tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-184165209851657522024-02-01T21:02:10.557-08:00Blocking things in...The drawings, paintings and discoveries made by a group of aspiring painters and art students at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14612130296857645872noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-56714167566509918012010-05-02T18:39:00.000-07:002010-05-27T14:48:34.757-07:00*sigh*-*update* added a link to my new blog.<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/F9s6Z5BKNlHkxUgdWEPLsA?authkey=unc5q5ZH6iw"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SNhb0TS1ixI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/VRde1rzznfE/s400/Header1.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br />I feel so good. I really do. This week was nice and next week promises to be better. <br /><br />I discovered Dr. Heinrich Wolfflin's 5 sets of opposing traits this semester and it really struck me how useful they could be this week. The Apollonian versus the Dionysian.<br /><br />1. Linear vs. Painterly<br />2. PLanar vs. Recessional<br />3. Closed vs. Open<br />4. Clarity vs. Relative Clarity<br />5. Multiplicity vs. Unity<br /><br />and here's a drawing from this week that has nothing to do with that whatsoever...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/S94rMApPuuI/AAAAAAAAA7g/fBCbTo4p6dw/s1600/0427001146.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/S94rMApPuuI/AAAAAAAAA7g/fBCbTo4p6dw/s320/0427001146.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466854483005782754" /></a><br /><br /><br />check me out on my new blog: <a href="http://davidgolasart.blogspot.com/">NEW BLOG</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-13295705169181576762010-04-26T06:22:00.000-07:002010-04-26T06:30:00.385-07:00Still Sketchin"Dammit. This place is getting too quiet. Well, I am still drawing all the time and sketching and making crap. I figure I must be getting closer to that 10,000 bad drawings mark. Here's some pages from my sketchbook. <br /><br />Oh yeah it's ME!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/F9s6Z5BKNlHkxUgdWEPLsA?authkey=unc5q5ZH6iw"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SNhb0TS1ixI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/VRde1rzznfE/s400/Header1.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/S9WUTRHUqyI/AAAAAAAAA64/Kh9qSJZOy5k/s1600/0426000917.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/S9WUTRHUqyI/AAAAAAAAA64/Kh9qSJZOy5k/s320/0426000917.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464436781616507682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/S9WUTEvh0kI/AAAAAAAAA6w/0FB2ypciRn8/s1600/0426000915.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/S9WUTEvh0kI/AAAAAAAAA6w/0FB2ypciRn8/s320/0426000915.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464436778295480898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/S9WUSzaC5-I/AAAAAAAAA6o/jbnsXJ9PTBg/s1600/0426000914a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/S9WUSzaC5-I/AAAAAAAAA6o/jbnsXJ9PTBg/s320/0426000914a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464436773641971682" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/S9WUSeV2lMI/AAAAAAAAA6g/FrD1wiy7b_w/s1600/0426000914.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/S9WUSeV2lMI/AAAAAAAAA6g/FrD1wiy7b_w/s320/0426000914.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464436767987242178" /></a><br /> <br />Here's a charcoal drawing from Bruce Samuelson's class. I'm tentatively calling it "Crucified". <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/S9WU7kjSdfI/AAAAAAAAA7A/WAHx3qdcFyI/s1600/23.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/S9WU7kjSdfI/AAAAAAAAA7A/WAHx3qdcFyI/s320/23.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464437474028844530" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-38698909613402010782010-03-24T06:45:00.000-07:002010-03-24T07:00:10.676-07:00"Beautiful Dreamer"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eYT22pnlgow/S6oXw4qpB1I/AAAAAAAAANY/8XmrB59qCOU/s1600/Image001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eYT22pnlgow/S6oXw4qpB1I/AAAAAAAAANY/8XmrB59qCOU/s400/Image001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452196427497801554" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Well, my first book titled "Testimony" is finally fully realized. The softcover turned out amazing, and I'm awaiting the hardcover proof. It's one thing to have all of the completed images and print them as a mockup, but it is such a surreal experience to hold the final, professionally printed book. I'm giddy with anticipation for the hardcover. There will be copies of the book, softcover and hardcover, available at PAFA's 2010 Annual Student Exhibition.<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>The image that I'm posting is a preliminary drawing for my second book, tentatively titled "Beautiful Dreamer". The images will be portrayed in black & white with very little color. Isolation and loneliness and the effects of leading a loveless life are the themes of this book. Originally titled "Good Morning, Goodbye", the idea focuses on a young woman who longs to love and her mental stability from lack of love. While the book is still in it's preliminary stages, it is proceeding very nicely. Once I've finished some more drawings and get my hands on a better camera, I'll post some more images. Enjoy.<br /><br /></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-35959220317317775382010-02-12T12:44:00.000-08:002010-02-12T12:46:46.173-08:00Testimony Is Coming In 2010<img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eYT22pnlgow/S3W-AmT_VnI/AAAAAAAAAMw/uMJRizHA2gE/s320/Postcard-Front.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437461042613409394" /><img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 226px; height: 320px; " src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eYT22pnlgow/S3W-AP3MfGI/AAAAAAAAAMo/eZgwV_p5ID4/s320/Postcard-Back.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437461036587056226" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-64325647460768385312010-01-13T10:00:00.000-08:002010-01-13T12:37:37.207-08:00End of the SemesterWell, I'm half way through my first year of studio already--time is just flying by! I've been working really hard and hopefully getting something done...here are some of the projects I've been working on...some of these are just quick studies, and the rest are longer projects most of which are in progress...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UvO_UJtPM-rlc8bwq-Q24NmjQyspA8JdaIzmR2HF11P0aos10zKUq_s32GVHIhyphenhyphen4F4CZGoaq3WLAA2QPGIxxej-YKElOOm_pbtkx3Dgd8xUWOf7n1In6YK7E9UJOqY_SSESi55szJg/s1600-h/20364_258239754133_520269133_4321649_4515905_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UvO_UJtPM-rlc8bwq-Q24NmjQyspA8JdaIzmR2HF11P0aos10zKUq_s32GVHIhyphenhyphen4F4CZGoaq3WLAA2QPGIxxej-YKElOOm_pbtkx3Dgd8xUWOf7n1In6YK7E9UJOqY_SSESi55szJg/s400/20364_258239754133_520269133_4321649_4515905_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426287818970431554" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhd8EExMuR-wn3OkOUZGFnc7UjlcrF5e8Wl9fGUoruG7UB1UopGlPyfJWQpLkEPbT5mMg-54X711HxmAtY16j38xcYW5OAf_XhS1-f8en3gmE0UULUmTrHQirRpjdOtcJiYv33_vRlA/s1600-h/20364_258261029133_520269133_4321763_4415308_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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Basically in my studio I've been focusing a lot on drawing, with a couple small paintings on the side. My main subject has been the figure, sometimes going into a more abstract area that I would like to explore more..</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Graphite:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXJrljRx1vcDnpsYGa4U6NxrrAc0dm1wXoLldZ2AQ8OzWn9i8hwfzxDMaoKOMGyjuRwg-vYsDRanOqWtTbCvj-YNCSkSqp1yZZTZ1-6_tghxFzQ3kCaDr2etLX8CtTAHM4fjo5jrSZQ/s1600-h/023+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXJrljRx1vcDnpsYGa4U6NxrrAc0dm1wXoLldZ2AQ8OzWn9i8hwfzxDMaoKOMGyjuRwg-vYsDRanOqWtTbCvj-YNCSkSqp1yZZTZ1-6_tghxFzQ3kCaDr2etLX8CtTAHM4fjo5jrSZQ/s320/023+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424999710781323314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7RcxexmFNI-FDkKp43SYRXbfMGX6W6uNXUyorOxMcx0tVlHw3rp2M3WKkl-p3Z0wE7lbFvUOqkbJIADkYOq3lsSCcLryX4adnwuFNTIY8bWTwZ4RlRHVGlc5ucioxhNXvgysJg-ioA/s1600-h/025+-+Copy+(2).JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ7RcxexmFNI-FDkKp43SYRXbfMGX6W6uNXUyorOxMcx0tVlHw3rp2M3WKkl-p3Z0wE7lbFvUOqkbJIADkYOq3lsSCcLryX4adnwuFNTIY8bWTwZ4RlRHVGlc5ucioxhNXvgysJg-ioA/s320/025+-+Copy+(2).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424999707417089314" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZsBf7jSUnUYrEvDlUgo1ThiusWDub89lFfu5vAKeaelnRd9gaFA0nbFZXVWP-djY8Uj2OKDw5iD5SeE1DuT7l9Kpa9D7xt-lY8FBkykglySzti9HY3dwTzMqywyBt8YbY8PCRu5KDNw/s320/037.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Charcoal:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRS7Co0NIo4IZdff-YXxT_mXqXYbucCQyYYolZdKGO8JqanqsW1x45AD-Gk4LThx1DbglvFyAsfYL9b-lX1tp1XmLp3zrT1kP5YzSAa-1DzGXPjScoWvtgWaxRbyN-k72qs3lnPj1qw/s1600-h/030+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidRS7Co0NIo4IZdff-YXxT_mXqXYbucCQyYYolZdKGO8JqanqsW1x45AD-Gk4LThx1DbglvFyAsfYL9b-lX1tp1XmLp3zrT1kP5YzSAa-1DzGXPjScoWvtgWaxRbyN-k72qs3lnPj1qw/s320/030+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424999704320654514" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKvdeLqduEaJiUV56vn8W1IUK_fJHI39jzpTzQkXbmTMVC7zLh37wPquTpC5g69x5AJCsLhq9gORKg5gYnOR2kXPE0HTFh5mmpQasGGfCOiOzf0c79uf5_cC0T-ewMmg6iPkT8zkImA/s1600-h/032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUKvdeLqduEaJiUV56vn8W1IUK_fJHI39jzpTzQkXbmTMVC7zLh37wPquTpC5g69x5AJCsLhq9gORKg5gYnOR2kXPE0HTFh5mmpQasGGfCOiOzf0c79uf5_cC0T-ewMmg6iPkT8zkImA/s320/032.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424999555976937058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NXXKm3Q9YS_jBc4AICXBvAQ1TpcvDCdZvhJqo6ScLmpBltzTTPUBXQgMRdhNEyWCkiHV6NOPl5NugvgpTy0Ax3R1LDI0Lt_4rlbDdNmpLc8tKqGW2fV9-qSVd8swtdw_gtIB7DGOug/s1600-h/035+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 172px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NXXKm3Q9YS_jBc4AICXBvAQ1TpcvDCdZvhJqo6ScLmpBltzTTPUBXQgMRdhNEyWCkiHV6NOPl5NugvgpTy0Ax3R1LDI0Lt_4rlbDdNmpLc8tKqGW2fV9-qSVd8swtdw_gtIB7DGOug/s320/035+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424999550338734466" /></a>And two very lonely paintings ...<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6ud8O3syYWbiJcjb8LTrsWy0dX7JNjW-y9nePa_losDfJJEdrTEs-IU-q0RaFt3dM0bvCxPMTn8FgXRf4Pe9-18HSmOKer2H1G6uedkBs7VJr-sJWSJYG2mSmXVt2YnXxn_AoEmuWQ/s1600-h/041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6ud8O3syYWbiJcjb8LTrsWy0dX7JNjW-y9nePa_losDfJJEdrTEs-IU-q0RaFt3dM0bvCxPMTn8FgXRf4Pe9-18HSmOKer2H1G6uedkBs7VJr-sJWSJYG2mSmXVt2YnXxn_AoEmuWQ/s320/041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424999546117889602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCAZBCcpUkiahSZua7cfr3BxvplBjO2IE0QbTNOj8FnnapXOlHZ9F9t9zj4zMnUXv8H8yHGuH9bmBT013nMhoo7JH5m6BpvQOP3GGxFgwuGTJxXGo5k5MN6LO2HZdWh_hv0nmWYb33Q/s1600-h/045.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 233px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCAZBCcpUkiahSZua7cfr3BxvplBjO2IE0QbTNOj8FnnapXOlHZ9F9t9zj4zMnUXv8H8yHGuH9bmBT013nMhoo7JH5m6BpvQOP3GGxFgwuGTJxXGo5k5MN6LO2HZdWh_hv0nmWYb33Q/s320/045.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424999548519995298" /></a></div>Cynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16117499582114391160noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-28782611687531888742010-01-06T13:52:00.001-08:002010-01-06T14:01:34.508-08:00It Has Been a Long TimeIt has been too long since I posted anything for the blog. Here are a few quick paintings that I have been working on over my winter break. The two paintings of oranges are both one session paintings. (approx 3 hours) The kitchen painting was done in approx. 9 hours and is a lot larger than the other two.<br /><br />I was trying something a little different with these paintings. I used a limited palette composed mainly of earth pigments and one or two prismatic pigments. Unfortunately, the picture quality is really poor.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83KXpEuriprc22srIhZPDZtdRVD25zYBPvCfWXClDCjswvqA3IPD1-xfkptg1zo81k1bfcgUJOyM1YKy0rms6WFi9WeumotoIu5s06RxqFL35901uq_FW_BXXmAJbFUGr850xO9Y7Dw/s1600-h/Blog+Orange.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj83KXpEuriprc22srIhZPDZtdRVD25zYBPvCfWXClDCjswvqA3IPD1-xfkptg1zo81k1bfcgUJOyM1YKy0rms6WFi9WeumotoIu5s06RxqFL35901uq_FW_BXXmAJbFUGr850xO9Y7Dw/s320/Blog+Orange.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423748389574011298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrg_V_8iRJVdPtT9xAkZynPSM0r8_noqhglPuvO_3O9AEnlgLge1G2p1PGSYPEeWc1a_U9LMJp_pw79al85KuZ3l1qRuFQWoQo8j_v93P628q14z5NGZ-AZViqEkUOQAwqG7m0N8uYrw/s1600-h/fdsf+hj05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrg_V_8iRJVdPtT9xAkZynPSM0r8_noqhglPuvO_3O9AEnlgLge1G2p1PGSYPEeWc1a_U9LMJp_pw79al85KuZ3l1qRuFQWoQo8j_v93P628q14z5NGZ-AZViqEkUOQAwqG7m0N8uYrw/s320/fdsf+hj05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423749155604959490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiMkUp6xR3Fmg45ZzyQY8trqN5SCXrW4qTbnGG1q7pCj_K7XhWNDHKJGjH8df0Jl4mCPP6C5aVxQQKxWnw3tO777Nxlj2P9xcBHQKkcYcwiFiR68FjPVyU_SGpN5a7D1P3mzlYzqbkg/s1600-h/fgrtyer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiMkUp6xR3Fmg45ZzyQY8trqN5SCXrW4qTbnGG1q7pCj_K7XhWNDHKJGjH8df0Jl4mCPP6C5aVxQQKxWnw3tO777Nxlj2P9xcBHQKkcYcwiFiR68FjPVyU_SGpN5a7D1P3mzlYzqbkg/s320/fgrtyer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423749338831188706" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-45842048362474248692009-12-26T23:43:00.001-08:002009-12-26T23:43:27.422-08:00Still Life, Winter LandscapeIts been awhile since I have posted anything. But Once again I bring some recent work<br />of mine. The hardest part of the winter break is over, Christmas. I will now be producing more work and posting it all to my viewers. I hope you enjoy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FmT7wy2dI88/Szbz4AQVTcI/AAAAAAAAAME/ExaVg4QVB4A/s1600-h/DSC04134.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FmT7wy2dI88/Szbz4AQVTcI/AAAAAAAAAME/ExaVg4QVB4A/s320/DSC04134.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419787345053699522" border="0" /></a><br />This is my most recent study, done as of tonight. I spent on average 3 hours on this piece.<br />I am happy with its current level of progress and will be finishing it up within the next few days.<br /><br />(9x12 oil on canvas)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FmT7wy2dI88/Szb09pgrH-I/AAAAAAAAAMk/_Mzen_2LeE0/s1600-h/DSC04111.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_FmT7wy2dI88/Szb09pgrH-I/AAAAAAAAAMk/_Mzen_2LeE0/s320/DSC04111.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5419788541539065826" border="0" /></a><br />This is a landscape painting done a week ago at my friend Jane Winter's house. I have never painting in the snow before. I will say this, its quite a challenge. One that I would like to attempt again.<br /><br />(9x12 oil on panel)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-26672869131866763322009-12-20T09:06:00.000-08:002009-12-20T09:14:15.614-08:00Merry Christmas!<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eYT22pnlgow/Sy5Zxj4D9EI/AAAAAAAAAMg/fuYV66di-rw/s320/Image790.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417366109752128578" />I apologize for the horrible picture quality, but Merry Christmas to my fellow bloggers and visitors! May you all have a blessed and peaceful Christmas. See you all in January!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-48306139378768163732009-12-02T07:42:00.001-08:002009-12-02T07:58:23.629-08:00"Testimony"<div>A small preview of the book, entitled "Testimony", that I'm currently finishing up. These are images four, five, and twenty-two from a total of twenty-two images painted in watercolor. Each image is 7 and 7/16" by 10 and 3/16".</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eYT22pnlgow/SxaONyXM0UI/AAAAAAAAAK0/vVtMdzJ8f9U/s1600-h/DSC_1086.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_eYT22pnlgow/SxaONyXM0UI/AAAAAAAAAK0/vVtMdzJ8f9U/s320/DSC_1086.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410668369840755010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eYT22pnlgow/SxaONQFXJvI/AAAAAAAAAKs/zapsslGtpGg/s1600-h/DSC_1093.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_eYT22pnlgow/SxaONQFXJvI/AAAAAAAAAKs/zapsslGtpGg/s320/DSC_1093.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410668360639129330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eYT22pnlgow/SxaOM1X-zSI/AAAAAAAAAKk/nE2vGFHrEDI/s1600-h/DSC_1195.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eYT22pnlgow/SxaOM1X-zSI/AAAAAAAAAKk/nE2vGFHrEDI/s320/DSC_1195.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410668353469467938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-1413929237123370392009-11-07T14:43:00.001-08:002009-11-07T14:50:01.927-08:00Sculpture Session IIHere is a four foot sculpture that I am working on in one of my classes. This is my progress after two sessions with the model.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-UfudukCuMbRUt1-iXwC8EZ_pkEit649FEU5hQlcj0AUk5u7h1CHI0yjB1eJd3uF-mletNCpBPlNC-chnQ_6PGzq1FI8yojseoFeD4ud4vhEi9HNEuYmsN4TeNhgO9HWW2611Gi3Zg/s1600-h/bhtrhyt4+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-UfudukCuMbRUt1-iXwC8EZ_pkEit649FEU5hQlcj0AUk5u7h1CHI0yjB1eJd3uF-mletNCpBPlNC-chnQ_6PGzq1FI8yojseoFeD4ud4vhEi9HNEuYmsN4TeNhgO9HWW2611Gi3Zg/s320/bhtrhyt4+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401496675045960354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFG8Jg-LTEG-Zuc5x0TCLOxyIHbEopN2SksBx_w7CG0iVWTUwlW4Uf8mTvxWfXj0MhvS-Wh8xD3peOFHJ01pPA_WfHmpLzGYqDT-xKGbrtrlwY_OlXqZKdmDKi4v5FO2OSr3MymWf8PA/s1600-h/bhtrhyt4+007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFG8Jg-LTEG-Zuc5x0TCLOxyIHbEopN2SksBx_w7CG0iVWTUwlW4Uf8mTvxWfXj0MhvS-Wh8xD3peOFHJ01pPA_WfHmpLzGYqDT-xKGbrtrlwY_OlXqZKdmDKi4v5FO2OSr3MymWf8PA/s320/bhtrhyt4+007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401497216018649522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXgpbgKRcS0FR7E7GmlX1rh75coTcQpOQf9B5uF7C1a_0B8xXGRSN1Cw9VGFOGQCrBowS1uNI8VHw5gy1F-2Lr_ooJvy2jCf-7bKuFnR6whWPbqSBGlDVn_7NgmVrYBTFFNy0pPZM7Q/s1600-h/bhtrhyt4+009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXgpbgKRcS0FR7E7GmlX1rh75coTcQpOQf9B5uF7C1a_0B8xXGRSN1Cw9VGFOGQCrBowS1uNI8VHw5gy1F-2Lr_ooJvy2jCf-7bKuFnR6whWPbqSBGlDVn_7NgmVrYBTFFNy0pPZM7Q/s320/bhtrhyt4+009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401497594794894210" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-52961005896517168422009-11-05T17:46:00.000-08:002009-11-05T17:48:50.243-08:00Charcoal Figure Drawings<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/F9s6Z5BKNlHkxUgdWEPLsA?authkey=unc5q5ZH6iw"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SNhb0TS1ixI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/VRde1rzznfE/s400/Header1.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SvOAQKPfkhI/AAAAAAAAA2c/U9VuIgRfVyM/s1600-h/1105091551.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SvOAQKPfkhI/AAAAAAAAA2c/U9VuIgRfVyM/s320/1105091551.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400801393262957074" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SvOAP8hxk7I/AAAAAAAAA2U/3kWcrKCtUbY/s1600-h/1102091122a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SvOAP8hxk7I/AAAAAAAAA2U/3kWcrKCtUbY/s320/1102091122a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400801389581538226" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-40248180587457033282009-10-18T17:07:00.000-07:002009-10-18T18:23:12.820-07:00More Studio Work and More StudiesThis is an assortment of a bunch of stuff I'm working on in my studio as well as some class work.<br /><br />These are just some studies I've been working on in the cast hall while sitting in on Peter Van Dyck's interior painting class...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GC2Lrk-BfzkIUEdL9PH6y7v7PGcFMUkyl22CM2d8jFnfbTlLYtQrGUxM9UtQnhkwZNbxsdxOACRJ27RZYp4eFXbfd8Z2G7tnz2OFVKj8KMXv-Wr_z1bsGNGHRXbhAUI11m1pbHi-BA/s1600-h/cast+hall+interior+with+torso+front.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GC2Lrk-BfzkIUEdL9PH6y7v7PGcFMUkyl22CM2d8jFnfbTlLYtQrGUxM9UtQnhkwZNbxsdxOACRJ27RZYp4eFXbfd8Z2G7tnz2OFVKj8KMXv-Wr_z1bsGNGHRXbhAUI11m1pbHi-BA/s400/cast+hall+interior+with+torso+front.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394097064809656178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTqoaCXIGwHhiqoQo5rSsToBeSGvleZQnINvu2UXDkIik81Wqo5QLFENWuGesJt87_pY6rMORPKyUcI8XwGri6ujS690ztZo1ItdWxVk_Nilwz2D6c6wqqhXN8JX7iJv2vBTQ_2kLAg/s1600-h/cast+hall+interior+with+torso+back.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTqoaCXIGwHhiqoQo5rSsToBeSGvleZQnINvu2UXDkIik81Wqo5QLFENWuGesJt87_pY6rMORPKyUcI8XwGri6ujS690ztZo1ItdWxVk_Nilwz2D6c6wqqhXN8JX7iJv2vBTQ_2kLAg/s400/cast+hall+interior+with+torso+back.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394097000921300930" /></a><br />This is a still life painting that I'm working on in my studio...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMEDcrLpiyD-sJZelZuvoQqNl9LPsv8s_JMS_FI7Ch7Np9rtG0bS2bFLRsru6kyfSVKfqqWQJKEalSm7OLkXgXl-6BQlBNx1dddKkj9oozGCS6wnqh5BA3PtFnOx0Md2sDgMMG0ZNYg/s1600-h/still+life+with+feather+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEMEDcrLpiyD-sJZelZuvoQqNl9LPsv8s_JMS_FI7Ch7Np9rtG0bS2bFLRsru6kyfSVKfqqWQJKEalSm7OLkXgXl-6BQlBNx1dddKkj9oozGCS6wnqh5BA3PtFnOx0Md2sDgMMG0ZNYg/s400/still+life+with+feather+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394096919567577426" /></a><br />Quick 2 hour still life study...I've been trying to work on capturing the color of the light...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsJuZqB-QLHx-JojydYjuRrfeWwRZKvzO3NBFIymn3FF9E90VpnvR5ZBRZzIdb126AbnZrLzJDJNopoTEu3iZmfOU-vX_CoGscJSRp0HbzF-OF6t0o145So5HcGXAIef13XqnfwayMg/s1600-h/fruit+in+bowl+study.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsJuZqB-QLHx-JojydYjuRrfeWwRZKvzO3NBFIymn3FF9E90VpnvR5ZBRZzIdb126AbnZrLzJDJNopoTEu3iZmfOU-vX_CoGscJSRp0HbzF-OF6t0o145So5HcGXAIef13XqnfwayMg/s400/fruit+in+bowl+study.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394096849247299074" /></a><br />This is the final stage of my first painting from Scott Noel's class...it was a four week pose. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8TW1XpHlWRdPta6hFZBAJV0SC4opQVzCHAdrnR7wvdUcAbvW2UHiI2YDAI8bipaT4TgWv5zpbkL7W9yH4IEtta_cm5oao1QtVNQj_gQV_0whkmQAm0rbXClXZTCpakqU0LxJVVo7zw/s1600-h/Noel+1+class+final.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho8TW1XpHlWRdPta6hFZBAJV0SC4opQVzCHAdrnR7wvdUcAbvW2UHiI2YDAI8bipaT4TgWv5zpbkL7W9yH4IEtta_cm5oao1QtVNQj_gQV_0whkmQAm0rbXClXZTCpakqU0LxJVVo7zw/s400/Noel+1+class+final.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394096143427675938" /></a><br />This is my second painting from Scott Noel's class...this is just after one 3 hour block-in. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7gt4jTG4F90mlxSBIBULuVVQoNfWeNWjId6WZD1bj31owz5oq8whwP28ZamQzTM14DCSqyWPIOMa9zzc_88UFSDnTiBo3PoavV8rLMhlsRH9BCtjyv2a2B-sWbM7cc2Xn790hS0H4qQ/s1600-h/Noel+class+2+blockin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7gt4jTG4F90mlxSBIBULuVVQoNfWeNWjId6WZD1bj31owz5oq8whwP28ZamQzTM14DCSqyWPIOMa9zzc_88UFSDnTiBo3PoavV8rLMhlsRH9BCtjyv2a2B-sWbM7cc2Xn790hS0H4qQ/s400/Noel+class+2+blockin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394096785864957858" /></a><br />This is an interior with still life that I'm doing on the 4th floor as a homework project for Scott Noel's class. It's actually pretty large--28'' x 40''. It's the largest painting I've done since last year and the biggest project that I'm working on this semester. This is just after one 3 hour block-in session. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnnul-9EcFX5vpRKSQpHTOXCiwClh9ut9TQEdFrcJkH6uWFX3q90Y6rvrDU8I04FzaHYcNzrWjBCwilpoWDpsbumiIRO30tUGlTrKEr3YbGiig4hTF0ST20-8vUxcnK7PHb2ZtBRBBw/s1600-h/4th+floor+interior+blockin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbnnul-9EcFX5vpRKSQpHTOXCiwClh9ut9TQEdFrcJkH6uWFX3q90Y6rvrDU8I04FzaHYcNzrWjBCwilpoWDpsbumiIRO30tUGlTrKEr3YbGiig4hTF0ST20-8vUxcnK7PHb2ZtBRBBw/s400/4th+floor+interior+blockin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394096717871484178" /></a><br />This is a small graphite study that I'm doing in my drawing studio class...it's actually just a preporatory drawing...hopefully I'll be starting to work in silverpoint soon on the final drawing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0DyTvy1H83-Ys9RSRXid_vrnL4ysmr7yRTmzyNPKvEcwRa4sDAm1RlGg5ztQxGyNr6hGDgxtRqdrWLkadaGQMZFiWZ1i7y3ppGpeBPrFcKRAiGXUpSqLdMIhfTtiJNIq1UQovVswYA/s1600-h/shell+study.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0DyTvy1H83-Ys9RSRXid_vrnL4ysmr7yRTmzyNPKvEcwRa4sDAm1RlGg5ztQxGyNr6hGDgxtRqdrWLkadaGQMZFiWZ1i7y3ppGpeBPrFcKRAiGXUpSqLdMIhfTtiJNIq1UQovVswYA/s400/shell+study.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394096647366909074" /></a><br />This is a very small study of a crumpled up paper towel still life that I'm doing in front of the windows on the 10th floor...I'm going to be starting a larger painting of the same subject soon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aBLBvaQL1b51hl8I68KQgArGx_2uj3OG2rMnQX03PwO0iXn4_j8_dtPrMZKdhZeyjNFUMmsgR66m7XTeU9KnRhpMCIlDnUjgHfxAwqsvAAIf4MjPWY9oxpZrOkhdqxZhcHIEdtY7nw/s1600-h/papertowel+by+day+study.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4aBLBvaQL1b51hl8I68KQgArGx_2uj3OG2rMnQX03PwO0iXn4_j8_dtPrMZKdhZeyjNFUMmsgR66m7XTeU9KnRhpMCIlDnUjgHfxAwqsvAAIf4MjPWY9oxpZrOkhdqxZhcHIEdtY7nw/s400/papertowel+by+day+study.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394096564303269826" /></a><br />Study of the same subject by night...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpGlsZbTMRxXJwvP6axonazCsBDnNj8pOPromTyl_D_dwKup5aT3xtfk69nlMiHIENilWrF27mcM1XzG-wI007hwSkelyXHLOFFgSEBZXe-AFj8puYMO2mjZtPVicCLGoHQeCzWRu6Q/s1600-h/night+papertowel+study.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpGlsZbTMRxXJwvP6axonazCsBDnNj8pOPromTyl_D_dwKup5aT3xtfk69nlMiHIENilWrF27mcM1XzG-wI007hwSkelyXHLOFFgSEBZXe-AFj8puYMO2mjZtPVicCLGoHQeCzWRu6Q/s400/night+papertowel+study.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394096498806273666" /></a><br />Trompe l'oeil painting that I started in the cast hall...it took me several tries to get an arrangment that I was happy with.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHmB6KChqF8JEYCKwJlTZXQ2xunrJRMD9AefLsNNXMxDiGDghh3kH8bMvP9mykRkARc7g4jI6m_zq7bh16fsSMRsjqO3vTBOwb-yY1oFFnRDoDB4S2VO4o9ex2cgy_mwt44HyhSpjGA/s1600-h/cast+head+with+drapery.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHmB6KChqF8JEYCKwJlTZXQ2xunrJRMD9AefLsNNXMxDiGDghh3kH8bMvP9mykRkARc7g4jI6m_zq7bh16fsSMRsjqO3vTBOwb-yY1oFFnRDoDB4S2VO4o9ex2cgy_mwt44HyhSpjGA/s400/cast+head+with+drapery.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394096428822370690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGhrIH0OHS5HMsvpMGQxIVX_z4X8_dHao4kxJ0Yx7PqbwZDReAc0vjSaUSEhgcN58-7Zu6cFvYbHN0kG7jTLTsBf_TlY8WnDZ7oCn6go8m67G-G6wBBQT4vrJTaayb2DQ7qfV-hJ6hw/s1600-h/cast+head+with+rose.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGhrIH0OHS5HMsvpMGQxIVX_z4X8_dHao4kxJ0Yx7PqbwZDReAc0vjSaUSEhgcN58-7Zu6cFvYbHN0kG7jTLTsBf_TlY8WnDZ7oCn6go8m67G-G6wBBQT4vrJTaayb2DQ7qfV-hJ6hw/s400/cast+head+with+rose.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394096350102571762" /></a><br />This is the final set-up...it's not finished yet, but at least it's getting there...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCQF58J0oVZgHnJcbQZFqqdFoAK8HlotmMLLiYVkVklJlGKGDE9yUE_XBUKP8hCEPD8pfKdRzQhhOgVR_TsnnGWIojhyphenhyphenQcIJZJg89DWIzUaXhgRIcEMVjwDlzaYwpbRUkJ1bAnn-siw/s1600-h/cast+head+with+plumb+line.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZCQF58J0oVZgHnJcbQZFqqdFoAK8HlotmMLLiYVkVklJlGKGDE9yUE_XBUKP8hCEPD8pfKdRzQhhOgVR_TsnnGWIojhyphenhyphenQcIJZJg89DWIzUaXhgRIcEMVjwDlzaYwpbRUkJ1bAnn-siw/s400/cast+head+with+plumb+line.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394096249751574034" /></a>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14612130296857645872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-86289104731908175292009-10-16T16:11:00.001-07:002009-10-16T16:15:16.901-07:00Interior first pass and charcoal 40 min<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/F9s6Z5BKNlHkxUgdWEPLsA?authkey=unc5q5ZH6iw"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SNhb0TS1ixI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/VRde1rzznfE/s400/Header1.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />Sorry for the cell phone pics again. I will try to get some better pictures next week with the family camera, mine is still broken. Starting to get somewhere with these paintings though. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/Stj9z__75TI/AAAAAAAAA2I/zdQ7FpH6EwQ/s1600-h/1016091647.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/Stj9z__75TI/AAAAAAAAA2I/zdQ7FpH6EwQ/s320/1016091647.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393339623570924850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/Stj9zdIddEI/AAAAAAAAA2A/Hk1Gej3X2zo/s1600-h/1016091654.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/Stj9zdIddEI/AAAAAAAAA2A/Hk1Gej3X2zo/s320/1016091654.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393339614211437634" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-65327826919165800212009-10-13T12:19:00.000-07:002009-10-13T12:48:33.637-07:00Four Foot Sculpture III decided to take the Large Scale Figurative Sculpture class again.<br /><br />Last year, I regarded my sculpture simply as a study. I tended to put more emphasis on the anatomical issues, rather than the life and movement of the piece. Although I learned a great deal, the sculpture turned out rather stiff.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVfg8p_lmcrerxFw4aVxqxxZeumVayY5vfBXEwZvacdHgO5mKxdiYx56z9Vtbu8LJCOVAjvTfaSNBudlJx0CgpvV1oNrYRDDRDIqNQEFo2qVdnoOLjVlIO5pKkKfeQvPRDBMXgasWXA/s1600-h/fdgui+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKVfg8p_lmcrerxFw4aVxqxxZeumVayY5vfBXEwZvacdHgO5mKxdiYx56z9Vtbu8LJCOVAjvTfaSNBudlJx0CgpvV1oNrYRDDRDIqNQEFo2qVdnoOLjVlIO5pKkKfeQvPRDBMXgasWXA/s320/fdgui+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392173388776087330" border="0" /></a>Last Year's Sculpture<br /><br />This year I plan to concentrate on movement and aesthetic appeal of my sculpture. If I see my work as more than just a study, hopefully it will look and feel more like a solid sculpture.<br /><br />Step one (after finishing the armature) is the bulk up stage. This is my progress after one session.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirsyGwRyBAkhpKg4Wm9FGa521DTEIpAKAHq2kRHCii9O_cqPLMpUQAamd4aPjbtQmA-K3_flctUlh2IBNqMmIYpCxQ5Xfuw6oRzfeQxlY_RoEOf_Q0ryssegrtmNydbW6yYLSF04o4g/s1600-h/bgfdgd+001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 168px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgirsyGwRyBAkhpKg4Wm9FGa521DTEIpAKAHq2kRHCii9O_cqPLMpUQAamd4aPjbtQmA-K3_flctUlh2IBNqMmIYpCxQ5Xfuw6oRzfeQxlY_RoEOf_Q0ryssegrtmNydbW6yYLSF04o4g/s320/bgfdgd+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392172300395095954" border="0" /></a><br />For obvious reasons, the model cannot hold this pose, so I greatly exaggerated the twists and turns of the model's body. It will be interesting to see how well I can turn a simple pose into a more energetic and graceful image.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsm0QNhKCPOulDhJNtEhXyTx5j4S1kZroHG7iSEhO-emO1ZvWjYERGkpHc3gbUppHE_-bNOfrN2WcbcxhhqzqRUaSB30uUIkzn0SfpefIIqt1SjeywJSH6nA439sJiBqv4PrfKapAEQ/s1600-h/bgfdgd+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixsm0QNhKCPOulDhJNtEhXyTx5j4S1kZroHG7iSEhO-emO1ZvWjYERGkpHc3gbUppHE_-bNOfrN2WcbcxhhqzqRUaSB30uUIkzn0SfpefIIqt1SjeywJSH6nA439sJiBqv4PrfKapAEQ/s320/bgfdgd+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392172526106605714" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyqrJcu00NC4UidPQNg21WK5oN960jqWZrFjLMfF2CLIoY46l9UOzben-Bs0ZoCJNr2wAihjN-c7XotemcNotvO-JCM5OVnUp2eZrNtFP_BzzTL-yYe81mhMesgnvjSJl9T6anVbt1g/s1600-h/bgfdgd+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyqrJcu00NC4UidPQNg21WK5oN960jqWZrFjLMfF2CLIoY46l9UOzben-Bs0ZoCJNr2wAihjN-c7XotemcNotvO-JCM5OVnUp2eZrNtFP_BzzTL-yYe81mhMesgnvjSJl9T6anVbt1g/s320/bgfdgd+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392172744193026850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZTGcfI4ZKQ7OO2MZT74s44JrL0KPfppgeJUPtCGxwkZP7GG6ct7uUBd7rFlZaD2UVjw0NG34qg6tkWr_G91Q-oGFQZKl8jz89VCyYQJw_R6kCV60rMDew6Dytl4gEG7uyn1T12ct9Q/s1600-h/bgfdgd+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZTGcfI4ZKQ7OO2MZT74s44JrL0KPfppgeJUPtCGxwkZP7GG6ct7uUBd7rFlZaD2UVjw0NG34qg6tkWr_G91Q-oGFQZKl8jz89VCyYQJw_R6kCV60rMDew6Dytl4gEG7uyn1T12ct9Q/s320/bgfdgd+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392172638865808242" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80ENSff2Q8W4Rwi9Yzk3foDVLOA7SEi5RPeQVRvUVb100DrOBFuzoznNZo3l6agYUGYRkO02Kg1cpifyiSOKCiOyuVvAUtpl1uEECXOmE2vD1o9XlFuQ97WNMzzII6cpccqDwunXfsA/s1600-h/bgfdgd+006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80ENSff2Q8W4Rwi9Yzk3foDVLOA7SEi5RPeQVRvUVb100DrOBFuzoznNZo3l6agYUGYRkO02Kg1cpifyiSOKCiOyuVvAUtpl1uEECXOmE2vD1o9XlFuQ97WNMzzII6cpccqDwunXfsA/s320/bgfdgd+006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392172844901745778" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-36826180094856509722009-10-12T18:24:00.000-07:002009-10-13T04:11:38.690-07:00Interiors and portrait sketches in oil, charcoal figure sketches<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/F9s6Z5BKNlHkxUgdWEPLsA?authkey=unc5q5ZH6iw"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SNhb0TS1ixI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/VRde1rzznfE/s400/Header1.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br />Camera is broken again. Back to cell phone pics. Sorry about the quality. Pictures are in reverse chronological order...today's stuff is on top. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/StPZNM-_nNI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/AI9_uiaPf84/s1600-h/1012091937.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/StPZNM-_nNI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/AI9_uiaPf84/s320/1012091937.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391891999739583698" /></a><br /><br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/StPYqDoig4I/AAAAAAAAA1Q/oEQ_-4vUwYc/s1600-h/1012091614.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/StPYqDoig4I/AAAAAAAAA1Q/oEQ_-4vUwYc/s320/1012091614.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391891395934061442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/StPYp_yrN-I/AAAAAAAAA1I/5q3eRwU-ssw/s1600-h/wIMG_2702.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/StPYp_yrN-I/AAAAAAAAA1I/5q3eRwU-ssw/s320/wIMG_2702.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391891394902833122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/StPYpWAfZ9I/AAAAAAAAA1A/BuGqPa1J15A/s1600-h/wIMG_2705.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/StPYpWAfZ9I/AAAAAAAAA1A/BuGqPa1J15A/s320/wIMG_2705.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391891383686490066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/StPYoyHgP9I/AAAAAAAAA04/4yirQeD5Vx8/s1600-h/IMG_1164.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/StPYoyHgP9I/AAAAAAAAA04/4yirQeD5Vx8/s320/IMG_1164.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391891374052229074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/StPYoXaCyZI/AAAAAAAAA0w/3Nx3xjGq-tc/s1600-h/1002091212.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/StPYoXaCyZI/AAAAAAAAA0w/3Nx3xjGq-tc/s320/1002091212.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391891366882232722" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-64450224001888246242009-09-30T08:14:00.000-07:002009-10-02T04:04:00.861-07:00Starting off the year...With sculpture and still life. I'm finding that having an anatomy reference handy is helping me with figure open studio to make sense of what I'm seeing in the model. That, and everything in the cast hall.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rkbL1lU8fuU/SsN2m3_LYeI/AAAAAAAAAFo/co2ACz1eTDQ/s1600-h/scul1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rkbL1lU8fuU/SsN2m3_LYeI/AAAAAAAAAFo/co2ACz1eTDQ/s200/scul1" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387279989501288930" border="0" /></a><br />Also to start out the year, setting up a fairly complex still life that I hope to keep simple.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rkbL1lU8fuU/SsN26KabNfI/AAAAAAAAAFw/1Hp2c-KgN4Q/s1600-h/stil1"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rkbL1lU8fuU/SsN26KabNfI/AAAAAAAAAFw/1Hp2c-KgN4Q/s200/stil1" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387280320864925170" border="0" /></a><br />That's all for now...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-31960627600996712892009-09-28T17:14:00.001-07:002009-09-28T17:16:05.476-07:00Charcoal Figure Drawings<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/F9s6Z5BKNlHkxUgdWEPLsA?authkey=unc5q5ZH6iw"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SNhb0TS1ixI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/VRde1rzznfE/s400/Header1.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SsFRpHYXdyI/AAAAAAAAA0o/Ot3xPuWFlhA/s1600-h/IMG_2724.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SsFRpHYXdyI/AAAAAAAAA0o/Ot3xPuWFlhA/s320/IMG_2724.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386676396109559586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SsFRo5w3H0I/AAAAAAAAA0g/jxODI5kDeE0/s1600-h/IMG_2726.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SsFRo5w3H0I/AAAAAAAAA0g/jxODI5kDeE0/s320/IMG_2726.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386676392454201154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SsFRoX6z5fI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/HWoRtVrKRDE/s1600-h/IMG_2712.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SsFRoX6z5fI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/HWoRtVrKRDE/s320/IMG_2712.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386676383369127410" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-77036054983784291592009-09-27T15:42:00.000-07:002009-09-27T20:00:53.298-07:00Studio work and various studiesHello folks!<br /><br />Well, I think it's high time for a new post from me. I have just finished my fourth week as a third year student at PAFA, and the time just seems to be flying by! I now have a studio at school, and I've been working hard to get a lot of projects up and running. At this point, I am still mainly working on smaller pieces, studies and that kind of thing, but I've got a ton of ideas for more major projects which I'm hoping to start soon.<br /><br />First, a picture of me in the really huge mirror in my studio...I meant to take more pictures of my studio, but I keep forgetting...I'll try and post some soon though.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42KRKnqVI1cC4-qKW6L_9wADniTHqdQ1PvVbOQ4hOtROiBHqyYznTdorvyyoHEwwsVxGqFuK7dE-f2P_ggysylZItMrzsxzViEBUP31SRd8wVhb0IhTeYoNmgiUnNqlYaM_rI1wvNxA/s1600-h/me+in+mirror.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj42KRKnqVI1cC4-qKW6L_9wADniTHqdQ1PvVbOQ4hOtROiBHqyYznTdorvyyoHEwwsVxGqFuK7dE-f2P_ggysylZItMrzsxzViEBUP31SRd8wVhb0IhTeYoNmgiUnNqlYaM_rI1wvNxA/s400/me+in+mirror.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386283066574366530" /></a><br /><br />This is my life painting from Scott Noel's class...I've been working on it for two weeks, and I have two more weeks on it. We've been focusing on the "inside/outside" problem...dealing with the issues of depicting a space with light and atmosphere, and contrasting the bright sunlight outside with the dark interior silhouettes.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QUZhGPXwcxYKlf_tc6wLGWOAC56y3ADEL0fdamvnO5GdbFryg4UtfE3UFNkT015DBbw-XSuUHDcSZbWOiUUxh3RfB0sscAOwf_Q-LZhWTaxqXNAE2D0qJiaqP8S8zmCnfwcE0JweOQ/s1600-h/scott+noel+life+painting.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5QUZhGPXwcxYKlf_tc6wLGWOAC56y3ADEL0fdamvnO5GdbFryg4UtfE3UFNkT015DBbw-XSuUHDcSZbWOiUUxh3RfB0sscAOwf_Q-LZhWTaxqXNAE2D0qJiaqP8S8zmCnfwcE0JweOQ/s400/scott+noel+life+painting.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386282979081215826" /></a><br /><br />This is a still life I was working on, trying to explore these same issues. I set up the still life in front of the window, looking out onto the convention center. Only I didn't key the painting right intially, so the still life doesn't hold together as a shape against the window.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaM6vUIQHsAH073vB4Tu49u-xx1g2hbfQRidmjWYEXfzKCp7_QT1NYiinKb-9w59rXUxOtJT4aB4ODKw2vk-e0zzhxoqGhKQj_ILOrCW8lZxyChIrS-7y64S1mxidvS16hDClAXYAfw/s1600-h/still+life+by+window+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaM6vUIQHsAH073vB4Tu49u-xx1g2hbfQRidmjWYEXfzKCp7_QT1NYiinKb-9w59rXUxOtJT4aB4ODKw2vk-e0zzhxoqGhKQj_ILOrCW8lZxyChIrS-7y64S1mxidvS16hDClAXYAfw/s400/still+life+by+window+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386282899422547954" /></a><br /><br />I decided to try painting the same set up again approaching it differently. I began by massing in the shape very tonally, trying to really hold a clear silhouette of the objects against the window. This shot was taken after about 30 minutes of blocking in.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLE_cJpcts8nJP5gKoUEyg7vNnrMSp7WjrEa_No0yafCbdop-oyy3ghjUaBoHaCHOi5ZL1aeZU9kA4UPrts-bWMYEHthX75GFPKs6bHZYPSnkEChYD_jaG6yggi98fCpwMyboYGE8NDg/s1600-h/still+life+in+progress+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLE_cJpcts8nJP5gKoUEyg7vNnrMSp7WjrEa_No0yafCbdop-oyy3ghjUaBoHaCHOi5ZL1aeZU9kA4UPrts-bWMYEHthX75GFPKs6bHZYPSnkEChYD_jaG6yggi98fCpwMyboYGE8NDg/s400/still+life+in+progress+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386282824187760674" /></a><br /><br />More in progress photos...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGGZeaI6Mi2JtJXMVDHxwD7wY6bVX3ikQkQDwEk4VZ07xn7q18UveAa1Cwjx8CemGWkdnqVCMZm-VS4ubhlgk9SJcP5Q9h40T85kSdryTV2kFezGklXnA78fQ2ZNeKSv2Y4flw7wqGg/s1600-h/still+life+in+progress+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGGZeaI6Mi2JtJXMVDHxwD7wY6bVX3ikQkQDwEk4VZ07xn7q18UveAa1Cwjx8CemGWkdnqVCMZm-VS4ubhlgk9SJcP5Q9h40T85kSdryTV2kFezGklXnA78fQ2ZNeKSv2Y4flw7wqGg/s400/still+life+in+progress+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386282756828680546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKSCP8c1v-va4iLFqkNL6tn_njdLbWuqO0yTAWxAp_2YDFEqiRGZNG-Ra-MM6cFtCQbaUrP7ieclcWDOBIP3-5wr8FgRv1kV_ox7CMEddLDHCV5iVXHMwKcJvNSwqmj3lgBdkXiYIXA/s1600-h/still+life+in+progress+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikKSCP8c1v-va4iLFqkNL6tn_njdLbWuqO0yTAWxAp_2YDFEqiRGZNG-Ra-MM6cFtCQbaUrP7ieclcWDOBIP3-5wr8FgRv1kV_ox7CMEddLDHCV5iVXHMwKcJvNSwqmj3lgBdkXiYIXA/s400/still+life+in+progress+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386282702197958930" /></a><br /><br />This is the "final" stage of the painting...there's probably more I want to do with it...but I was mainly looking at it as an exercise, so I'm not sure how much farther I'll bother to take it. But anyway it's very interesting to contrast it with the first attempt. This second one took less than four hours...it's amazing how quickly things can come together if you just get the bigger issues right.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rUNaijtVZ5WIvRN1NWDGTqQlkCVn3bCxO1x2buLj38b-nk5FJjbABzfeXd-knV8CKrYJnRxeGhyphenhyphenVGNzk3UJodSvSR5mA-KSOfxG15PK4WoRfkb1ykJwoyqEu3M1ZUBTWl_eW1ZTSWQ/s1600-h/still+life+by+window+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rUNaijtVZ5WIvRN1NWDGTqQlkCVn3bCxO1x2buLj38b-nk5FJjbABzfeXd-knV8CKrYJnRxeGhyphenhyphenVGNzk3UJodSvSR5mA-KSOfxG15PK4WoRfkb1ykJwoyqEu3M1ZUBTWl_eW1ZTSWQ/s400/still+life+by+window+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386282518609302626" /></a><br /><br />I've been doing alot of quick interior studies in the cast hall...these are two I'm working on now...both at varying stages. Again, I'm trying to stay very concious of my shapes and the design of the painting. I'm particularly excited about the second one...I like how simplified I've been able to start it and I'm really interested in the idea of making the floor one of the main compositional interests...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgzQV8VDS-tyRiM4KZFV-Q3mWsKXOQZu9LuRLDOJNcXPEgOoUr7aqXDRmXgubGHhbLxJqWIPOOHUsvwJ7gHHYrdAZeIblMApjgKfRXd83TCiz07htK0cq4km_3KNhmdVx1ZGeUaYVOA/s1600-h/interior+with+cast+head.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgzQV8VDS-tyRiM4KZFV-Q3mWsKXOQZu9LuRLDOJNcXPEgOoUr7aqXDRmXgubGHhbLxJqWIPOOHUsvwJ7gHHYrdAZeIblMApjgKfRXd83TCiz07htK0cq4km_3KNhmdVx1ZGeUaYVOA/s400/interior+with+cast+head.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386282358166042466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMjRq1XNziV5o0jjnK6kA0MgQN2oAoxA7sq-H1_s5NSQsO0f0BMveAEJpLJw2mjmtnXU7ZQcC_XOSP4U_gx4GkPkoiUnScyaBL7kLbQPNVok7U54d2U6Z8NiR2X8KG1e8SVOPtEHLUQ/s1600-h/interior+with+torso.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMjRq1XNziV5o0jjnK6kA0MgQN2oAoxA7sq-H1_s5NSQsO0f0BMveAEJpLJw2mjmtnXU7ZQcC_XOSP4U_gx4GkPkoiUnScyaBL7kLbQPNVok7U54d2U6Z8NiR2X8KG1e8SVOPtEHLUQ/s400/interior+with+torso.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386282270423792498" /></a><br /><br />Here's a still life that I've started in my studio...this is just after one or two sessions...so still pretty early on...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEKcM39gmRTVFavemDNJHDd67tPye-n4O0IldMMS87gMyHRsQ0Xc8JShQw1V0oPfVTqjfOfj-dHe32IVNoytBotLe7DPZe2KMyh9VLxdFfYDOP30muaRPk-8sQIaLchgeG_kPaDwo0Q/s1600-h/still+life+with+feather.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEKcM39gmRTVFavemDNJHDd67tPye-n4O0IldMMS87gMyHRsQ0Xc8JShQw1V0oPfVTqjfOfj-dHe32IVNoytBotLe7DPZe2KMyh9VLxdFfYDOP30muaRPk-8sQIaLchgeG_kPaDwo0Q/s400/still+life+with+feather.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386282160602753778" /></a><br /><br />A rough block-in for a portrait study of a friend who agreed to sit for me...this is just about an hour of work I think...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfy_0gNIb_qdBpvk64C_0i1RFTrMsgr9-yIJhFErDuguh9rulBcUYJBVDftk-pDrGqeiukwu7cxMOM8ANvlMHhRZThUQmW8yiyQ1SGk0amJo4Ix7LfM3KQkKIEZFJNzv2EmvF95bCYdQ/s1600-h/blockin+of+sarah.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfy_0gNIb_qdBpvk64C_0i1RFTrMsgr9-yIJhFErDuguh9rulBcUYJBVDftk-pDrGqeiukwu7cxMOM8ANvlMHhRZThUQmW8yiyQ1SGk0amJo4Ix7LfM3KQkKIEZFJNzv2EmvF95bCYdQ/s400/blockin+of+sarah.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386282074492501538" /></a><br /><br />A study of skulls in the glass cabinet in the cast hall...this one to two hours of painting...again I like how simplified it is. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6q0f8nIZcdqP9qxQyHL1hzV_YUjLZU4Z95f_04zASQtKYF31f2u_aW6m8vFRxgL748OmWn30tGPat1HlFYNlY3MLDSSn8Ov9HLb9CV-3bXX9SV8hYUgYMjSUWpoBPcQWq3uWuJYUiw/s1600-h/skulls+study.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6q0f8nIZcdqP9qxQyHL1hzV_YUjLZU4Z95f_04zASQtKYF31f2u_aW6m8vFRxgL748OmWn30tGPat1HlFYNlY3MLDSSn8Ov9HLb9CV-3bXX9SV8hYUgYMjSUWpoBPcQWq3uWuJYUiw/s400/skulls+study.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386282009515655282" /></a><br /><br />This is the trompe l'oeil painting that I've been devoting much of my time to over the past few weeks...this is what it looked like probably in the second week of school or so...the ribbon and key are the only areas that I'd really started to define...the rest are still at the rough block-in stage...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPCO3xmED9fXLZzfIKmEN86Y-oNFpX0dQz2d6j7pxKc12Ade1C0sYrXnPk_O2nKI8x7664ZgckAJEsNSPWb21xIEeS1NBh5kxclZ9EJd-MG-HjpWzBMzxNYXNbWxULIB9TUXKrryk9g/s1600-h/Ophelia+in+progress+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsPCO3xmED9fXLZzfIKmEN86Y-oNFpX0dQz2d6j7pxKc12Ade1C0sYrXnPk_O2nKI8x7664ZgckAJEsNSPWb21xIEeS1NBh5kxclZ9EJd-MG-HjpWzBMzxNYXNbWxULIB9TUXKrryk9g/s400/Ophelia+in+progress+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386281572137410930" /></a><br />Then I really got down to business and spent about a week just painting the cracks...also I worked on the lettering on the paper...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWFOPuGWCEyWfz7byuzgfmzVZc4g_wG4yJEV7ZK4-tvtukkOpNj2tLps_C3rL_OfRXHFhtdQFYkDZq3aLxCMVWm3RuMnnXrhK9aU76Qkbhx5btir5i38EO4bvxfyQfHyIQoEUIMO2sA/s1600-h/Ophelia+in+progress+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuWFOPuGWCEyWfz7byuzgfmzVZc4g_wG4yJEV7ZK4-tvtukkOpNj2tLps_C3rL_OfRXHFhtdQFYkDZq3aLxCMVWm3RuMnnXrhK9aU76Qkbhx5btir5i38EO4bvxfyQfHyIQoEUIMO2sA/s400/Ophelia+in+progress+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386281660317835394" /></a><br />This is the stage it's at now...relatively close to finish though there are still alot of little things I want to do with it. With trompe l'oeil even the picky little "details" can be pretty major and important...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fmK3amWkUIDOBrnHBwYw-YiTBo7Ww4BI7uCXzM_AmRUyUPJaAAgs9zxs4CKmyx6jWq9664-KnmfMQFNT6OzoNFgmTo4hi7sk-M81KM34RPxBI42P8MnXxAbOxahH_j52DbzRailMHA/s1600-h/trompe+loeil+Ophelia.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fmK3amWkUIDOBrnHBwYw-YiTBo7Ww4BI7uCXzM_AmRUyUPJaAAgs9zxs4CKmyx6jWq9664-KnmfMQFNT6OzoNFgmTo4hi7sk-M81KM34RPxBI42P8MnXxAbOxahH_j52DbzRailMHA/s400/trompe+loeil+Ophelia.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386281723103531106" /></a><br />Finally, here's a close up of the paper, so you can really see the detail I've put into the writing and cracks...I really enjoy working this way, but it sure is painstaking and time consuming!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Bs42-8qF0-avCDJ-7dvqSwNe87Mv-LAfTsNePAHSeDFWN3aJ-Yaduzedr8SNV84AvqAqiuf63yeXoLyaXwEcO3ss57lgulxs8wyREw-KUFPFP9TKiir6Ec6kv0QY3AXTlDASP9Lr1A/s1600-h/Ophelia+detail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Bs42-8qF0-avCDJ-7dvqSwNe87Mv-LAfTsNePAHSeDFWN3aJ-Yaduzedr8SNV84AvqAqiuf63yeXoLyaXwEcO3ss57lgulxs8wyREw-KUFPFP9TKiir6Ec6kv0QY3AXTlDASP9Lr1A/s400/Ophelia+detail.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386281793907637794" /></a><br /><br />Well, as I think you can see, I've got alot going on already and I hope to start even more projects very soon! Ha, now I just need to work on finishing some things...Till next time!Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14612130296857645872noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-74235882051635059982009-09-27T11:30:00.024-07:002009-09-27T13:19:57.236-07:00Charcoal Still LifeHere is a charcoal still life that I am working on for one of my classes. I just happened upon this scene and hardly altered a thing. I started this drawing using a wipe out technique. I covered the entire canvas using vine charcoal to create one gray tone. I pulled out the light areas with a chamois and added the dark areas with compressed charcoal.<br /><br />I find this technique very useful. It helps me to stay loose and to section my drawing into large masses of light and dark. I intend to keep working this image by varying my marks and refining some of the detail.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkfzPEsaZR7vbqfH-s1SlMDNmpPd8ve42vMgBG64Ofa6dqk1Y_QAKvwbSIZoO3YuqSkmq6vkYk9QauLj2Z0fQ3Jnjj7Ez3QS0KYImLhsBPjZrrMLhXyvwUB-W69Dvi4kQr2WJ8rveog/s1600-h/Blog+Dads+Window+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkfzPEsaZR7vbqfH-s1SlMDNmpPd8ve42vMgBG64Ofa6dqk1Y_QAKvwbSIZoO3YuqSkmq6vkYk9QauLj2Z0fQ3Jnjj7Ez3QS0KYImLhsBPjZrrMLhXyvwUB-W69Dvi4kQr2WJ8rveog/s320/Blog+Dads+Window+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386244541387456546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcgouzXO7_E-bcxFZPofiRz3jEGYLsjfE3S1G6eKqYCLZKb5omdCJpoORj37TpWboSsOoLocMv2DcUvYOi_nluk6dZYjAbwfket_rqRrp5S6ZoGcGJTU_AVhZxQK9rymn94AJnmS7ZQ/s1600-h/Blog+dads+window.jpg"><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-11235776631330856962009-09-24T20:41:00.001-07:002009-09-24T23:06:59.516-07:00Illustration, Life Painting, and Still Life<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6rjoYPpLM/Srw27OlGIvI/AAAAAAAAAUs/ihf2cl1diTI/s1600-h/Wills+Art+Avatar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 128px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6rjoYPpLM/Srw27OlGIvI/AAAAAAAAAUs/ihf2cl1diTI/s320/Wills+Art+Avatar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385239645582140146" border="0" /></a><br />Its already 5 weeks into the semester here at <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">PAFA</span>. Time is flying by with so much still to do.<br />Its a real shame how time seems to pass right by when your enjoying something. Sigh.....but we must not waste the time we still have left. Here are three primary things I am working on at the moment.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6rjoYPpLM/Srw2t8TmZcI/AAAAAAAAAUk/EJYDHvBMLcY/s1600-h/DSC03640.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6rjoYPpLM/Srw2t8TmZcI/AAAAAAAAAUk/EJYDHvBMLcY/s320/DSC03640.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385239417338619330" border="0" /></a>Here is the Illustration I have been working on, still once again in progress. The purple background no longer worked for what I am going for, so I decided to remove it. To me this Illustration should have been done by now, but I have been fighting several problems. The first big issue was a poor drawing underneath. I was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">hoping</span> to take this painting with mostly glazes, but that turned out to be a bad idea due to the amount of time it would take to finish. So with the Advice of Dave <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Golas</span>, I made my attempt to his it with more opaque paint. In doing so, I lost track of the planes and the painting went to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">mud</span>. At this stage I changed my background, and took my time evaluating the planes of the Hand. This should be a lot less of a hassle.<br />This painting SHOULD be done by next week. I am excited to get back to work on it. This needs to be finished for the <a href="http://www.comicon.com/baltimore/">Boston Comic Convention</a>. I need at least one pieces to show to the other artists there. I will not screw myself over again, this is part of my career.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6rjoYPpLM/Srw2cvJPCBI/AAAAAAAAAUc/3BN7e5jupx0/s1600-h/DSC03616.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6rjoYPpLM/Srw2cvJPCBI/AAAAAAAAAUc/3BN7e5jupx0/s320/DSC03616.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385239121747707922" border="0" /></a>Here is the Life Painting I have been working on in Renee <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Foulks</span> Class. This is my Third week into this painting. I feel it as been taking a turn for the better. It is a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">difficult</span> pose not to mention the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">lighting</span> in the room is all natural. So this planes of the form do not pop so well. This exercise is all about <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">subtly</span>. Which is something I am striving to learn. Even though this pose is like pulling teeth, I am learning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6rjoYPpLM/Srw2SNNS6sI/AAAAAAAAAUU/gdKGXntSaYw/s1600-h/DSC03623.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6rjoYPpLM/Srw2SNNS6sI/AAAAAAAAAUU/gdKGXntSaYw/s320/DSC03623.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385238940839242434" border="0" /></a>Here is another thumbnail for Advanced Still Life. I am pretty sure I like this a lot better than the last one I posted. I intend to go with this for my final Painting. It should be <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">interesting</span> painting on something scaled like this. I am so used to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">standered</span> sized panels or <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">canvas</span>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-22019602188415604872009-09-22T20:54:00.000-07:002009-09-23T17:20:07.882-07:00Portrait in oil from life and a master copy in oil<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/F9s6Z5BKNlHkxUgdWEPLsA?authkey=unc5q5ZH6iw"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SNhb0TS1ixI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/VRde1rzznfE/s400/Header1.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br />Can anyone name the painting this came from?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/Srmca7_1dDI/AAAAAAAAAy0/8F-tmUG_aXI/s1600-h/IMG_2702.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/Srmca7_1dDI/AAAAAAAAAy0/8F-tmUG_aXI/s320/IMG_2702.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384506816094106674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SrmcapuJ8sI/AAAAAAAAAys/gpmMOhT31Z0/s1600-h/0922091125.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SrmcapuJ8sI/AAAAAAAAAys/gpmMOhT31Z0/s320/0922091125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384506811188114114" border="0" /></a><br />These are for Head Structure with <a href="http://mysite.verizon.net/vze52bnf/connorsfineartsstudio/index.html">Professor Connors</a><br /><br />This one was for my class with <a href="http://www.somepaintings.net/Alex.html">Alex Kanevsky</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/Srq7Fwt2EeI/AAAAAAAAAzg/oO5-Fl-X-nE/s1600-h/IMG_2704.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/Srq7Fwt2EeI/AAAAAAAAAzg/oO5-Fl-X-nE/s320/IMG_2704.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384822012125778402" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-48462999869162011342009-09-21T18:54:00.001-07:002009-09-21T19:03:04.413-07:00Charcoal sketches<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/F9s6Z5BKNlHkxUgdWEPLsA?authkey=unc5q5ZH6iw"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SNhb0TS1ixI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/VRde1rzznfE/s400/Header1.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SrgvgIWt8LI/AAAAAAAAAyk/aY3yp5Svdzw/s1600-h/0917091554a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SrgvgIWt8LI/AAAAAAAAAyk/aY3yp5Svdzw/s320/0917091554a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384105583566516402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/Srgvf9aZlpI/AAAAAAAAAyc/79VShRcoeE4/s1600-h/0917091555.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/Srgvf9aZlpI/AAAAAAAAAyc/79VShRcoeE4/s320/0917091555.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384105580629169810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SrgvfSAt4_I/AAAAAAAAAyU/e8LOdITE60s/s1600-h/0917091554.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-c6zkDjTGso/SrgvfSAt4_I/AAAAAAAAAyU/e8LOdITE60s/s320/0917091554.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384105568978723826" border="0" /></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-40705652640439007472009-09-20T20:17:00.000-07:002009-09-24T23:07:19.174-07:00Drawings, Figure Paintings, and Illustration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6rjoYPpLM/SrbyZZt7dUI/AAAAAAAAAUE/OUkxeTJIlKM/s1600-h/Wills+Art+Avatar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 128px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6rjoYPpLM/SrbyZZt7dUI/AAAAAAAAAUE/OUkxeTJIlKM/s320/Wills+Art+Avatar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383756922782184770" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Here is this weeks recent work. I only have a few anatomy sketches, a Life Painting in progress, and the Illustration I am working on for my portfolio. With the addition of my two liberal Arts classes this year, my work has lowered in amount, but quality of quantity I guess.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6rjoYPpLM/Srbx_3muF_I/AAAAAAAAAT8/MdxhPPccv14/s1600-h/DSC03484.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6rjoYPpLM/Srbx_3muF_I/AAAAAAAAAT8/MdxhPPccv14/s320/DSC03484.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383756484128413682" border="0" /></a>Here is my illustration in progress. I tried to tighten it up a bit, but in the process I lost to much detail so I went back in and did a bit of drawing with the paint. In the next stage I will be painting a lot more opaque. I have been using the method of several of my favorite illustrators, Donato Giancola, Dan Dos Santos, and David Palumbo. Each of these artists start with a strong drawing beneath their painting, then glaze over it. My drawing was not at the level it needed to be before I started the painting. So to fix my issues, I will be going back in and re establishing my values using opaque paint.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6rjoYPpLM/SrbxjCndVzI/AAAAAAAAAT0/13CsJDqIqh4/s1600-h/DSC03479.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6rjoYPpLM/SrbxjCndVzI/AAAAAAAAAT0/13CsJDqIqh4/s320/DSC03479.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383755988868093746" border="0" /></a>Here is a short study done in Foulks Class.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6rjoYPpLM/SrbxHHBzzJI/AAAAAAAAATs/gC47xY5qsMc/s1600-h/DSC03492.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6rjoYPpLM/SrbxHHBzzJI/AAAAAAAAATs/gC47xY5qsMc/s320/DSC03492.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383755509016022162" border="0" /></a>This is my thumbnail for a still life I will be working on for the next 5 weeks in Advanced Still Life. I threw in a bunch of glass bottles, metal, and cloth for these are weaknesses of mine I want to conquer.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6rjoYPpLM/Srbw88-zrSI/AAAAAAAAATk/ZhooL14mEtM/s1600-h/DSC03517.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6rjoYPpLM/Srbw88-zrSI/AAAAAAAAATk/ZhooL14mEtM/s320/DSC03517.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383755334520384802" border="0" /></a>Anatomy Sketch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6rjoYPpLM/Srbwy1t48DI/AAAAAAAAATc/8E9_A4m4xOc/s1600-h/DSC03515.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HY6rjoYPpLM/Srbwy1t48DI/AAAAAAAAATc/8E9_A4m4xOc/s320/DSC03515.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383755160771686450" border="0" /></a>Anatomy StudyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18416520985165752.post-68937113213048308442009-09-16T16:33:00.000-07:002009-09-16T16:41:52.884-07:00Pretty (Weird) Works<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eYT22pnlgow/SrF3as3F8QI/AAAAAAAAAKE/8nli2JIF2kE/s1600-h/Image652.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_eYT22pnlgow/SrF3as3F8QI/AAAAAAAAAKE/8nli2JIF2kE/s320/Image652.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382214330286993666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eYT22pnlgow/SrF3aLUufkI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/bnOfitejfQI/s1600-h/Image661.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eYT22pnlgow/SrF3aLUufkI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/bnOfitejfQI/s320/Image661.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382214321284480578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eYT22pnlgow/SrF3ZdBVpCI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/Fa_mEw5jVSY/s1600-h/Image653.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eYT22pnlgow/SrF3ZdBVpCI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/Fa_mEw5jVSY/s320/Image653.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382214308855129122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eYT22pnlgow/SrF3ZOoKf3I/AAAAAAAAAJs/o05kWAoKwjc/s1600-h/Image643.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_eYT22pnlgow/SrF3ZOoKf3I/AAAAAAAAAJs/o05kWAoKwjc/s320/Image643.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382214304991444850" border="0" /></a><br />Hey all, just posting some works in progress from my studio. Right now, my main focus has been on producing drawings. A lot of drawings. Granted some are much better than others, but hey, they're ideas on paper. They're going to be valuable assets for my paintings. Speaking of paintings, I even started two. Drawing strictly from my mind is much more forgiving than painting from the gutter that I call a mind, but, hey, I'm learning and having fun. What more could I ask for? Until next time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0