Monday, December 15, 2008

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.

Monday, October 27, 2008

More Drawings




Recent drawings of Raven and Donna.

Sunday, September 21, 2008

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.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Donna


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

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

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.

Monday, August 18, 2008

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!

Sunday, August 10, 2008

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.

Thursday, July 3, 2008

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.

Saturday, June 21, 2008

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!

Monday, May 26, 2008

Wayne


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

Friday, May 16, 2008

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.

Monday, May 12, 2008

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.

Monday, March 24, 2008


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.