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.
Tag Archive: Figure Sketches
Portrait of Samantha
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.
Model Marathon Man
There was another Model Marathon at Hipbone Studio this past Sunday, number 52. I stopped by Muse Art+Design and picked up a new sketchbook, this time with a soft cover. There were 9 models for 9 hours, I drew eight of them. My favorites were the first and last models with the second one running a close second. I wish Olive had gotten…
All You Sisters
It’s been my pleasure to work with a model named Samantha Beasley (Sister Thyme) as both an inspiration for my abstract work as well as my figure drawings. I made these from Samantha’s début at Hipbone Studio. I’m collaborating with her on a book called Sister Thyme, my drawings of her coupled with her musings on art and…
Back to Ink
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
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…
Teaching Aids
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. [fb_like]
Hidden Treasures
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. [fb_like]
Krissy and Julie
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
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…
