Twilight Painting

I don't remember who this is, or the date when I painted it. It was not a big canvas, 16 x 20" in size. I really like how the model came out, though. I have been using a whole lot of gel and doing a lot of scraping in these paintings, and it really shows on this one.

Jenny models

This is my second painting of Jenny.  I had a good start and then lost it in the middle. I worked on it later and like the soft focus and light now. It is a15 by 30 canvas.

My Second Signe Painting

On my second attempt I used a 15 by 30 canvas and a larger figure. I had fun with the color.  Karen

Prudence at the Firehouse

I asked Prudence to wear what she would choose to wear to be painted. She loves color and we were not disappointed.  I like the richness of this painting. It is an 20 by 20 acrylic on canvas.  Karen

Randall in Striped Pants

There were parts of this painting I was unhappy with and if there had been more time would have kept working on. But when I got it home I felt the painting was finished and it was about the space at the Firehouse and the relationships of the figures in the space. Karen

Adrian and Diana at the Firehouse

I worked on this since we painted Adrian trying to develop a unified feeling and story of the model and the painter.

Adrian

Today I had a yen to draw, not paint. So I was able to do three portraits of Adrian.

The first one, in charcoal, is the best. The second one, in bright colors, gave me a chance to go crazy with oil pastels. It was fun, but the results are only so-so. The third, in pastels, sanguine conte, and pencil, came out okay.

(I don't understand how this blogging program orders the pictures! The first one I posted, the charcoal drawing, came out last when published.)

Joaquin at the Firehouse

I did not like the way I had done Joaquin at the first session. And the composition wasn't right. At the second session I added two new figures and worked on the surface quality adding the text. It improved but I want to experiment with a variety of mediums and additives for the acrylics. Karen