Bonnie in Regal Attire

Bonnie in Regal Attire              oil on canvas  18 by 24

Bonnie posed in a standing position. She wore a strange hat, vaguely regal, which she said was to commemorate the abdication of Queen Beatrice of the Netherlands. She was assisted with her dress and hair by stylist, Jaeme.She looks more like a Polynesian Priincess. She remarked that she concentrated on thinking "good thoughts" so that she would have a peaceful expression on her face.     Iris Sabre

A Suprisingly Good Replacement Model

Xavier                                         oil on canvas    18 by 24

The Guild model was a no-show, but we did really well with a replacement this evening. Xavier who was working in the back of the studio was more than willing to fill. Having worked as a mime in Mexico City, he know how to strike an interesting pose and hold it. His face showed a lot of character for someone so young. He removed his plain black sweatshirt when he posed, revealing a striped t-shirt which was also cool to paint.  Iris Sabre

Three Recent Models

acrylic

Eden    acrylic

Simone Rene        acrylic

  Jaeme has been painting with our Tuesday evening long pose group.  She sent these 3 paintings to the blog.  They  show a good incorporation of texture and some of it is from the underpainting.  "The one of the model, Eden, is a paint-over. I am always looking to improve, and anyone laying around too long is subject to a paint-over. Simone Rene, the red, is very athletic and amenable.She used the same pic on her website."   Jaeme 

Aja

 Aja is a fabulous model. She has that special ability to create a mood. Her long black hair was partially died a bright pink-orange, and piled high on her head. Her outfit looked like underwear from some by-gone time, with white shift and bloomers, pink and white striped stockings and, dainty lace-up boots with 2-inch heels. She has a calm and regal beauty which combined with her attire to create a rare and unique atmosphere.    Iris Sabre

Aja in White Blouse                   oil on canvas    24 by 18

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

Two Women

Two Women   acrylic on canvas  18 by 18

I worked on this one started at the Firehouse.  Adding the setting and another figure.

Karen

Portraits of Male Models

Stephen     oil on canvas

Oteino     oil on canva

Steven   oil on canvasa

Deirdre Shibano sent these three portraits to post.  They were done this year in our 11 to 2 pm figure painting group on Tuesdays at the Firehouse.  All of them are in oil. We have a male model  in rotations with three women and one man.  We used to do it more often but there were not as many men and we had too much repetition.  Recently there are quite a few new male models.