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Daily Sketch + painting series
Today’s sketch(es)
Also, I’m working on a series, here’s how far I’ve gotten.
I don’t shoot a series all at once, I actually shoot poses for several series with a model and then let the series come together over the years as I match the right model to the series. So, I’ve been working on this series for six years. I have all the rest of the paintings for this series on canvas, ready to be painted. I’d like to finish it this month.
This series has kind of been my main thesis, about portraying feminine strength and confidence. I’ll write more about how I got here when I’m complete, but for now, that’s a peak into how this works and the long term plan I started back on ’03 when Trish asked, “why don’t you try to get a gallery show?”
Daily Sketches Are Back
I’ve taken a little break from painting. I was to start a new portrait painting class tomorrow night at the Studio Incamminati, a place I’ve wanted to study at for a few years, but the class was canceled. So I got a couple hundred bucks back on unused paints and canvases, but I’m not sure what my painting schedule is next.
Here’s today’s sketch. I’ll be painting this in dyes soon.
Also, I’m going to paint some beaches soon, too.
I am currently feeling a little all over the place, there’s at least four series of paintings fighting for first position in my head, so for now, a step back is necessary.
Painting Study. Reflections series. Stoya
Here’s a sketch I did in preparation for a new painting for a new series I’ve been working on for a few years. Just getting to paint it now.
In this one, the model is Stoya. She’s gorgeous, and has very defined features, but for some reason though I’m very good at capturing people’s likenesses, I’m hit or miss when I draw Stoya. I think it’s because her features are very subtle. Part of the beauty. It also allows her to create many different looks.
I’ve got a likeness drawn on the canvas now that I’m happy with, I’ll post a picture of it later. For now, here’s a breakdown. It’s not so flattering, but it will help me later when I paint.
I’m an Oil Man
I’m an oil painter now. I never really thought I would be, but a couple of things happened to give me the opportunity and here’s my first oil painting in 15 years:
I’m thrilled with it. It’s much better than I thought it would be. In fact, I was so sure that I’d make a bad painting that I had to give myself a pep talk before painting it. I focused on the fact that no matter how bad it was, it’d be the best oil painting I had done in 15 years. It helped.
I’ve gotten pretty comfortable with the control I had in watercolors first then later with dyes and to give that up with a new medium was not something I was looking forward to. However I am enjoying the newness of it now.
I’ll write more soon about oil and the new options it gives me, how it makes it easier to show in a gallery, and my horror story of the last time I painted in oil. I started typing it all up, but it’s taking too long and I’ve waited long enough to post about this.
More soon
Stoya
Here’s a sketch of a cool shoot I had with my friend Stoya.
I’ve got this big project that involves a Noir look that I started a couple of years back and want to complete (or at least take the next step on) this year. Back in ’06 Stoya helped me out with a photoshoot and by helping make a dress for the shoot. Unfortunately I reward her here with a sloppy sketch that doesn’t really look like her. I’m a little messy these days, but should be back on track late next week. I’ll write more on the project as it progresses, and you can see some parts of the project that are in development in some of the drawings from this past month. It’ll bring together my current style, my previous style (from ’92 – ’99) some writing and some of my Illustration background.
Day 8: Wishing Good Luck
Here’s one for the painting I’m doing after two more paintings. It’s of my friend who’s up for an award this weekend. Hope she wins.
