Two Models

A model-scheduling mistake resulted in having two models show up for the drawing session last Tuesday. Since attendance was good enough to pay both models, we asked them both to stay. Multiple-model sessions have been requested by several of the regulars in the past, so there ya go. It could become an occasional event.

Two Models
Charcoal on newsprint
Digital color and texture enhancement

The Turquoise Miner

Study for a new image, drawn with a felt-tip pen on watercolor paper. 

Such Stuff

A new print based on a small watercolor I stumbled across in a older sketchbook. A fun departure from the figure studies I’ve been spending lots of time on.

Such Stuff as Dreams
Digital print on aluminum
26" x 18"

Such Stuff as Dreams
Detail

Such Stuff as Dreams
Print on a blanket
52" x 62"

  

Special Pose

I was invited to attend a special drawing session, arranged by an artist who needed two 3-hour poses by a specific model.  I participated in the first 3-hour session only, last night at Argos Gallery.

Since I seldom work with poses longer than 40 minutes, this was a chance to do a longer pose.

Special Pose
Detail

Hide and Seek

Three hours of posing can be tiresome, so sometimes the model plays Hide and Seek. It would probably be more fun for him if the rest of us played too, but we’re busy drawing.

Hide and Seek
Digital print on aluminum
24" x 32"

Scott and Linen

A 5-minute charcoal-on-newsprint pose to which I added color, highlights and a linen texture.

Scott & Linen
18" x 24"

White Bandana

Digital print, evolved from the charcoal on gray Canson paper life drawing shown in the 4/1/14 blog post.

White Bandana
20" x 24"

J on Gray

A charcoal life sketch, unfinished. Or is it? I can't tell.

Finished or not, I'm going to transform it into a digital print worthy of The Tate Modern, or perhaps Musée d’Orsay.

Delusional? I can't tell. But yeah, probably.

J on Gray
Charcoal on gray Canson paper

Gallery Pose: Censored

A charcoal sketch on newsprint — from the most recent weekly drawing session at Argos Gallery. Now a print on paper and also on aluminum.

Censored
Digital print on aluminum
24" x 16"

Censored
Digital print on paper
40" x 28"

  

Woman With Flowers

Another painting in the growing series of aluminum prints, using another stylized approach. 

Woman With Flowers
Digital print on aluminum
24" x 18"

Strands of Hair

Last week’s model had dramatic features: large, dark eyes, full lips, with strands of hair that had pulled free from a tightly wrapped bun behind her head.

Strands of Hair
Charcoal study

Strands of Hair
Digital print on aluminum
24" x 26"

Back and Shoulders

One of at least a dozen interesting poses from last night’s model at Argos Gallery. Background ancient parchment texture and highlights added in Photoshop.

Woman’s Back and Shoulders
18" x 24"

Woman’s Back and Shoulders
variation 1
18" x 24"

Detail

In the Zone

A couple of sketches from a recent Tuesday night drawing session at Argos Gallery, Santa Fe.

In the Zone
Charcoal on newsprint
24" x 18"

Joey and Chair
Charcoal on newsprint with digital paint
20" x 24"

Fame and Fortune

While waiting for a shipment of acrylic paint I experimented with a drawing of Freddie Mercury, legendary lead singer of Queen. I drew the image and scanned it over a year ago. Today I opened the scan in Illustrator, traced it as a vector image and enlarged it from approximately 7" x 7" to 30" x 30". I opened the Illustrator file in Photoshop, applied some filters, masked some areas of multiple layers, applied several texture backgrounds, then change the blend mode of a couple of the background layers. Next I'll order a digital print on aluminum and add it to the series of metal prints that I'm working on now.

And Everything That Goes With It
Digital print on aluminum
20" x 20"

Hidden Tattoo

Many of her friends haven’t seen the tattoo on her back. It’s awesome. 

See the previous post, Snake Tattoo.

Hidden Tattoo

Snake Tattoo

Beautiful decorative body art.

A new digital print based on a recent life drawing at Argos Gallery. 

Snake Tattoo
Digital print on aluminum
42" x 36"

Skin Deep Tonight

The opening reception for Skin Deep: An Exhibit of Life Drawings is just hours away. Looking forward to getting photos of the artists with their drawings.

Today one of my 2-minute sketches appeared in Pasatiempo, the Santa Fe New Mexican’s Weekly Magazine of Arts, Entertainment and Culture.

I know, it's not a perfect drawing, but hey... two freakin’ minutes!

Scriptorium

To add a digital background texture to a charcoal life drawing, I used a page from the Lindisfarne Gospels, an illuminated manuscript from a monastery off the coast of Northumberland (in northern England) from around the year 700. The Gospels are on display in the British Library in London.

The Lindisfarne Gospels, lavishly illustrated and hand lettered with incredible skill and artistry, are thought to have been created in a monastery scriptorium by Eadfrith, a monk who became the Bishop of Lindisfarne in 698 and died in 721.

Scriptorium

40" x 30"

I kind of doubt that Eadfrith had this kind of art in mind as he slaved away in the scriptorium. 

Yep, kinda doubt it. 

Sort of. 

Maybe. 

Hmmmm. 

Eadfrith!

Another Bandana Pose

Bandana
28" x 30"

Bandana and Plaid Shirt

One of our favorite Tuesday night models posed for our group last night. Word is getting out about our Tuesday night group and we consistently have more than a dozen artists in attendance. Last night there were 15 artists, with a couple of regulars missing. Pretty good considering the fact that one year ago attendance was low enough to make us wonder if we could afford to continue.

Bandana and Plaid Shirt
Charcoal and pastel on Canson paper
24" x 18"