In class still life

Oil on Canvas 26" x 34"

Ink Sketches

Both of these were done in class as we are experimenting with different surfaces... 

glass and chrome...

Not satisfied with where I am in this media yet... I want to tighten up a little but still maintain the certain aqueous media sketch look to it... I'm working on it... Just thought I'd share my progress thus far. 

Ink Wash Still Life

I've been unusually interested in puppets lately, Don't ask why but this is a still life with two hand puppets and a hat.  The one on the left is one that I made, a cow wrapped in bacon, and the one on the right is one that I purchased, a shark

I find ink incredibly challenging.  Especially since we are not to use white ink to lighten values that we take too far,  I would really enjoy pulling out some highlights, but it is what it is.  

In class still life

Huge, giant still life set up in my painting class.  It was truly overwhelming.  I'll be honest, I don't really like this painting.  But to give you guys a break from copic... here you go! 

In class "test"

This was considered a "test grade" in my painting class, done in one class period (about 2 hours after set up) The image is a little washed out because of the flash... sorry, scanner bed not large enough, and not enough time to set up for a proper shooting.  I tried a couple new things here, and I kinda like how it turned out.  It gives me a couple new ideas for my next alla prima painting that I attempt.  

Painting I Still Lifes

Well, I finished these a week or so ago and I guess its about time to post them.  To all those who actually know what they are doing with oils, let me know what you think.  I've only been working in this media for about 2 months now.  It's not as easy as I thought it would be.  Enough rambling... on with the paintings!

This one was my in class still life.  We worked on it for 3 classes in monochormatic, and 3 with color.  I'm not really a fan of how it turned out, I have a hard time bringing my paintings into a higher realization.

This one is my at home still life, Worked on it for 2-3 weeks on and off, 10-15 hours maybe?  Thats all a guess.  I'm somewhat satisfied with this one.  Opinions?

Thanks!

Apologies for the poor photo quality.  It's hard when they are of such large size, and without a good imaging program. 

Oil Pastels

In my drawing class we have been working with Oil Pastels, and to be honest wit hyou I am not enjoying them too much. I guess it 's because they are difficult to control, and I can't get the detail that I want/see.

Anyways, here is a drawing I did in one class period, with a limited pallet of complementary colors: Blue and Orange.


I know it's not perfect, but I was satisfied with it. Let me know what you think.

-Thanks!

Drawing II

Here are a couple of pieces that I've been working on in my Drawing II class.

(Charcoal and Conte; 18"x24")

This first one is an in-class still life that was completed over the span of a couple class periods.

As in all drawing classes, the main objective here was to duplicate reality, which is something that I struggle with because of my high reliance on line. Also, in my observational drawing, I have a tendency (as do most others) to "idealize" what I see, or to use the values that I "think" are present, and not the true values present in the still life. A lot of effort in this drawing was placed on determining the true values present. It took all of me not to include the black blacks and the white whites I thought existed, but this is a more accurate depiction of reality because of their absence. Most importantly, I really learned something with this drawing...

(Charcoal and Conte; 22"x33")

This one was a homework project, the assignment, a catapulting object. Obviously I choose my shoes, The main objective in this assignment was to draw an object transcending space showing several different views of the object. The goal was to show that we understand volume. The image is a little odd, I know, but I like how this piece came out.

...enjoy

Charcoal Still Life... x 2

I realize that I'm not what you would call "good" at drawing still life's I find them boring..and charcoal is somewhat foreign to me...but this is what I got, so I'm going to show it...

In Class Still Life

At Home Still Life


...enjoy