Collection of portraits, figurative art, thoughts and resources from William Char
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Lakewood, CO
United States
| As far as I can remember when someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I've always answered an artist. I attended the high school of music and art in New York where I had the best time studying art in an environment filled with creativity. Later as I grew older and more practical, I went into software engineering instead. In recent years, trying to find a work life balance and relief from daily stress, I've decided to pursue my passion again. After studying at the Art Students League of Denver under Mitch Caster for over two years, I created this web site to share my journey.
As a teen I traveled all over the country working in state fairs during the summer. On my breaks I've always hung around the portrait artists as they drew visitors using charcoals and pastels. Since then, I've always had the passion to draw people. It is a simple subject yet infinitely complex in forms and colors. The ability to capture the essence of human beauty and spirit, is a lifetime of study. |
| Still Life Glazing
I am trying out my first glazing oil painting as a final project for my oil painting class with Andrea Kemp . I've chosen a photo taken back in 2009 in an orchid show in San Franciso. This is the first pass at the Grisaille. | | Yes, it's the new me
An fellow artist asked me for a photo of me to draw so I sent her this photo. Needless to say I was having a great time putting my face in this body and almost rolling on the floor laughing. I am surprised how good I look bald. | | The Figurative Artist Maturity Model
In software engineering we always talk about maturity models for different type of system architectures. I've been thinking about an artist maturity model for life drawing, as a way to map out a roadmap for myself and set goals. I would love to hear from anyone who has similar concepts. | | New Susan Lyon Portrait Video
I've been working a lot of 11-12 hour days lately. I guess it's always good to be busy in an economy where people are loosing jobs. However it did put a dent in my drawing time. | | Anne London's African Animals
At the Denver Cherry Creek Art Festival this year I saw some amazing drawings from Anne London. She draws/paints large art works of animals from Africa. First of all what a nice way to make a living! I am amazed at her technique of very realistic, accurate drawing over very flowing and painterly background. |
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