works in progress, spring figure studies

Mary Anne (24 hrs in...)

Freddy (as John the Baptist)

(both color pieces) oil on board, 18"x24"...

(pieces are gonna be used in a series of paintings I'm developing over this up-coming year... hopefully... :) )

Bather Study

 portrait detail ...

(roughly) 3 hr figure sketch, graphite on toned paper

studio painting in the works

started working on a new studio painting, here's some beginnings… and then some studies of the subject & muse, Renata:

(grisaille early stage…)

(UPDATE: filling the figure out before background...)

 Coming up for Air is a tenative title... w/ graphite figure study; would it be lame to include fish or squids? lol...

 At Rest #1 (study), oil

At Rest #2

the fisherman

A recent portrait drawing session turned into a narrative piece about an old fisherman preparing to traul...

Thanks for guidance from Will St. John and the model Pete.

February 2014