Characters and Design 2

Being in San Francisco I get to see a lot of weird fashion or weirdness that passes for fashion. But the most amusing and interesting is Steam Punk.

It is hilarious and many times quiet impressive to see guys and gals dress in a bizarro version of what the Victorian era would/could have been.

Here is my take on it. A family of four ' the Steam-burgs' at their Sunday best...

Studio Stuff- Pastels 2

These are some of my in-class studio works.
I took a class with the great Bill Maughan and the class changed the way I draw and paint.

Five-eight hours, soft pastels on coloured paper.
These were done using a photo-reference.

Studio Stuff- clothed figure 6

Some classes are good, some classes are great. This was one of them, I loved the class and did some of my best studio work I have ever done. I got comfortable enough to let go and stopped using an eraser for the entire duration of the semester. I wish I could draw/teach figure drawing for a living.

Studio Stuff- Pastels ( drawings and sketches)

These are some of my in-class studio works.
I took a class with the great Bill Maughan and started to think in terms of colour and form instead of line...and it made my head hurt. This class changed the way I started to draw and paint.

Three-five hours, soft pastels on coloured paper.

This was an ok drawing, but the model absolutely loved it, so much so, she took several pictures of it. Kinda got a kick out of it.

Studio Stuff- nudes, sketches

These are some of my in-class studio works.
I took a class with the great Bill Maughan and started to think in terms of colour and form instead of line...and it made my head hurt. This class changed the way I started to draw and paint.

Three-five hours, Conte-crayon pencil on paper.
It was for the first day of my 'pastel-painting' class, I did not bring any, so I used what I had and I loved it.

This was my first attempt at pastels.
Three-five hours, soft pastels on coloured paper.

One is supposed to use pastels almost like painting with oils, no hard lines and you develop forms with colours...silly me, I started putting lines like I was drawing a comic page, end results for all to see.
I have improved a bit....but these are my earlier attempts.

 This was the same fantastic model I had for clothed figure, again drawing her was like drawing a cat trying to stretch, beautiful and very fluid poses.

In these drawings, we had to change the lower portion of the model into that of a fish-mermaid-thingee. I loved this funky way of working.

Studio Stuff- clothed figure 5

Some classes are good, some classes are great. This was one of them, I loved the class and did some of my best studio work I have ever done. I got comfortable enough to let go and stopped using an eraser for the entire duration of the semester. I wish I could draw/teach figure drawing for a living.

Studio Stuff- clothed figure 4

Some classes are good, some classes are great. This was one of them, I loved the class and did some of my best studio work I have ever done. I got rid of the stiffness that usually accompanied my work. Thanks Diana !

Oh, the first figure in this drawing is the finest that I feel I have ever done, it took me a mere 2 mins to get it done. Despite its simplicity it is the best that I have done to date.

Studio Stuff- clothed figure 3

 I loved the class and did some of my best studio work I have ever done. Plus this model was fantastic, a very beautiful lady who was a pleasure to draw, it was like drawing a cat trying to stretch....

Studio Stuff- clothed figure 2

Some classes are good, some classes are great. This was one of them, I loved the class and did some of my best studio work I have ever done. I got rid of the stiffness that usually accompanied my work. Thanks Diana !

The last one got me into the college show. 

Studio Stuff- clothed figure 1

Some classes are good, some classes are great. This was one of them, I loved the class and did some of my best studio work I have ever done. Plus this model was fantastic, a very beautiful lady who was a pleasure to draw, it was like drawing a cat trying to stretch....