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Figurative drawing 23 Aug 2013 | 10:32 pm
This beautiful young woman is a newer model to the weekly portrait and drawing group that I attend. She has beautiful long red hair-which made it hard to work in black & white-and not use paint. Cur...
Renaissance 22 Aug 2013 | 10:26 pm
This graphite drawing on toned paper is of a young woman wearing a Renaissance dark green velvet dress. This is from an alla prima (one session) weekly drawing and painting session that I attend. ...
It's all about the light 21 Aug 2013 | 10:20 pm
These are some of the portraits & figures I have created alla prima (one session) in the figure drawing & painting group I attend weekly. We alternate with a handful of beautiful talented models. T...
Beautiful Nude Backs 14 Aug 2013 | 11:32 pm
I find that drawing or painting the nude back to be sensual. It can be harder to capture but I love the challenge. These drawings were all finished alla prima in a weekly life drawing group that I a...
Portraits of W 13 Aug 2013 | 11:20 pm
These portraits were all done in one 3 hour session (each) alla prima. I feel like these oil paintings & drawing all captured different modes of my dear friend who posed. My favorite is the one below...
Beautiful profiles 12 Aug 2013 | 11:02 pm
These nude profiles were drawn in the weekly uninstructed life drawing I look forward to every week. All are for sale, inquire for current availability. You can see more of my art online: Fac...
Romantic nude couples 11 Aug 2013 | 10:54 pm
These drawings were all drawn alla prima; one 3 hour session each. In the weekly uninstructed life drawing/painting group that I belong to, we occasionally have two models as a treat. I find my draw...
Life Drawing 9 Aug 2013 | 11:54 pm
To improve my drawing skills, I attend an uninstructed 3 hour life drawing session with good friends every week. These graphite on toned paper were all completed alla prima in 2013. You can see more...
Companions 7 Aug 2013 | 09:01 am
Companions "Companions" is an 8" x 10" oil I recently completed. It started out as a plein air in my backyard but was finished in the studio. I got too carried away with the intricacies of the weddi...
Serenity: The Loch paintings 6 Aug 2013 | 08:51 am
"Serenity" This is a newly painted oil painting is of a favorite place of mine in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. I have hiked to The Loch many times and have painted several scenes from it ...