Hound's Tooth

I've been showing so much work with watermedia in the Sketchbook I wanted to post some work in oils.  So in spite of the uneven sheen on the underside of her ha I decided to post this study. This is a portrait of my friend Marjorie who was gracious enough to pose for me in her hound's tooth coat and vintage hat.  Though she was distracted by an episode of Desperate Housewives playing on the TV during our photo-shoot I was still able to get some classic looking photo reference to paint a satisfying study.

Quick Study from Photo Reference

This is just a quick study in watercolor from a magazine photo.  Mostly this was done just to keep my skills sharp.  I liked the dynamic geometries that develop from using a flat brush rather than a round or a filbert.  More like these to come.


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Seeds

These are exploratory thumbnails for a public sculpture project I'm involved with.  I enjoy the idea that a simple 1x1 inch drawing can communicate a form that could take months to finally bring into tangible fruition.

Tiger Study

This is a small sketch of a tiger I did as a demonstration to show a student on how to draw from a photograph.  I thought it turned out nicely and wanted to share it.  Tigers are somewhat easy to draw since their stripes imply their form so well.  Pattern on any surface can make a rendering less dependent on chiaroscuro to indicate the form.

Mamita Lupita!

Who doesn't love good salsa? I recently completed this illustration for Mamita Lupita's Salsa. The logo and label design were created by SoCal WebWorx (www.socalwebworx.com).

Dinner with Picasso

This acrylic work is based on the first chapter of "Life with Picasso" a novel by Francoise Gilot (mother to 2 of Picasso's children). While I don't feel that the style necessarily fits the tone of Gilot's writing, my interest was to complete an illustration in a graphic and curvilinear retro style.

A detail of Gilot:

Across the Universe

This acrylic work is inspired by the Beatles song of the same name.


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