Category Archives: Drawing
Milestones
The nice thing about milestones is that they don’t indicate any kind of ending, but rather a mark along the way to a destination. So nothing here is finished, but simply one state has passed on to another. A while … Continue reading
Unresolved
I learned a couple years ago that New Year’s resolutions don’t work for me. I have a tendency to “think big.” While thinking big and having extraordinary ideas is very motivating in the *long term* (as in unending measures of … Continue reading
Why I Love Private Commissions
When you’re an artist, there’s really only three motivations for producing art: You can create for yourself, drawing and painting the pictures you want to see, or those you want to apply to a personal project either of your own … Continue reading
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Finished Commissions
If you’re not in the mood or the place to look at buff shirtless guys, skip this post until you are! It always feels good to get a big project behind you. I’ve had a little bit of Mountain Road … Continue reading
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The Structure of Man
I’ve got some projects finished (or nearly so) that I’ll be posting soon, but I want to talk about this first. Yesterday I finished up the first two courses – 54 hours – of Riven Phoenix’s The Structure of Man … Continue reading
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C-C-C-Combo Breaker!
One of the things that comes with studying art is a whole lot of repetition. Drawing one figure after another, one portrait after another, various perspective exercises, still life setups to study value and color. A lot of that actually … Continue reading
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Choose your own Adventure?
*feature image, drawing by Pierre-Paul Prud’hon One of the most intimidating milestones that loomed before me when I chose to pursue art and illustration was “developing a style.” I have always been an observational artist; for over half my life … Continue reading
eBay Auctions Continued
Throughout September and October I’m going to continue to post a lovely selection of male and female charcoal figures, a few other charcoal drawings and a handful of still life paintings in oil all available on eBay. If you’re looking … Continue reading