Wild Life Drawing Sessions

Channeling Ingres.  This is one of my favorite classes poses that we recreated for our group.

 I am a strong believer in developing drawing skills from life. In 2007 I started drawing with a portrait and figure drawing group weekly with a group we formed "Loveland Wild Life Sessions".  We always work from life, usually in a long pose which is somewhere around 3 hours long (with breaks).  We hire professional models and have interesting poses some of which are nude, some clothed.  I have captured the human form in charcoal, conte, pastel and oil but the last few years have enjoyed bringing my toned warm paper pad and drawing exclusively in graphite with a little white charcoal.  I enjoy bringing the figure to life focusing on just value and capturing likeness.  I treasure the sketchbooks I am filling up.

This model posed for Valentine's Day complete with wings.  The studio kitty kept trying to steal the show.

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Bad Santa 2

I attend a weekly life drawing/painting group.  Besides challenging ourselves to paint from life in a few hours, we occasionally  have a 'theme' or costume for our models.  We have had a "Bad Santa" duo several times now.  This "Bad Santa" was painted late 2013 in oil.  This is all in good fun with a challenge to boot.  Contact me for current availability of this piece.  Prints can be ordered through Fine Art America.

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Go Figure 2014

Bare Chaps

The Beauty of a Back

The Trumpet

Bad Santa II

These three oil paintings and one drawing of mine along with 10 pieces of original figurative bin work will be part of this art show in Fort Collins,  Colorado starting April 4, 2014.  There is a wide variety of talent represented at the Art Association of Northern Colorado's gallery in Old Town.  The opening from 6-9pm coincides with Art Walk downtown.  Many of the artists will be there to meet.  Check it out!

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Loveland Wild LIfe Sessions

I have been painting and/or drawing with a small group of  artist friends for years.  We hire models for a "long pose" session each week.  The model's pose is either nude or costumed, but always has interesting light cast upon the human form.  I recently started a blog for my group "Loveland Wild Life Sessions".  Check it out. http://lovelandwildlifesessions.blogspot.com/
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Figurative drawing

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.  Currently I am enjoying drawing so I can focus on the value and form. These drawings were done alla prima. (one session)
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Renaissance

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.

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It's all about the light

 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.  This is the same model who knows how to stay in a pose.   We draw/paint for 3 hours with breaks for the models.  I like to work on toned paper when I draw. I use a little white charcoal for a few highlights.

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Portraits of W

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 that I titled "Wild Man."

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Beautiful profiles

 

 

 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.

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Romantic nude couples

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 drawing evening with friends/like minded souls is a day I look forward to.  Life drawing isn't easy, but a challenge I love.  I admire the models who can slip right back into a pose, even if it is uncomfortable.

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Life Drawing

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.


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Portraits

Mel

Alice

Cindy

 

Here are a few recent portraits that I've painted with oil.  I attend George Coll's portrait class on occasion and always enjoy it when I do go.  The top painting, "Mel" is a 91 year young "fly boy" from World War II.  His stories were memorable.  These original paintings were all painted alla prima in a 3 hour class. I have more artwork online:

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Ashley Rae

Ashley Rae is another professional model that I enjoy to paint and draw.   She usually poses in the nude for our weekly group.   She is awesome at getting right back into the perfect pose each time.  She is truly long and lovely.  These are some  charcoal and pastel drawings (the second is a monochromatic oil) I have done of her over the years.  All images were done alla prima in one 3 hour session.

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"Corsair Wench"

"Corsair Wench"

I admit, I had to google the name of a pirate's girlfriend and this is what I came up with.  Allie posed for our weekly figure and  portrait drawing and painting group. I didn't get to finish the pastel, but I rather like the unfinished look.  The focus is the pirate hat and expression.  This pastel drawing on canson pastel paper is available for purchase.

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Steve: Male nude model

Steve: oil

Steve: charcoal pencil

I also paint & draw male models.   Steve  is another excellent model who posed nude. He has a serious gaze which I felt I captured in these images.  The top piece is a monochromatic oil painting. I used only Transparent Oxide Red with maybe just a touch of Viridian in the last session.  Although I love color it's good to force yourself to paint using just value. Both images were created alla prima in one 3 hour session.

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Tarena

Egyptian goddess (pastel)

Fallen (pastel)

Tarena of Athens (oil)

Beauty (oil)

Dangerous (charcoal)

Ready for Burning Man

Tarena (pastel)

Over the last four years of weekly painting or drawing models in costumed or nude poses, I've definitely had some favorite models.   Tarena is one of them.  These are some of the paintings and drawings I've done from her very creative costumes.  She also is excellent at getting back into a pose perfectly and sits still.  All of these were done alla prima (one session) except for Tarena of Athens in which she posed for us two sessions in a row. To find out if a piece is still for sale, contact me.

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Trish

Trish

Trish:  Nude Back Pose

Trish: Blue eyes

These are a few examples of one of our regular models on my uninstructed painting evenings with artist friends.  We paint costumed models and nudes once a week.   Trish has been an awesome and versitile model for us. The top two nude poses were done in oil. The bottom is pastel.  All three were done alla prima. By painting in one session the painting is fresher and more spontaneous.  These original paintings are for sale, to inquire for current availability, please contact me. 

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