Thursday, July 30, 2015

some recent (and old) landscape studies...

All painted on location, "en plein air"...


 Old Barn, White Mountains, 8 x 10, oil on canvas 2013
 Hudson Palisades, 10 x 8, oil on canvas, 2014
 Oak study against Palisades, detail, oil on panel, 2014
 River water, NH, graphite and chalk on toned paper, 9 x 12,  2013
 Hastings-on-Hudson Parking Lot, detail, oil on canvas, 2014

 Where We Used to Smoke, detail, oil on panel, 2014

Winter Bridge, Hastings, 10 x 8, graphite and chalk on toned paper, 2013

Jackson falls, river study, 2013 
 Smiths Point Cove, quick alla prima on Vinalhaven Island, ME, detail, oil on panel, 2015
 Watertower, detail, oil on panel, 2014
Winter Palisades, 6 x 6, oil on panel, 2013

 Winter Palisades sketch, graphite on paper, 2013

Frozen Hudson, 2013

 Salamander and Pine Log, 9 x 12, oil on paper, 2013
 Cherry Tree, detail, oil on panel, 2013

Londonplane Tree study, graphite on toned paper, 2012

Pigweed study, 8 x 10, graphite and chalk on paper, 2012

Pine Study, 9 x 12, graphite on paper, 2013

Moscow landscape study, 8 x 6, oil on canvas, 2013

 St. Petersburg landscape study, 6 x 8, oil on canvas, 2013

Crabapple sketch, 2011

Forest Interior study, detail, oil on canvas, 2013
Mulberry Trees, graphite on paper, 2011

old drawing refound...

...figured to share, I like the accidental composition...
 
 
The Ancients (based off a photo by Edward S Curtis), 10 x 8, graphite and chalk on paper, 2012 

Thursday, July 23, 2015

figure studies

Looking forward to focusing on studio pieces featuring the figure more, here are some studies from the past, one example of a Bargue copy and one recent Russian drawing copy ...

 Santiago, graphite on paper, 2013 & Samir, grapite on paper, 2013



Santiago in repose, graphite and chalk on toned paper, 2013


earlier study of Mary Anne, 2016, oil on panel




Andre (detail), graphite sketch under 3 hrs, 2015

 female figure block in, graphite 2013
 Charles Bargue figure study of many others (copies), graphite, 2012
Aubrey figure block in, 6 hrs, graphite on paper, 2013
Toni figure study, graphite on paper, 2012

unknown Russian Master, copy, graphite on paper, 2015

Alphonse Mucha figure study copy, graphite and chalk on toned paper, 2016

Belvedere Torso, cast study, graphite on paper, 2013


Eve, study for larger painting ~2020