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Possibly Hacked

Daniel — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:28:42 +0000

It looks like the site was the victim of a possible hack. It’s back up and running now so please enjoy.

Pastel Sale

Daniel — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 22:51:46 +0000

I am letting go of some old favorites in a Special Sale. The larger size, 22″ x 30″ are $40.00. The smaller size, 15″ x 22″ are $25.00. All are on Rives BFK or Stonehenge papers, wrapped in acid free plastic sleeves. Contact me to purchase.

Paintings and Prints at O’Malley’s

Daniel — Thu, 05 May 2011 16:22:26 +0000

Scot Smith asked me to show at his place, O’Malley’s in SE Portland. I have a selection of limited edition prints on masonite as well as original oils on view throughout the month of May.

Thanks Scot!

O’Malley’s Saloon & Grill
6535 SE Foster Road
Portland, OR 97206–4661
(503) 777‑0495 ‎

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.

Retrospective

Daniel — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:09:45 +0000

I’ve had too much coffee today and I’ve been thinking about figure drawing, finding my voice as a painter and what’s lead me to the series I’m doing now. I started working with the figure seriously about a year after I’d moved to Portland, back in 2002. I was teaching Illustration at PNCA and I’d gone out for a walk after a matinee at the Lauelhurst. I passed by Hipbone Studio, in those days it was in a storefront on Ankeny, looked at the work in the window and decided to stop in with my newsprint pad. I’d done figure drawing before in the odd class here and there, taught it a few times at my college and The Portfolio Center but never had the chance to do figure drawing on a weekly basis. I drew there a couple of times and at PNCA and I got hooked.

Here’s a gallery of some of those early drawing, most were on newsprint and are lost. The klunkers are here along with the keepers. I’ve heard it said moe than once that it takes about 10,000 hours to master anything. Looking back at these drawings, I believe that’s the truth.

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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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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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