A Week in the Life…

I thought I would share my demos and artworks created during a typical week in my classes and open studios…. Rough and unfinished! Monday afternoon at Lafayette Studio, Chasing Nicolaides…. Modelled drawing in ink.   Tuesday afternoon at Civic Arts, Painting the Still Life in Color and Light… Grisaille underpainting in chalk pastel   Tuesday … Read more

Juggling Hats and Making Choices

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

A few hands and feet to prepare for Saturday’s workshop…

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

Painting in Acrylic

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

Mixing Color Workshop at Lafayette Studio

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