Etching from earlier figure drawing work

5X7 ink  on 8X10 220 GSD paper

Thanks to a very good friend I was able to try etching and subsequently printing one of my earlier figure drawings using a press, which turns out to be kind of addicting...

Have some changes to make on this particular plate, and I'm looking forward to working more with this process. I will post more as I get em' done!

Figure Drawings from 9MAR SAS Studio

Figure Drawing 9MAR13, 10 min. pose, charcoal on BP, 30" x 36"

Figure Drawing 9MAR13, 30 min. pose, charcoal on BP, 32" x 36"

Figure Drawing 9MAR13, 40 min. pose, charcoal on blue 80 lb., 24" x 17"

Here are the latest from Saturday's figure drawing class at Spokane Art Supply. I ended up not trying water colors again, but instead had the opportunity to try white chalk on dyed paper. My technique changed with it...I ended up with a starting point, just under our model's lower lip, and worked out from there, whereas I generally try to get a framework for the body before I even think about putting in details (as the first two poses above ze blue one). It was a very good exercise in observation; made me look hard at how light was falling on the model and applying those values, slooooowwwwlllly, on my drawing. Very challenging!!!! Thank's for the push, Julie :)

Starting off this post is a ten minute pose - a good example of how I usually work; head and spine first, then angel of the shoulders and hips, then trunk, limbs, hands. I made very sure to gauge the model, more-so then usual, going back and forth and making more reference marks then usual. This would have been a great pose had I more time!

I was off a bit on the head measurement versus the rest of the body on the second pose, but charcoal is fairly forgiving it won't be a hard fix. I would like working on the hands more, if anything...got quite a bit of information on them this time around. But, I think I will be working on drawing from last figure drawing class first, and another project for a friend. So, me goal is to get both done before next figure drawing class on April 6th....tick, tock, tick, tock :)

Some spring weather would help....

Thank you for looking! If you have any questions or comments about my work, please feel free to email me! I generally don't check email until late afternoon or night, and will get back to you then.

Figure drawings from 16FEB SAS studio

Figure Drawing - 30 minute pose, Charcoal on 80 lbs, 36" X 30"

Figure Drawing - 45 minute pose, Charcoal on 80 lbs, 36" X 30"

Howdy everybody! Here are two of three drawings from yesterday's figure drawing studio at Spokane Art Supply. Didn't feel on my game, but at least came out with two I might be working on later. I kept getting caught up with small details before I worked out major lighting and structural concerns. You can see in the 30 minute pose where I hastily put in some cross contour lines on the legs and waist, and on the 45 minute pose where the model's face has been worked over quite a bit and other parts are, well, missing-in-action. I certainly need to work on getting more back ground information in, and define more dark and light areas! And I think for next studio, which be March 9th, if your interested ;), I will be trying something new. Maybe watercolor, which scares the crap out of me. Sign up quick, cause there was a fantastic turn-out Saturday!!!!

Thank you for looking!

Raw figure drawings from today's studio

It is Saturday, January 19th and I was finally able to get some figure drawing accomplished, much thanks to Julie Suchanek and Spokane Art Supply for hosting their live figure drawing studio. I was very happy to start back! Here is what I was able to come out with, one of which I will be working on in the near future:

Figure Study, 10 minute poses, Charcoal on 80 lb., 30" x 36"

Detail of Figure Study, 10 minute poses, Charcoal on 80 lb., 16" x 17"

 These first two were from 10 minute poses. I decided on the close up of the face to get some practice. Should have also sketched hands and feet - will save for the next session :)

Figure Study, 30 minute pose, Charcoal on 80 lb., 30" x 36"

Figure Study, 40 minute pose, Charcoal on 80 lb., 30" x 34"

 Of these two - the 30 minute pose will be the one I'll work on in the future. I actually didn't botch the proportions too bad and I've got enough light and background detail to fudge the rest of the piece.

Thank You for taking a look! Also, if any of what I post peeks your interest and you'd like to join up for a figure drawing class at the Monroe Street Spokane Art Supply, click HERE for ze info!

And, for questions and inquiries, I can always be reached at me email by clicking HERE!

Gig Poster for House of Ghosts and the Hoot Hoots

The Hoot Hoots and House of Ghosts at Jones Radiator

I had the opportunity to design a gig poster, much thanks to Eric, funktastic base player, and the House of Ghosts. Here be the final design! I used charcoal on 80lb, with a reductive technique to carve out most of the detail. I found a variety of reference for the owls online, which allowed me to give each of the stack a bit of character.

If you navigate down to my previous post you'll see two potential ideas, one of which is the final gig poster in concept, the other a rainbow emitting owl attacking the third castle in Kurosawa's Ran on some desolate many mooned planet.....yep.....

And check out the House of Ghosts and Hoot Hoots website, or better yet, COME TO THE SHOW Friday, November 16th! No cover - eet ees freeeeeee! Jones Radiator is at 120 East Sprague Avenue, Spokane. And feel free to download this picture, print it, and post it everywhere around you; telephone poles, eating establishments, your mailman, maybe a sandwich board for your dog. Sky's the limit :)

Thank You for looking!

House of Ghosts/Hoot Hoots - concepts

Still trying to figure out what the hell is going on in this picture...anyway, here is the first idea. Maybe the owl should be in a rainbow costume, like the Hoot Hoots...

And for a back-up idea, a sun over the sea with a totem of owls in the foreground, either comic or realistic-like. Or please give me any and all ideas, even starting from scratch ideas.

Two hours worth! Good to get my fingers all charcoaly-like...

Untitled, Life and Sun, Charcoal on 80 lb., 54"X35"

Update before I close up shop! Still lots to change and arrange...the parts I'm sure of you'll see have been locked-in with the darker charcoal. Thank you for looking :) More updates to come!!!