Back at it with another installment of life drawing sessions. Figure drawing session 4: I prepped some sketchbook pages by blotting them up with paint before this session. I wanted to see if any happy accidents occurred, but mostly I think my pages were a bit too distracting and cluttered. ...
There is absolutely nothing like drawing from life, and luckily the Gutman Gallery offers 2.5 hour sessions once a month. The first session I went to, I felt a bit rocky. I brought a ton of supplies and got spellbound by what to use before each pose. Also, I...
I'm learning lately to not fret about making a "finished" piece of art work. I have a much more enjoyable time making my art when I just grab some supplies, sit in the chair, and do something. Who cares what happens! Let's just move some color around! Isn't that pretty!,...
I've been working on a series of memory paintings. Mostly of my morning walks or runs. I'm using 5 x 5 inch gessoboards and a limited palette of white, cad yellow, venetian red, and turquoise blue. It's been a fun way to explore a limited palette and I'm enjoying my...
For as long as I can remember, my family has spent one week during the summer at Edisto Island, South Carolina, a tiny island between Charleston and Savannah. The beach here is about 5 miles long with rental houses dating back to the 50's. There's a few restaurants, a place to...
Summertime is on my mind. Here's some recent sketches celebrating the season: Me and my brother jumping on the trampoline with the water hose! Did anybody else ever do this? This week I took some of these drawings and made them into paintings. This one in particular is a...
