Amy with her Violin

Written on December 5, 2009 by Daniel in Commented On, News, Pastels

I painted this pas­tel fig­ure draw­ing of Amy with here vio­lin in my liv­ing room at Flan­ders Street in Port­land , Ore­gon. I used to have a large olive green couch that I used as a back­drop for my pas­tels. I couldn’t sit on it for more than 15 min­utes with­out falling asleep, it had the same effect on Amy. This is sec­ond nude with a vio­lin that I’ve drawn and the third with a musi­cal instru­ment. I’ve heard it said that the body of the vio­lin and the cello are based on the female torso, I sup­pose it’s a nat­ural composition.

Nude pas­tel draw­ing done with Schminke pas­tels on Rives BFK paper.

Written by Daniel

Daniel Gill studied art with Joe Helseth and Bill Ransom in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He began his career as an art director in 1983 and has been an award winning graphic designer-illustrator for more than 20 years. Daniel has taught illustration at the Portfolio Center in Atlanta, Georgia and at The Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon. He was one of the founding members of the Illustrators’ Jam which later became Raw Visceralia, an art experience at PNCA. Pastels were Daniel’s first love. Counting Gary Kelley, Edward Degas and Toulouse Lautrec among his influences. He discovered oils in 2006 and is currently working on the series, Connective Tissue. Daniel lives in Portland, Oregon.

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2 Responses to Amy with her Violin
  1. Quin Sweetman
    December 8, 2009 | 3:26 pm

    Lovely, Daniel!

  2. Daniel
    December 8, 2009 | 4:49 pm

    Thanks Quin,

    I do like those violins.

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