A New Model

 Linh is a new model from the Artist Guild. She is pretty. She posed for us in the Firehouse North evening painting session. I did this painting with acrylic on a 16" x20" canvas."

Philip Ng

Sarah

Sarah   acrylic on canvas 24 by 20

I worked on this in one session and it went well at first but then I decided to rework before the end of the session and by the end it was unresolved. I worked on it at home at it get to a better place.  Karen

Man in a Suit

Man in a Suit  acrylic on canvas 24 by 30

I did this awhile ago but never posted. Our model wore a 3 peice suit. Pretty unusual outfit as we are more use to shorts, sweat pants, and tank tops when we have a male mode.  Karen Zullo Sherr

Ana

 Ana sat for us in the Firehouse for 2 sessions. She was a nice model and held her pose very well. The painting was done with acrylic on a 12" x 12" Masonite. 
Philip Ng

Reading

Model with Book  acrylic on canvas 24 by 18

I have worked on this on and off for awhile and it has changed so that I can't remember who the model was.  I enjoy the process of painting most when there are lots of transformations. Will post this again if it changes more.

Karen

Denise

Denise at Artist's  Loft     acrylic on canvas  24 by 20

I am trying to have more fun with the backgrounds at the Firehouse and in this one I was thinking about what it might look like if Denise was modeling in one of the lofts that are near the Bay Bridge in San Francisco.  It is still a work in progress.   Karen

Edna Models

Reclining Woman   acrylic on canvas  28 by 22

I wanted to have Edna in a reclining pose.  We don't have the right kind of pillows or props to make a good reclining setting so I ended up doing my own setting.  So did some of the others painting that evening.  Rebeca put Edna lying on a hillside.


Karen

Kat

Kat at the Firehouse acylic on canvas 30 by 24

Kat modeled for us in the evening group a few weeks ago. This painting utilizes a lot of texture although I don't think there was another painting underneath. It was all build up during the evening session.

Portrait Study

Portrait Study-Larry  acrylic on canvas  16 by 20

Larry did a sitting pose for us. He was reading a book. It was challenging for me since his head moved a little bid from time to time after each rest break. I tried to block in loosely all features and color and tied everything together in the last sitting session. It was a difficult pose for Larry, but it was fun to paint. This is an acrylic on 16" X 20" canvas. 

Philip Ng

Interior and Exterior

I included the still life set up on the table and the view from the windows with Bonnie in her green hat.

Karen

Interior and Exterior   acrylic on canvas  30 by 24

Talia

Talia   acrylic on canvas  18 by 24

Talia, a very pretty model, posed for us in the Firehouse for two sessions. This painting was done with acrylic on 18"x24" canvas.  Philip Ng

Many Months Ago

Woman with Lamp   acrylic on canvas  30 by 24

I did this quite a few months ago but only recently had it photographed.  Karen

Figure and Still Life

Jenny with Urban Ore Pottery   acrylic on canvas  28 by 22

I went to urban ore and got some pottery for the painting session.  I spent a little time thinking about the setup because it is helping me work on composition.  We had Talia in the morning session and although she is a good model I did not like what I did with the painting so I painted over it in the evening session.  The set up was the same but I took a different vantage point.  Karen

Signe Models

Signe  acrylic on canvas 18 by 24 

Signe was holding a book in the pose. The big flower pattern stirred up a little bit of the quietness. The lines help me to draw the shape and curves of her body. I added a glass of water on the table, she deserved it.   Philip Ng

Karisa in the Evening Group

Karisa  acrylic on canvas 18 by 24

Karisa looked very nice in her beautiful silky night robe. I loved the choice of the setting in the pose. The patterns of the cushions added a lot to the atmosphere of the painting.   Philip Ng

Artist at Work

Ricardo posed for us in the evening session at the Firehouse. The canvas and the palette in the pose were actually blank canvas panels. I blocked in a portrait and made up the palette to make the painting looked more interesting. The colors on the palette in the picture were actually a copy of the colors I used in my palette. This is an acrylic on a 18" by 24" canvas.
Philip Ng

Lisa Models

Studying   acrylic on canvas  18 by 24

It is quite a challenge to paint in the evening session at the Firehouse. We have a model for one session only. With little thinking, I used large shapes and lines to block in the composition, then added color. In the halfway, I noticed all my focus was on the left of the canvas, the colorful cushions, the bench and the model. There was nothing on the right. I brought in a chair and the model's handbag into my painting. Although the shadow of the chair was on the wrong side but it help to break up the wall space, so I kept it.  To move the focus a little bid more to the right, the color of the cushions was subdued. I added more detail work and  light on the book. To push the focus to the right a little bid more, I made contrast of the reflected light against the shadow of the chair on the wall. A couple of brush stocks were used to break up that long line on the wall.    Philip Ng

Diana in a Green Dress

Diana is a great artist and a great model too. I have been painting with her in the morning session at the Firehouse for more than a year. This was the third time I painted her. The painting was done with acrylic on a 18" x 24" canvas.



Philip Ng

Carla at the Firehouse

Woman with Flowers  acrylic, 24 by 30

We had Carla model for two session at the Firehouse. No matter how many times I paint her there is always something new to try with her.

Karen

Karen Models

Women with Book  acrylic on canvas, 24 by 30

Karen modeled in the evening group last month. I worked again with very large shapes and brush strokes.  KZS