Sunday, May 31, 2015

05.31.2015 - Blast From The Past: 09.20.2010

Female Nude, Seated In Semi-Profile With Her Legs Crossed, Her Right Hand On Her Left Shoulder
title: Female Nude, Seated In Semi-Profile With Her Legs Crossed, Her Right Hand On Her Left Shoulder
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor, ball-point pen
price: $200.00



This painting started as one big disaster and continued to be so through out most of the pose. I can't tell you how many times I thought about throwing in the towel and going home. This was the last pose of the session. But just as doubt started to fill me I thought of the advice I got from Julie Bell, and reaffirmed again this weekend while talking to Greg Manchess; to press on past the ugly stage and trust in your abilities. There is a point in the painting process then a painting looks like utter crap and all you want to do is slash the canvas, snap your brushes in two, and take up a safe profession like accounting. But all the pros know that this is just a stage a painting has to go through (well, Greg skips that stage and goes strait to the finish) to lay the groundwork for the final polish. This painting is far from polished, but I pressed on, and used the green pen (the only color I had handy) to add some form to the senseless washes. As things started coming together, I went back in with the washes to add the details in the face and the shadow areas. And now I'm pretty happy with the results.

Saturday, May 30, 2015

05.30.2015 - Blast From The Past: 02.01.2010

Dirty Martini, Seated In Semi-Profile, With Pink Hair And Blue Pasties
title: Dirty Martini, Seated In Semi-Profile, With Pink Hair And Blue Pasties
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $200.00

Friday, May 29, 2015

05.29.2015

Liz With A Band Aid Between Her Eyes, Seated, Curled Up In A Ball
title: Liz With A Band Aid Between Her Eyes, Seated, Curled Up In A Ball
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00

Thursday, May 28, 2015

05.28.2015

Liz, Reclining In Reverse
title: Liz With A Band Aid Between Her Eyes, Seated
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00


I'm not sure what the story behind the Band-Aid was, but it was an added challenge to paint.

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

05.27.2015

Liz, Reclining In Reverse
title: Liz, Reclining In Reverse
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

05.26.2015

Female Nude, Reclining, Resting Her Head In Her Left Hand
title: Female Nude, Reclining, Resting Her Head In Her Left Hand
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00

Monday, May 25, 2015

05.25.2015

Happy Memorial Day!!!

Female Nude, Seated In Profile, In Thought
title: Female Nude, Seated In Profile, In Thought
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00

Sunday, May 24, 2015

05.24.2015 - Blast From The Past: 07.05.2010

Gigi, Seated In Semi-Profile On A Stool, Looking Over Her Right Shoulder
title: Gigi, Seated In Semi-Profile On A Stool, Looking Over Her Right Shoulder
size: 11x17 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $200.00

Saturday, May 23, 2015

05.23.2015 - Blast From The Past: 01.27.2010

Jim, Standing In Semi-Profile, His Hair Pulled Back
title: Jim, Standing In Semi-Profile, His Hair Pulled Back
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $150.00

Friday, May 22, 2015

05.22.2015

Reclining Female Nude, Resting Her Head On Her Right Arm
title: Reclining Female Nude, Resting Her Head On Her Right Arm
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil, ink
price: $200.00

Thursday, May 21, 2015

05.21.2015

Female Nude In Reverse, Seated In A Folding Chair
title: Female Nude In Reverse, Seated In A Folding Chair
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $200.00

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

05.20.2015

Standing Female Nude, Her Arms At Her Sides
title: Standing Female Nude, Her Arms At Her Sides
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

05.19.2015

Female Nude, Seated In Reverse
title: Female Nude, Seated In Reverse
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $200.00

Monday, May 18, 2015

05.18.2015

Female Nude, Reclining On A Blue Cloth
title: Female Nude, Reclining On A Blue Cloth
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00

Sunday, May 17, 2015

05.17.2015 - Blast From The Past: 05.17.2010

Amber Ray, Standing In Contrapposto, In Profile And Reverse
title: Amber Ray, Standing In Contrapposto, In Profile And Reverse
size: 7.75x11 in.
medium: watercolor, ball-point pen (on sketchbook paper)
price: $50.00

Saturday, May 16, 2015

05.16.2015 - Blast From The Past: 08.17.2009

Female Nude, Seated In Profile, Her Hands In Her Lap
title: Female Nude, Seated In Profile, Her Hands In Her Lap
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00

Friday, May 15, 2015

05.15.2015

Female Nude, In Profile, Her Arms Extending Forward
title: Female Nude, In Profile, Her Arms Extending Forward
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00

Thursday, May 14, 2015

05.14.2015

Seated Female Nude, Resting Her Head In Her Left Hand
title: Seated Female Nude, Resting Her Head In Her Left Hand
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

05.13.2015

Female Nude, Pledging Allegiance
title: Female Nude, Pledging Allegiance
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

05.12.2015

Seated Female Nude, Her Left Hand Resting On Her Knee
title: Seated Female Nude, Her Left Hand Resting On Her Knee
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00

Monday, May 11, 2015

05.11.2015

Female Nude, Reclining On A Yellow Cloth
title: Female Nude, Reclining On A Yellow Cloth
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00

Sunday, May 10, 2015

05.10.2015 - Blast From The Past: 05.12.2010

Bunny Love, Seated In Semi-Profile, Her Left Hand Resting On Her Raised Left Knee
title: Bunny Love, Seated In Semi-Profile, Her Left Hand Resting On Her Raised Left Knee
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $150.00

Saturday, May 9, 2015

05.09.2015 - Blast From The Past: 02.25.2010

Gigi With Her New Tattoo, Seated In Profile
title: Gigi With Her New Tattoo, Seated In Profile
size: 9x12 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $200.00

Friday, May 8, 2015

05.08.2015

Seated Female Nude, A Yellow Cloth Draped Across Her Right Side
title: Seated Female Nude, A Yellow Cloth Draped Across Her Right Side
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor
price: $200.00

Thursday, May 7, 2015

05.07.2015

Female Nude, Reclining, Her Arms Behind Her Head
title: Female Nude, Reclining, Her Arms Behind Her Head
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

05.06.2015

Jenna, Reclining, Asleep
title: Jenna, Reclining, Asleep
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00


Found this one from last year, painted in Portland. I miss my Portland sessions.

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

05.05.2015

Emma, Seated In Profile, Her Hands On Her Right Thigh
title: Emma, Seated In Profile, Her Hands On Her Right Thigh
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00

Monday, May 4, 2015

05.04.2015

Emma, Seated, Leaning On Her Crisscrossed Arms
title: Emma, Seated, Leaning On Her Crisscrossed Arms
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00

Sunday, May 3, 2015

05.03.2015 - Blast From The Past: 04.27.2010

Bunny Love, Standing In Profile, Wearing Green, Shell-Shaped Pasties
title: Bunny Love, Standing In Profile, Wearing Green, Shell-Shaped Pasties
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00

Saturday, May 2, 2015

05.02.2015 - Blast From The Past: 09.09.2009

Jim, Seated In Semi-Profile, His Right Arm In A Sling
title: Jim, Seated In Semi-Profile, His Right Arm In A Sling
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00

Friday, May 1, 2015

05.01.2015

Emma, Standing In Reverse, Her Right Hand On Her Hip
title: Emma, Standing In Reverse, Her Right Hand On Her Hip
size: 11x15 in.
medium: watercolor, pencil
price: $200.00