These are the hits and misses of an artist who loves (and lives) to draw and paint the human figure. I'll share my thoughts and musings on what I set out to do, what I think goes well, what doesn't go so well, and other related ramblings and doodles...
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 | | This gallery contains figure drawings and paintings created in 2011. |
 | | This gallery features folks in 2011 wearing street clothes or interesting costumes. |
| | This gallery contains figure drawings and paintings created in 2010. |
 | | This gallery features folks in 2010 wearing street clothes or interesting costumes. |
| | These nudes were all created before 2010. |
 | | This gallery of pre-2010 work contains sketches of friends, family, strangers and models I drew who all happened to be clothed. |
 | | Drawings of tame and wild animals. |
 | | I rode the bus to work from 1990-1998 and found it an excellent place to practice drawing people. I also practiced how to look away if the person I was drawing suddenly noticed me and wondered why I was staring at them. |
 | | These landscapes were all done near Denver, Colorado. I've put those made outside of the city in the "Trips" gallery. |
 | | Sketches made at Colorado Rockies baseball games. |
 | | This is a collection of still lifes, floral arrangements, and various non-animate objects. |
 | | Sketches from trips in and outside of Colorado. |
 | | Each year of my work, from 1979 to the present, is represented by a single sample. |
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| I've always been interested in art for as long as I can remember. However, I didn't think that I had any particular ability in it. In fact, in both High School and College I was certain that I lacked the special "something" a person needed to become an artist so I never took any art classes. Whenever I tried drawing or painting I was very disappointed at what I had made. Then, when I was 26, a long time ago, I woke up one day with a desire to be an artist. I determined that practice and perseverance more than compensated for being born without that special "something" I thought all artists needed. And from then up until now I've worked very hard and passionately at my art.
While I hugely admire and appreciate non-representational art my pieces are all grounded by what I see in front of me. Not that my style could be called photo realistic in the least. I'd call my style something like "messy expressionism". Some days I wish it was more realistic and less messy, and a lot of the time I absolutely kill a... |
| Never Too Late to Catch Up!
My poor site has become a forgotten garden that I haven’t visited in awhile. So this Memorial Holiday weekend I’ve created a new gallery for the nudes I’ve been working on this year and uploaded most of my new stuff. It feels good to get caught up. | | Faith
Last year I found a quote from Kiki Smith who said, more or less, that an artist must have faith in their work. Blind faith is what’s getting me through June.
All month I’ve been in a bit of a slump. I haven’t been very happy with how my work has been turning out lately. | | Renaissance Model
My figure drawing group had a last minute model we were lucky to book. H. is not only an excellent model but also an awesome wildlife and fantasy artist. |
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