07.31.2008

title: Kenitta, In Reverse, Seated In A Chair, Looking Back, With A Standing Female Nude In The Background
size: 7.75x11 in.
medium: charcoal (on sketchbook paper)
price: $75.00

07.30.2008

title: Martina, Seated In A Chair, Holding A Lace Fan
size: 7.5x11 in.
medium: pencil (on sketchbook paper)
price: $75.00

07.29.2008

title: Martina, Seated On Her Legs In A Chair, Wearing An Eye Necklace, Loafers, And A Babushka Around Her Head
size: 7.5x11 in.
medium: pencil (on sketchbook paper)
price: $75.00

07.28.2008

title: Martina, Standing In Contrapposto, A Cloth Draped Around Her Arms, Wearing A Skirt
size: 7.5x11 in.
medium: pencil, charcoal (on sketchbook paper)
price: $50.00

07.27.2008

title: Kika, Standing In Profile, Leaning Back On The Arm Of A Chair
size: 7.5x11 in.
medium: pencil (on sketchbook paper)
price: $100.00

07.26.2008

title: Kika, Seated In Semi-Profile, Leaning On The Back Of A Chair, Left Hand Tucked Behind Her Neck
size: 7.5x11 in.
medium: pencil (on sketchbook paper)
price: $50.00

07.25.2008

title: Julie, Standing In Semi-Profile, Leaning On Her Left Leg, With Kika, Seated In The Foreground, Looking Away
size: 7.5x11 in.
medium: walnut ink (on sketchbook paper)
price: $75.00

07.24.2008

title: Julie, Seated In Semi-Profile, Leaning Back With Arms Spread Out, Being Sketched By a Fellow Artist
size: 7.5x11 in.
medium: walnut ink (on sketchbook paper)
price: $75.00

The Society of Illustrators Jazz & Sketch gets pretty crowded from time to time. It was no different one of my first weeks there. I started this Drawing with a clear view of Julie only to be obstructed by a fellow artist returning to his seat. I worked around him as best I could. Eventually I decided to include him as well. I can't remember if it was intentional or not, but I like the placement of the artist's hand drawing Julie.

07.23.2008

I'll be out of town for the next two weeks. I'm heading out to San Diego for the annual ComicCon International and then up to San Francisco. I'm bringing my Best of Nude of the Day: Year One book to promote it on the west coast. In the Introduction of the book I talk about how this blog came to be and how I got involved with the Society of Illustrators. While I'm away I prepared about two weeks of posts with some of my first sketches (from April 2005) at the Society of Illustrators Jazz & Sketch.
Enjoy!
And see you in two weeks.


title: Julie, Seated In Profile, With Arms On Her Hips, Wearing a Top-Hat, Stockings, Garter Belts and Pasties
size: 7.5x11 in.
medium: pencil (on sketchbook paper)
price: $75.00

07.22.2008

title: Martina, Standing In Reverse, With Left Hand On Her Hip, Looking Back
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

07.21.2008

title: Roger, Standing In Semi-Profile, With Arms Pressed Against His Chest
size: 8.5x10.75 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $150.00

07.20.2008

title: Anastasia, Standing In Profile, Looking Forward
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

07.19.2008

400th Nude!!!


title: Anastasia, Seated In Semi-Profile, With Her Right Hand Resting On Her Hip
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $200.00

07.18.2008

title: Female Nude, Seated In Semi-Profile, Leaning On Her Right Arm, With Left Arm Draped Across Her Legs
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

07.17.2008

title: Standing Female Nude, Arms Wrapped Around Her Chest, Head Cocked Toward Her Right Shoulder
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

07.16.2008

title: Female Nude, Seated In Reverse, Left Leg Extended And Arms Wrapped Around Her Sides
size: 7.75x11 in.
medium: walnut ink (on sketchbook paper)
price: $50.00

07.15.2008

title: Dirty Martini, Reclining On Her Right Side, Legs Foreshortened, Looking Up
size: 7.5x11 in.
medium: watercolor (on sketchbook paper)
SOLD

07.14.2008

title: Kika, Standing In Profile And Reverse, With Her Hand On Her Hip
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, ink
price: $150.00

Best of Nude of the Day: Year One Book

I spent the 4th of July weekend working on a book collecting some of my favorite sketches from the first year of Nude of the Day.

Best of Nude of the Day: Year One
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07.13.2008

title: Kika, Standing In Contrapposto, With Left Hand On Her Hip And Right Arm Behind Her
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, ink
price: $150.00

07.12.2008

title: Emily, In Profile, With Left Arm On Her Hip
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, ink
price: $150.00

07.11.2008

title: Jim, Standing In Profile, With Right Arm Behind His Back
size: 7.75x11 in.
medium: ink (on sketchbook paper)
price: $50.00

07.10.2008

title: Female Nude, Seated In Profile, With Left Arm Raised
size: 7.75x11 in.
medium: watercolor, ink (on sketchbook paper)
price: $50.00

07.09.2008

title: Standing Female Nude, Right Arm Resting Behind Her Hip, Looking Over Her Right Shoulder
size: 7.75x11 in.
medium: walnut ink (on sketchbook paper)
price: $50.00

07.08.2008

title: Jim, In Semi-Profile, With His Right Arm On His Head
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $200.00

07.07.2008

title: Tatiana, Standing In Reverse, Arms Raised With Hands To Her Face
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor, ink
price: $150.00

07.06.2008

title: Study Of The Knees And Arm Of A Reclining Female Nude Over A Drawing Of Tatiana's Back
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $150.00

This is from a week before the drawing of Rainbow Reclining from yesterday. I was having a hard time that night and my mind was more chaotic then. In my frustration I decided to work on top of an earlier drawing from that night in an attempt to make sense of the chaos. This is something I was doing a lot at the time (See posts Watercolor Moleskine Part 1 and Part 2). In focusing on a small element of the whole figure I was able to pull off a nice study from an otherwise fruitless night.

07.05.2008

title: Rainbow, Reclining In Semi-Profile, With Left Arm Resting On Her Head
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

This was a fairly quick pose, 10 minutes, that I wish had gone on for a lot longer. I spent the first 5 minutes on the drawing, which came together nicely. The other time was spent laying in the washes. I slowed down for this pose and really thought about my marks before I made them, which has not been the case as of late.

07.04.2008

Happy Independence Day!!!


title: Rainbow, In Profile, Kneading Her Forehead
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $200.00

07.03.2008

title: Sara, Standing, In Profile And Reverse, Looking Over Her Right Shoulder
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $100.00

07.02.2008

title: Roger, Standing, With Right Arm Resting On The Back Of His Hip, Looking To His Left
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $200.00

This is, In my opinion, one of my best paintings of a face. Here's a detail:

07.01.2008

title: Jenny, Standing In Profile, Wearing a Greenish-Yellow Scarf, Holding A Martini Glass In Right Hand, With Left Hand On Her Hip
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00