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Portrait of Samantha

Daniel — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 23:02:54 +0000

This is my first pastel portrait of Samantha and her first long term pose at Hipbone Studio in Portland, Oregon. I finished this drawing in two sessions, it’s done in Nupastels on unfamiliar paper that a student traded me for my traditional Stonehenge. It took me a while to get used to the texture. The tooth is soft and most of the pastel falls off of the surface. I was frustrated with the first layer and considered scrapping the drawing. I was going to paint in oil on the second session but had forgotten to prep when the time came. I pulled this one back out of the ash can and spent the next three hours or so tweaking it. That’s Samantha’s body, she says her face looks like a hybrid of her and Catherine Deneuve.

Check out Samantha’s hats at Etsy.

Back to Ink

Daniel — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:22:49 +0000

I’m starting a couple of books with Ariel and Sister Thyme and I’ve switched back to ink to make them. These are drawings made at Hipbone over the last several weeks featuring Zach, Casey, Johnny and leah. Ink on paper from my sketchbooks.

Teaching Aids

Daniel — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 21:46:44 +0000

I’m teaching a class in Pastels at Hipbone Studio this month. Ariel will be my model, she dropped by the studio yesterday to help me make a few teaching aids. Here’s a sample of what you’ll learn in the class. Thanks Ariel for your help.

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Hidden Treasures

Daniel — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:33:40 +0000

I found these in my newsprint pad, a couple of nice drawings that didn’t make it with there earlier posts. I like this one of Trisha in the hat. The second is the last drawing of Samantha from Deer Island. I drew most of it in the dark, that’s why it looks like a banana.

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Sunday at PNCA

Daniel — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 01:27:19 +0000

My friend James King mentioned the Sunday session over at PNCA to me yesterday. He told me Louise was to be the model. I’d drawn her before in a basement session in NE Portland. She had great presence so I thought that I would give it a shot. Nice to see both Jodi But and F.X. Rosica there. It’s the first time I’ve been to one of Carol Beckerman’s sessions in years. Louise was perfect as was the lighting. It was very crowded and the energy from the group helped me make a nice drawing. Thanks Louise, lovely work.

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Trisha

Daniel — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 06:31:58 +0000

Saturday found me groggy and out of any deep browns to use on my sketches of Trisha. I’d drawn her before, in pen but never with pastel. I even had a good time on the dreaded “Kneecap, Nipple, Nostril” reclining pose. I’ve missed the one with the hat. I’ll add it in when I remember where I put it.

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Deer Island and Sister Thyme

Daniel — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 06:15:05 +0000

I spent Thursday and Friday at Dee Vadnais’ house in Deer Island with Quin Sweetman, Erik Sandgren, Gretchen Vadnais and Kathryn Cotnoir drawing one of my favorite models, Samantha Beasley. There was snow on the ground, wonderful food and excellent company. Thanks to everyone and special thanks to Dee for getting this together and to Samantha for her inspiring work. Check out her blog and her profile on MM.

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Krissy and Julie

Daniel — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 05:43:28 +0000

These are pastel studies from last Wednesday. Krissy was the afternoon model and Julie, the evening. I got lost in Julie’s hair on her last pose, wishing I’d brought some oils and had a couple of hours to study all of that gold,

Three Pastel Study

Daniel — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:49:09 +0000

I’ve refreshed my technique with pastels in preparation for my upcoming workshop. Last night was the last 3 hour session in the long-term series for February at Hipbone Studio.
Last week I did a straight portrait of Ariel from the shadow side of the pose. I composed the piece with a raw sienna pastel straight on to the page. I kept the palette simple, 5–6 colors and on the cool side for the shadows.

This week I worked with the same Stonehenge paper and the same Nupastel, but laid in a rich, warm tone before I started my drawing. This does a number of things, it creates and instant midtone, gives the piece an overall consistent light color and makes mistakes easier to smudge away. The last art has a much warmer tone, better color and a tighter, more finished look. I’ve included a couple of steps here, just for fun. Compare this drawing to last week’s.

Thanks to Ariel for the inspiration.

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A Not So Snowy Day

Daniel — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:03:58 +0000

It was supposed to snow yesterday here in Portland, Oregon. People tend to panic when that happens and Hipbone had a light crowd for both sessions. I was in a cartoony mood and had a great time drawing Elona in her hat, her boots and on a bicycle, sans the bicycle. Paula was the second model. She brought HER hat, her banjo and her great curls. It was a good time and let me practice my pastels for my upcoming workshop. Seats are still available.

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