Ali

Originally from Afganistan and having lived in New Mexico for a long time, Ali recently moved to Rhode Island to be closer to his daughter. He was a fun character to paint and much nicer than he looks in my painting. Sometimes sitting still for two or three hours doesn't give a model the most cheerful face.

Oil, 14" x 18"

One Girl, Three Times

Sometimes I go out sketching and there's only one good model in view...

New Sketchbook

I just started a new sketchbook. It's always hard to put an old one on the shelf and start a new. Here is the first page...

More People

from the sketchbook...

Alice

A blast from the past, Alice has been a model at the Rhode Island School of Design for a long time and I've drawn her countless times as a student. Recently, she came to pose for the Monday night portrait group and her hair is still a challenge to paint.

Oil, Alla Prima, 14" x 18"

RISD Sale and Sketches

For anyone who is interested and will be around Providence this Saturday, May 2nd - 10am to 4pm, I'll be participating in the RISD Alumni Spring Art Sale on Benefit street with paintings and prints for sale.
Here are some more sketches...




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Dorette III

Here is another Monday night portrait!

Oil, Alla Prima, 16" x 20"

A Little More Tonal

Practice, practice

more sketches...

Wi-Fi

...at the coffee shop

Brushpen

Ok, so this isn't really tonal, but it's something different. I've had a brushpen sitting around for a long time and I've never really done much with it, so I decided to play around with it the other night. This one came out alright...

These are the regular .5mm mechanical pencil...

Line and Tone

In a recent comment, Johan says he was surprised to see my drawing style being so outlined in contrast to my paintings. I've gotten this comment before and it's worthy of some reflection.
I find the link between drawing and painting for me is in direct mark making. I like to use confident strokes, so with a brush of some width this lends itself to filling in value and color in broad strokes. However, with a .5 mm mechanical pencil tip I find this type of mark making lends itself to lines and details. Maybe I'll try using more graphite sticks as I usually do when I attend figure drawing sessions, though I worry what kind of mess I might make of the coffee shop where I draw. Thanks for the comment Johan, it's a good reminder!

Dani Danger

Blues / minimalist / lounge singer, check her out here!

Alla Prima, Oil, 12" x 18"

Some Recent People

Greg

I think his name was Greg, I blanked out right after I left, but I'm going to say it was Greg.
Anyway, I think this one came out pretty well, and I think I learned a valuable lesson about color and lighting.

Alla Prima, Oil, 12" x 18"