Monday, December 8, 2008

Paintings

This image is a relic of the distant past: I started this portrait of my roommate and her cat over a year ago. I am attempting to create a classic, highly realistic look. It is on my to-do list for winter break, as it really is lovely. 16x20, many hours.

This painting was completed a week ago. My reference was a very lucky shot of some light construction going on here in downtown Grand Rapids on one of the last really warm days of the year. It is about 20x30 and also took many hours.

Life Drawing III work


Three items from my spring 2008 Life drawing class, which was a fantastic experience. The first is a drawing from my sketchbook. I occasionally become consumed by doodles of this nature: this must have taken several hours, because I remember my CD kept repeating.
This next is an outside assignment for the class. Three portraits expressing three emotions: aloofness, jealousy, and exhaustion. This is about 19x25, and was completed over several days including preliminary work.
This last is an illustration drawn from a nude model over the course of about an hour, on an 8.5x11 page. We love this model at KCAD, because he is capable of standing completely still for an hour or more (he is known to abstain from blinking to the point of tears). I surprised my instructor with the costuming choice, and this remains one of his favorite pieces of mine.

Figure drawing

Two pieces from Open Life, a three hour life drawing session held every Sunday at KCAD. The woman reclining is 18x24, pressed charcoal block on newsprint, and took about an hour. She was our last model before Open Life was suspended to allow for finals craziness. The man seated is about 10x8, watercolor over graphite, and took about 40 min.