12.31.2008

Happy End of 2008!


title: Legs Malone, Standing In Semi-Profile, Wearing A Blue Scarf And A Red Hat, Her Right Hand Touching Her Chest
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

What a crazy year 2008 has been. Filled with highs and lows. Even with all the craziness and the uncertainty I still think that 2008 was largely better than 2007. And I'm optimistic that 2009 will prove to be better still. Here's hoping that I'm right, not just for myself, but for everyone else out there. Thank you all for stopping by and have yourselves a happy and safe celebration tonight. See you next year!

12.30.2008

title: Legs Malone, Standing In Profile And Reverse, Embracing Herself
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

12.29.2008

title: Female Nude, Standing In Reverse, Holding Her Hands In Front Of Her, Looking Left
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

12.28.2008

title: Isis, Seated In Semi-Profile, Leaning Forward, Her Elbows Resting On Her Knees
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $200.00

Isis is another new model at the Society of Illustrators. She's modeled once before but my drawings of her were pretty terrible. Second time is the charm. :P

12.27.2008

title: Isis, Seated In Profile, Leaning Back On Her Left Arm
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $200.00

12.26.2008

title: Pinkie, Seated, Her Left Arm Draped Over Her Crossed Knees, Looking Down Past Her Right Shoulder
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $200.00

For this painting of Pinkie Special I replaced my usual Permanent Carmine for the skin tone with a mixture of Cadmium Red and Yellow Ochre. The Blues and Violets in the skin were a return to my good old standby color, Ultramarine Blue.

12.25.2008

Merry Christmas!!!


title: Candice Holding A Red Flower In Her Left Hand
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
SOLD

Once again the I'm experimenting with colors in this painting of Candice. This is the closest I came to capturing her likeness. And the red and green colors in the flower seem appropriate for Christmas.

12.24.2008

title: Candice, Seated In Semi-Profile, Looking At Her Raised Right Hand (Bored)
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
SOLD

I was trying to experiment with some different colors for the drawings of Candice that I'm posting over the next few days. It's a lot tougher than it seems. I kept trying to veer toward my regular hues. I'll have to remove them from my palette next time I try this experiment. Also, that big, black background shape is actually Doug (his pants), in mime costume, standing behind Candice.

12.23.2008

title: Candice, Leaning Backwards On Her Arms
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

Candice was a new model at the Society of Illustrators Jazz and Sketch Sessions. She was a lot of fun to draw. Unfortunately, this painting is not the best likeness. I hope she comes back so I can have another go at it.

12.22.2008

title: Female Nude, Standing In Profile, Her Right Arm Raised Toward Her Face (Trying To Remember Something)
size: 7.5x9 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $100.00

12.21.2008

title: Pinkie In Pigtails, Seated In Semi-Profile, Her Arms Embracing Her Left Leg
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

12.20.2008

title: Standing Female Nude, Her Right Arm Raised And Her Left At Her Side
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $150.00

12.19.2008

title: Piera, Standing In Profile, A Blue Feathered Robe Draped Around Her Left Arm And Back, Looking Away
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $200.00

12.18.2008

title: Piera, Seated, In Reverse, Leaning Back On Her Left Arm, Looking Upward
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $200.00

12.17.2008

title: Jim, Seated, In Reverse, Wearing A Feathered Hat, Looking Left
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $200.00

12.16.2008

title: Piera, Standing In Semi-Profile, Looking Back Over Her Right Shoulder, Her Arms At Her Sides
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

12.15.2008

title: Legs Malone, Seated In Profile, Leaning Forward On Her Hands
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00

12.14.2008

title: Tatiana, Seated In Semi-Profile, Resting Her Head In Her Right Hand
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

12.13.2008

title: Sara, Standing In Profile And Reverse, Looking Back Over Her Left Shoulder
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

12.12.2008

title: Sara Leaning On Her Arms
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $200.00

12.11.2008

title: Sara, Seated In Semi-Profile, Legs Crossed, Her Torso Twisting Opposite Her Legs, Leaning Back On Her Arms
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

12.10.2008

title: Female Nude, Seated In Semi-Profile, Leaning On Her Left Arm While Balancing Herself With The Fingers Of Her Right Hand
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

12.09.2008

title: Alexis, Seated In Profile, Legs Crossed, Her Left Arm Resting On Her Right Knee
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

12.08.2008

title: Alexis, Standing In Profile And Reverse, Her Left Arm At Her Side And Her Right Hand Resting On Her Hip
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

12.07.2008

title: Alexis, Seated In Semi-Profile, Her Left Arm Resting On Her Raised Leg
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

12.06.2008

title: Female Nude, Standing In Profile, Her Arms Raised Above Her Head
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

12.05.2008

title: Female Nude, Standing In Profile, Her Left Arm In Front Of Her
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

12.04.2008

title: Lillian, Seated In Profile, Her Head Resting In Her Left Hand
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
SOLD

12.03.2008

title: Piera, Seated, Leaning On Her Left Arm
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

12.02.2008

title: Female Nude, Seated In Profile, Her Arms Embracing Her Left Leg
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

This in an oldie from 2006. I painted this one at Haven Arts at the same time I painted the piece that is the header of this blog.

Holiday Sale!!! - Up To 50% Off Everything

I'm a little late with this posting (wanted to post it last night).

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12.01.2008

title: Alexis, Standing In Profile, Her Arms Draped Over Her Head
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
SOLD

This one is from a Thursday Jazz & Sketch from a few weeks back. The band brought an entourage and there was a board meeting upstairs. When the board meeting let up it made for one rowdy night. Jeff Fisher, who was upstairs, came down and started giving me hell about working in my comfort zone. He pretty much made me switch up my colors and experiment. This is the result, She-Hulk. Also that night I met Mike Stroud, from the band Ratatat, who is the son of past Society of Illustrators President, Steve Stroud.