Ahh, another Figure Drawing session Friday. I am really loving these occasions to draw for a few hours. Today’s excitement was that we did without a model. For those of you who’ve ever had to make due, you know the drill. It’s portraits of the people around you, or people start to volunteer to be the model.… Continue Reading
Today’s figure drawing session was extraordinary. We were fortunate enough to work with a jazz musician (who’s name escapes my mind right now.) He was positively wonderful to work with. Essentially he performed for about 2 and a half hours off and on, with n’er a dull moment. Absolutely great! He played a bass clarinet,… Continue Reading
This is an ongoing project that will be end up being 2, maybe 3 paintings. They will be based on an imaginary fantasy story of my own concoction. Essentially, the story is about a princess who strikes out on an adventure to save the King, who has had a magic spell cast upon him that… Continue Reading
Ahh, for the love of Figure Drawing! There can be no other activity that, for the artist, is so crucial and at the same time so nourishing. It has the potential to be so exhilarating as well as so frustrating, all within the span of moments. As it turns out there is a life drawing session… Continue Reading
This project was done in the middle of 2008. I thought it’d be a nice opener for the blog. This image was created to be a gift for my wife’s Kumu Hula (or Hula Master-Teacher) Patrick Makuakane. In Hula there is an important connection that is formed between the teachers and the students. In honor… Continue Reading
For 2009 I thought I’d start blogging. Partly so that you are able to see my process, and partly so that I can share whatever information passes across my drawing table that you may find interesting. And so it begins…
