Trevor

Just realized I hadn't posted the last painting of the class; "Trevor" sat for us for 6 weeks. A joy to paint! 10" x 12" oil.

More Drawings

Recent drawings of Raven and Donna.

Finally Finished Donna

This is the final image of Donna's portrait, finished last week.

Encore Raven

These are two of my drawings of Raven with graphite and white charcoal on colored paper.

Donna

Artist and model, Donna, sat for us for 6 weeks. Sure was a joy to paint her. 10"x12" oil.

Melissa

Melissa is a model from San Fransisco. We only kept her busy for two weeks, but I feel like it was a productive 2 weeks.

Cinzia

We've used Cinzia as a model for many figure drawings, but this was the most relaxed we'd seen her. Must be due to the big comfy chair!

Larine

Each portrait takes from 5 to 6 weeks, 5 days a week, 3 hours a day. This requires tremendous patience from the model and persistance from the artist. Larine is a fine artist when she is not modelling for us at the Ryder studio.

Cherished

Goodness the months are flying by. We are halfway through the nine month course with Tony and still painting like crazy. This piece "Cherished" is 10"x10" in oil and is a composition of the books and objects that mean a lot to me for various reasons. I painted it across the canvas, so the format is not a normal square.

Raven In All His Glory

Two Figures in Studio 16"x14"

Raven 12"x10"

Raven sat for both portrait and this double figure work. Two figures and two sources of light at the Ryder Studio. It doesn't get better than that!

Wayne

My honey, Wayne, sat for our portrait class and this is the result. Graphite and white charcoal on paper.

Play of Light

During a break in our models, we worked on still lifes that we set up. This painting "Light Play" was a still life of items that were gifts from friends and family.

14" x 10", oil.

Toby

We worked for 5 weeks on the portrait of Toby. Starting with small poster study followed by charcoal drawing, color "wash-in" and form painting. Final work is 12" x 10".

April's Work

Randy sat for us in a toga, looking like a Roman Senator. I chose to stick to a portrait. Has a bit of a feel of a saint.

New Blog, new posting, new work. Monday everything starts fresh. I'm hoping to keep folks up to date with my progress in portrait class. So here is the lastest painting; "Deidre", 12" x 10", oil.