Jeff Jones with this one.  It's really refreshing to be excited about art again.  I do need to keep it going.  I ain't gettin' any younger, donchaknow.

Monday, November 25, 2019

Sketch to finish



I wanted to see if I could finish one of my life sketches without reference and seeing if I had put down enough information to do just that.  Kinda happy with the result.

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Conté seated


Love working with conté.  This ain't the best drawing I've done with the medium but that doesn't change the enjoyment I got doing this one.

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Quick sketch...


that I would really like to push further.

Monday, November 18, 2019

Gestures of Lady C redux



A nice group got to get some good practice in with Lady C.  Just some gestures from that session.

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Slump


The long pose from the session.  Still couldn't find the time to draw her head.  Go figure.

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Shape upon shape upon shape


So much to draw... so little time to do it right.  Great muscle tone and some really fun lighting make for such a great drawing experience.  Would love to draw this type of pose all day long.

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Sway


I could've spent the whole two hours drawing this one but only had 12 or so minutes.  Probably should have gotten farther into this but I just kept coming back to those deep shadows and I was trying to get multiple layers for better depth rather than just a black hole.  This was a ton of fun to work.

Monday, November 11, 2019

Lady C's knee


Yep, I like drawing knees.  Sue me.

Friday, November 8, 2019

Gestures of Lady C




Lady C made her debut last night.  A fun model to draw, for sure.  Here are her gesture poses.

Thursday, November 7, 2019

The fainting couch


Well, not really,  This is Janelle hanging out in our funky little rocking chair. 

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Janelle takes a seat


Janelle has moved on but I still got some nice sketches from her efforts.

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Monday, November 4, 2019

Take a seat, Lady JD


A lot of changes as this drawing progressed, just trying to find accurate proportions.  A drawing that coulda, woulda, shoulda become something more.

Friday, November 1, 2019

Lady JD strikes a pose


Started to develop the right arm when the clock ran out.  I was really enjoying pulling the forearm out of the cast shadows, letting it get lost momentarily as the tones match at a small point along her side.  Barely got her facial features knocked in.