Tuesday, January 22, 2013

The eyes have it... or not?

 Just a collection of eyes, cropped from various works painted over the last couple of years - these are in pastel, charcoal/chalk, acrylic, digital and watercolor.

Monday, January 14, 2013

Large-ish acrylic study

30" x 22", acrylic on paper. Palette: Burnt umber and Titanium White.

Close up:



Ref image by huitphotography in DA.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Friday, December 28, 2012

Male back in acrylic

11" x 13.5" on paper. I'm more inclined to study the female, whom I find more challenging to draw and paint, but I found in this ref an opportunity to study form.


Ref image by John K. (cable9tuba in DA)

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

This and that...

A few sketches to keep the hand/mind in working order...

First two: Acrylic on paper, 11" x 13.5"

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The following, charcoal on paper - A4, A3, 11" x 13.5" in size respectively.

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My gratitude to these DA photographers, whose images I've referenced for my studies: 1) voivodess-stock, 2 & 3) vertigo-photography (Patric Shaw), 4) fovd, 5) proud59 (Auguste). Thanks!