01.31.2011

title: Ariel, Reclining On A Yellow Cloth, Her Left Arm Draped At Her Side
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor, gouache
price: $200.00

01.30.2011

title: Ariel, Seated In Semi-Profile, Leaning Forward On Her Arms
size: 5x6.5 in.
medium: watercolor, ink (on 90lb watercolor paper)
price: $75.00

01.29.2011

title: Ariel, Standing In Profile, Covering Herself Up With Her Hands
size: 5x6.5 in.
medium: watercolor, ink (on 90lb watercolor paper)
price: $75.00

01.28.2011

title: Ariel, Standing In Profile And Reverse, Her Arms At Her Sides
size: 5x6.5 in.
medium: watercolor, ink (on 90lb watercolor paper)
price: $75.00

01.27.2011

title: Devin, Standing In Profile, Twisting His Torso Away
size: 5x6.5 in.
medium: watercolor, ink (on 90lb watercolor paper)
price: $75.00

01.26.2011

title: Devin, Seated In Semi-Profile, His Right Hand Resting On His Knee
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor, ink
price: $200.00

I love how the face turned out on this one.

01.25.2011

title: Reeva, Standing In Contrapposto, A Brown Scarf Wrapped Around Her Neck And Left Wrist
size: 5x6.5 in.
medium: watercolor (on 90lb watercolor paper)
price: $75.00

01.24.2011

title: Devin In A Tan Vest, Standing In Profile, Looking Down At His Outstretched Left Hand
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor, ink
price: $150.00

01.23.2011

title: Devin, Reclining On His Back, His Left Leg Bent At The Knee
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor, ink, gouache
price: $150.00

01.22.2011

title: Devin, Seated In Profile, His Left Leg Bent At The Knee
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor, ink, gouache
price: $200.00

01.21.2011

title: Devin In A Tan Vest, Standing In Semi-Profile, Leaning Back On His Hands
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor, ink, gouache
price: $200.00

01.20.2011

title: Reeva, Seated In Profile, A Brown Scarf Wrapped Around Her Neck And Waist
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

01.19.2011

title: Reeva, Standing In Reverse, Holding A Stick With Her Extended Her Left Arm
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor, gouache, ink
price: $150.00

01.18.2011

title: Reeva, Standing In Profile, Leaning On Her Left Arm
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00

Drawing the model from this angle (I was sitting on the floor right next to the model stand looking up at the model) is the bane of my existence. Whenever you get that foreshortened right shoulder blocking the neck i becomes one big recipe for a disaster. I made the head too big and squished the torso too much. But I do like those hands.

01.17.2011

title: Reeva, Seated, Leaning On Her Left Arm, Her Right Hand Resting On Her Knee
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00

01.16.2011

title: Reeva, Seated In Semi-Profile, Her Left Hand Resting On Her Knee
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00

I started experimenting with my colors a bit more as promised. I began this piece with a light wash of base color and added the pencil marks with a 2B graphite stick. Normally, the pencil doesn't flow real well on a wet surface, but this softer led and sturdier piece of graphite glided like butter.

01.15.2011

title: Female Nude, Standing In Profile, Her Arms Intertwined
size: 8x11 in.
medium: pencil (on sketchbook paper)
price: $50.00

01.14.2011

title: Female Nude, Standing In Reverse, Her Left Arm Raised, Looking Right
size: 8x11 in.
medium: pencil (on sketchbook paper)
price: $50.00

I killed myself on a freelance project over the weekend and messed up my drawing hand. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a pretty scary thing for us artists. I'm taking it easy with my wrist and doing lots of strength training to get it back up to speed. Luckily I have another hand to pick up the slack. This sketch was done with my left hand. I'm pretty happy with the result.

01.13.2011

title: Female Nude, Standing In Contrapposto, Her Left Hand On Her Hip
size: 8x11 in.
medium: watercolor (on sketchbook paper)
price: $50.00

01.12.2011

title: Catherine, Standing In Reverse, Her Left Arm At Her Side
size: 5x6.5 in.
medium: watercolor (on 90lb watercolor paper)
price: $75.00

01.11.2011

title: Catherine, Standing In Semi-Profile, Her Hands Resting On Her Shoulders
size: 5x6.5 in.
medium: watercolor (on 90lb watercolor paper)
price: $75.00

01.10.2011

title: Catherine, Seated In Profile, Her Right Hand Resting On Her Chest
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

01.09.2011

title: Catherine, Reclining On A Red Cloth
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor, gouache
price: $200.00

So I kind of dipped my toe in the water with that whole experimentation I promised at the end of last year. I started mixing some of my colors with white gouache to get the pastel blue highlights in this piece. It's not a big deal, but it helps turn the form and add a little depth. I hope to play around with this effect some more and maybe even get more adventurous with it.

01.08.2011

title: Catherine, Seated In Profile, Resting Her Head In Her Left Hand
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $200.00

01.07.2011

title: Catherine, Standing In Contrapposto, In Reverse
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor, ink
price: $200.00

01.06.2011

title: Catherine, Seated In Profile, Her Left Hand In Her Lap
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $200.00

Here's one from yesterday. One of the first things I painted this year.

01.05.2011

title: Female Nude, Seated In Profile, Her Hands In Her Lap
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

01.04.2011

title: Female Nude, In Profile And Reverse, Crouching In A Fetal Position
size: 7.75x11 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil (on sketchbook paper)
price: $50.00

01.03.2011

title: Rainbow, Standing In Reverse, Grabbing The Back Of Her Head With Her Left Hand
size: 7.75x11 in.
medium: pencil (on sketchbook paper)
price: $50.00

Sorry, I lied. New sketches start later in the week. It was way to cold to bike to Hipbone. Here's another one from the Society of Illustrators.

01.02.2011

title: Jim, Standing, His Right Arm Raised Above His Head And Left Arm Embracing His Belly
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

Another sketch from earlier in 2010 from the Society of Illustrators. New sketches start tomorrow.

01.01.2011

Happy New Year!


title: Female Nude, Reclining
size: 11x15 in.
medium: pastel, marker, gouache (on compressed cardboard)
price: $200.00

This is another sketch from back in 2007 done at the Drawing Studio in Smithtown, NY. You can see the hint of this pose in the background of yesterday's post. I'll start experimenting with other media in the near future. For now, enjoy the older work.