Monday, August 26, 2013

Summer 2013 Figure Drawing Class pt.2


We got into using color.

colored pencil & pastel on Strathmore pastel paper



Sarah had us doing gesture drawings with ink & brush one night.
This was great, as each mark had to really have meaning, and there could be little fussing about.

2 of my more effective ones:

   




Using ink to strictly fill in the negative space:





pencil gesture:





Ecorche head from cast:






Monday, August 19, 2013

Summer 2013 Figure Drawing Class pt.1



pencil on Strathmore Toned Tan paper





Torso study

pencil on Canson Mi-Teintes paper





Torso study

pencil on Canson Mi-Teintes paper



I just finished Sarah Kaiser's class at EAC for the 2nd time. I learned a lot and came out with some drawings I liked.



Monday, August 12, 2013

Michigan 2013


watercolor (with touches of colored pencil & gouache)





watercolor with touches of gouache





colored pencil





watercolor with touches of colored pencil





colored pencil





fountain pen and ink wash with white pencil highlights





We returned from our summer trip to South Haven, Michigan a week ago.
I was fairly prolific this year, and here are the results.