I haven't made very many posts about my art lately, dammit. The fact is, I haven't been making much art for the past few months. My consulting business got really busy and there was too little time for the studio. I'm trying to turn that around now, though, and have been in the studio more in the past week than in the whole previous month. So here are a few recent paintings and drawings:
This is my newest painting. I wanted to do an urban landscape with an empty feeling. This one seems to be successful. I usually have to live with a painting for a while before understanding it, but it seems to hit the right notes for me.
I go to life drawing or life painting sessions when I can. There's a session on Monday nights in Asheville with very short, 1-5 minute poses. This sketch is from one of those sessions. Short poses are a lot of fun because you have to work fast and you either get it or you don't. This young lady was hanging onto a bar mounted on the wall, giving her a very dynamic flow to her body.
Some neighbors have these two great kids and we had a lot of fun with them over the past couple of years. Unfortunately, they recently moved out of state. Janis was missing the kids, so I did this oil sketch for her.
This was from another of our life drawing sessions, one with the more usual 20-minute poses. I'd been away from the sessions for a bit and didn't know how the drawings might turn out. This one turned out okay but others from that night went right into the trash can. That's just the way it goes sometimes.
Underpass
Oil on panel, 16"x20"
This is my newest painting. I wanted to do an urban landscape with an empty feeling. This one seems to be successful. I usually have to live with a painting for a while before understanding it, but it seems to hit the right notes for me.
Amy F. #4
Graphite on paper, 12"x9"
I go to life drawing or life painting sessions when I can. There's a session on Monday nights in Asheville with very short, 1-5 minute poses. This sketch is from one of those sessions. Short poses are a lot of fun because you have to work fast and you either get it or you don't. This young lady was hanging onto a bar mounted on the wall, giving her a very dynamic flow to her body.
Evie May and Liam
Oil on canvas, 7"x9 1/2"
Some neighbors have these two great kids and we had a lot of fun with them over the past couple of years. Unfortunately, they recently moved out of state. Janis was missing the kids, so I did this oil sketch for her.
Kelly #1
Charcoal on toned paper, 16"x12"
This was from another of our life drawing sessions, one with the more usual 20-minute poses. I'd been away from the sessions for a bit and didn't know how the drawings might turn out. This one turned out okay but others from that night went right into the trash can. That's just the way it goes sometimes.
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