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Nude Egyptian Girl

2012-02-27T20:01:00.005-08:00

Master copy of John Singer Sargent
for my figure painting class
this happened to be his only female oil painting.

old work

2012-01-23T17:40:00.000-08:00

blue pencil sketch 08'

digital paintings 09'

iron pig

2012-01-12T12:28:00.000-08:00

16x12
oil

sketchbook

2011-12-28T12:36:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-24T20:28:00.001-08:00

yes, this has nothing to do with xmas

inspired by "the sartorialist"

hattie

2011-12-22T18:56:00.001-08:00

hattie watson
mixed midea

sketchbook

2011-12-22T15:23:00.000-08:00

a page from my new sketchbook,
inked w/ brush, color pencil, digital coloring

heads

2011-12-21T14:54:00.000-08:00

sketches mixed media

app

2011-12-21T11:44:00.000-08:00

this animation was created back in Jan 11' for a furniture app,
illustrator & photoshop

comics final assignment

2011-12-13T11:26:00.000-08:00

Here's my final project for my penciling & inking class. For this project we had to come up with a 2 page comic. I based mine on a true story, enjoy.

figures & color pencils

2011-10-27T15:02:00.000-07:00

color pencils & graphite
on newsprint

Spidey

2011-10-21T22:43:00.000-07:00

This is my first attempt using ink & brush on Spider-man,
penciling by Finch

oil still life

2011-10-18T13:50:00.001-07:00

unfinished

still life studies

2011-09-18T18:08:00.000-07:00

first attempt using oil

watercolor sketch

2011-07-28T17:51:00.001-07:00

here's a sketch I did using graphite & watercolor. I've been practicing portraits. If you recognize her you're A OK in my book.

1800's

2011-07-07T18:05:00.000-07:00

some more early 19th century portraits
color pencil & charcoal on newsprint

early 19th century

2011-07-07T17:01:00.000-07:00

I find myself fascinated with the early 19th century.
compressed charcoal & vine charcoal on newsprint

hands in the sky

2011-06-19T14:04:00.000-07:00

pastel
12"x 18"

lips

2011-06-09T16:01:00.001-07:00

this is a study of the lower half of the face done with gouache.

Jennifer

2011-06-06T21:11:00.000-07:00

Jennifer

charcoal & white pastel on toned paper

smile

2011-05-31T11:42:00.001-07:00

gouache & graphite
7"x6"

red

2011-05-29T10:10:00.002-07:00

gouache
7" x 7"

brush & ink

2011-05-20T07:05:00.001-07:00

these were done for my clothed figure drawing class.

sketches 2 & 10 min

2011-05-17T18:26:00.000-07:00

clothed figure drawing

2 min gestures
blue pencil

2 min gestures
blue pencil

10 min
blue pencil & gouache

10 min
blue pencil & gouache

10 min
blue pencil & gouache

no such thing as werewolves, just certain death

2011-04-26T07:27:00.000-07:00

blue pencil
brush & ink

no such thing as werewolves,
just certain death.
digital coloring

this is an assignment for my clothed figure drawing class. we have to use a reference photo showing foreshortening of a person and create a story.

love never dies

2011-04-26T07:20:00.000-07:00

blue pencil
brush & ink

love never dies

digital coloring

this is an assignment for my clothed figure drawing class. we have to use a reference photo showing foreshortening of a person and create a story.

merry x-mas! sketches

2010-12-24T18:30:00.001-08:00

on the prowl

2010-12-20T21:56:00.000-08:00

sketch it in blue pencil & colored in photoshop.

2010-12-16T15:24:00.000-08:00

Today was the last day of my intermediate figure drawing class, here are a few of the drawings I did throughout the semester. The first time I used the linear shading technique was in this class.
3hr
charcoal on drawing paper

5hrs
charcoal & white pastel on toned pastel paper
self portrait
charcoal & white pastel on toned pastel paper.

the last voyage

2010-12-06T15:57:00.000-08:00

perspective class
getting familiar w/fisheye perspective.
hand drawn & inked w/illustrator .

Figure

2010-12-05T16:03:00.000-08:00

our class was recently introduced to toned paper.
never tried it till now.
pencil charcoal & wht pastel on pastel toned paper 4hrs

school work

2010-09-24T19:14:00.001-07:00

14x11

micro pigment & gray scale markers

perspective class

charcoal on 18x24
20 mins
figure drawing class

1st workshop

2010-09-06T16:05:00.000-07:00

top three were done in 20 min

15 min each
charcoal on 18x24

this was from my 1st workshop with school.

warm up

2010-08-09T15:08:00.000-07:00

ink liner & graphite on paper 81/2 x 11

Whisper

2010-06-19T19:13:00.001-07:00

brushed with ink & colored digitally.

Jack

2010-06-16T10:44:00.000-07:00

Jack
8 x 10" gouache
with some digital colors

Buck

2010-06-15T14:22:00.000-07:00

Just got two great brushes & had to test them out. I used a W&N #3 Kolinsky on the buck then colored him digitally. The other brush is from Spain, Escoda #2 Tajmir 1212. I read up on the Escoda in Matt's Blog, some great reading here.

Ohh, so thirsty

2010-06-08T18:24:00.000-07:00

I sketched her out with a blue pencil then inked her with a brush, scanned in & finally colored her digitally. Tried line hold for the first time on this illustration.

Ink Heads

2010-06-02T15:47:00.001-07:00

some brush exercises using ink.

white rays

2010-06-01T18:59:00.000-07:00

She was sketched with a blue pencil then digitally colored. This is a brush I can see myself using frequently in photoshop.

Head sketches

2010-05-31T20:06:00.000-07:00

some head exercises with a blue pencil.

Bike

2010-05-29T15:53:00.000-07:00

This was a quick exercise using brush ink & photoshop ,of course. Thanks to The Sartorialist.

Hand On head

2010-05-28T16:17:00.001-07:00

inked with a brush then colored digitally. Experimenting, not sure what to think of this.

20 min sketches

2010-04-15T18:06:00.000-07:00

20 min sketches, charcoal on newsprint

valentine's day

2010-02-14T06:26:00.001-08:00

inked w/ brush & colored in photoshop

Graphite

2010-02-13T10:00:00.000-08:00

more sketches of bust
graphite

gouache

2010-02-11T16:52:00.000-08:00

sketch I did using gouache & graphite

Ink exercise

2010-01-28T12:05:00.000-08:00

ink & wash with a brush

Happy Birthday Max!

2010-01-21T20:08:00.001-08:00

I inked him with a brush then colored him in photoshop.
NINJA DANCE ASSASSIN!

Notebook Covers

2010-01-16T12:12:00.001-08:00

These are three illustrations from a collection of eight. They are note book covers for Office Depot. I created them using photoshop & illustrator.

The Sartorialist

2010-01-09T09:25:00.000-08:00

Both of these illustrations are inspired by The Sartorialist , he has a magnificent eye. The top illustration was inked with a brush then colored in photoshop & the bottom one was done using ink & wash with a brush.

Ink

2010-01-07T15:30:00.000-08:00

My attempt at inking with a brush. This is something that I will practice more often.

sketchesIII

2009-12-31T17:15:00.001-08:00

last sketch of 2009.
charcoal on newsprint

sketches II

2009-12-29T14:46:00.001-08:00

the dancer

charcoal on newsprint

sketches I

2009-12-25T10:33:00.000-08:00

charcoal on newsprint

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

2009-12-20T06:26:00.000-08:00

I just finished the Abe last night. 16x20 charcoal

I see you

2009-12-17T18:07:00.000-08:00

Experimenting some more with ps

three ladies

2009-12-04T14:57:00.001-08:00

I sketched them out with the good old blue pencil. The coloring process was new to me , I was experimenting with ps at the time. 2008

All mine

2009-12-03T07:22:00.000-08:00

This is a fun sketch I did with graphite & colored in PS.