Jody Mattison 
We’ve been really busy since the winter quarter kicked in; even with Doug doing all of my model booking and a large amount of the Lafayette Studio managing, two months have slipped by since my last post. I’m not going to feel bad about it though… time in my studio and time in the classroom … Read more
We held the first meeting of the winter 2014 Tuesday night figure group last night… and our model was Simone. (Click on images to enlarge them) Because I am holding a Hands and Feet Drawing Intensive this Saturday, I decided to concentrate on 20 and 40 minute sketches in charcoal and graphite. The gesture page … Read more
I made something today. I prepared an inexpensive canvas board with acrylic burnt umber, and in 3 1/2 hours painted a portrait of the esteemed model Burr. Here it is: This painting started as a blank space, and now with the alchemy of light and shadow, brush and hand, eye and heart, I have a … Read more
Don’t miss the Mixing Color Workshop! Come join us for our two day intensive workshop at Lafayette Studio! Demonstrations and practical exercises based on the book Blue and Yellow Don’t Make Green. Learn how to mix any color simply and accurately using only six tube colors. Color mixing becomes a breeze once you understand the … Read more
Doug and I are heading up to Willits this weekend to learn a thing or two from George O’Hanlon of Natural Pigments LLC; a California paint materials manufacturer who specializes in rare and hard-to-find artist materials. His Painting Best Practices: A Technical Workshop teaches skills that are “not taught in art school and universities—a thorough … Read more
My friend Sherry Sheehan, once purchased a drawing of mine… one based on my painting ‘Gaia Rising’. The drawing she chose is one of a series of charcoal, carbon and bistre ink drawings I did, using the art materials (including paper)I made from the carcass of a magnificent valley oak tree. Recently, she sent me … Read more
