Mike

Mike modeled for us recently and I tried a composition on a square canvas.  I liked working on the shape of the canvas and have ordered more square ones in larger sizes.

                                                                                    Mike   acrylic on canvas

Larissa

This was my first opportunity to draw Larissa.  These drawings are in pastel on paper (except for one in charcoal).  The drawing with Larissa's whole figure is a disappointment to me because I don't like the furniture.  I waited too long to sketch in her chair, so when I tried to add it, it wasn't working.  In desperation I turned the chair into a very simple bench.  But I don't like the bench.  (Note to self:  don't wait till the end to think about how to deal with the chair!)

Michael and Signe

The last two models for the evening session were Michael and Signe.  Both were great fun to draw.  These drawings are in pastel on paper that has been treated with pastel ground.

Lury

Drawing Lury for the first time was fun. 
The pastel portrait has a nice sense of volume but
doesn't really look like Lury.

Carrie, Eden, and Jenny

After a long hiatus, I got back to the Firehouse for a couple of evening sessions featuring Carrie, Eden, and Jenny.  It was great fun to draw again.  I was very out of practice, though, and had trouble getting good likeneses.  (The pastel portrait of Eden is a terrible likeness, though I like it otherwise.)

A gouache painting I did of the model Eden, a preview for next Tuesday's (12/17/13) evening session. We'll be drawing him in two morning sessions in January.

I found his situation rather funny, brown man in the midst of all those pink bosoms!

Betsy Kendall

Cynthia, two ways

Here are two versions of Cynthia.  The first is pencil on paper.  The second is a digital painting done on my iPad.