subway

I haven't posted in a while, so here are some doodles from the subway.

a couple of unfinished paintings

cynthea at work

this is how i feel at work sometimes....usually if i went to bed really, really late.

painting in prospect park

sleeping nelson again

last class

Unfortunately, my watercolor class is over. This was our longest pose the whole class. Mostly I like it, but the head is too small.

Now I have to figure out what class to take next!

a "Do-Your-Kumon" ghost

paintings

colorful doodles

I'm still working on this one and I'm not sure what to do to finish it. I was thinking about painting it larger. All these doodles are pretty tiny on random scraps of watercolor paper.

more watercolors

more watercolors from class..
also, one of our models a couple weeks ago brought in some books with artwork from an artist named Wendy Artin. Our model used to pose for her and thought our class would be interested in seeing her work.
Her artwork is amazing! I love her watercolors of the human figure.
http://www.wendyartin.com/pages/nudes/nudes.htm

more watercolors!

We don't get homework in my watercolor class, but the teacher encourages us to paint on our own. I went to the zoo on Sunday and tried to paint birds. They were really hyperactive and flew at people more than usual. The victoria crowned pigeons looked like they were nesting because they kept carrying around long strands of grass and straw.

During the day at work I can get bored waiting for renders and such, so I decided to paint my hands. Yes, my hands are pudgy and deformed looking.

self portrait and tricia reading a book

i think i look like a zombie. =(

napping nelson and naked dude

I painted Nelson tonight while he napped on the couch. He didn't quite stay still so I never figured out how his hand was curled up under his face.

The other pic is from last week's class. It was a 40 minute pose, but I still couldn't manage to finish it.

watercolors!

I started my watercolor class at SVA last week. I'm not used to painting humans so they're a bit sloppy and weird.
Today I decided to practice by painting Tricia. We did it at two different times of the day, which screwed up shadows and I ended up giving Tricia a swarthy complexion. I also had difficulty painting details and defining her face. At one point she looked cross-eyed so I blotted it out.

Thank you Tricia for being so patient.

still in progress