brush milage

these are the studies i did this week.  I seem to be going through a very long plateau of sucking which can only mean one thing, i need more brush milage.  This to me was an incredibly productive week, i need to do way better then that to improve.  I'm looking forward to it.

pre-cook

I love to cook.   This is me in mid project.

the following is a 5 minute watercolor done in Chris Hero's uninstructed workshop today in Helms Bakery in Culver City.  Thank you Chris for the opportunity to create art!

now, tiny still lives.

Done in Nicole Duets class at Animation Guild.  I'm beginning to develop a healthy habit of doing a value study before the color comp.  It's worth it.

one sketch out of many

I attended Karl Gnass two figure composition workshop where two amazing models were posing together.  This is one of the 10min sketches i did. 

now, little paintings

 This painting is from a 3 hr session at Julie Snyders studio.  I adjusted some details at home but i'm having a little trouble finishing the job.  This is 16"x12.

This are about 1 hr alla prima studies.  6"x8", the first is at Santa Barbara Mission and the other is at my friends house.  This is a kinda funny fact... i'm going through something of an empty chair syndrome.  I run outside to paint and i keep being attracted by empty chairs.  I obviously then paint it.  I getting a collection of these guys.  haha.

small drawings

 Tiny Schmid copy

 Tiny portrait of a male model from life.

Tiny Fechin copy