a new year

I've neglected the blog for a while...
some things I have been working on lately

pastel studies

a couple of pastel studies

Life drawing & Portrait

a 15 minute charcoal life drawing 14 x 17

and this month's regular 2 hour portrait, oil 24 x 20

Portrait Demo at the Deerubbin Centre

This weekend the Macquarie Towns Art Society had an Exhibition and 'Artists at Work' demonstrations. I did an oil portrait again this year, this time with Sarah as the model
24 x 18 oil, 100 minutes

pastel portraits

I have been continuing the pastel experiment by trying them in our weekly figure group, where I usually try and get a portrait if there is enough time.
these are a 35 minute and a 40 minute pose, which I have touched up some more at home. A2 paper

young busker

oil 20 x 16

some recent paintings

some recent portraits, a plein air painting, and a dabble with pastels

acrylic portrait and plain air's

from this week, a chance to get out and try some more plain air painting, and a 40 minute portrait at our local figure session, which I was able to add a finishing touch to at home.

monthly portaits

here is this month's 2 hour portrait, 20 x 16 oil,
and last months 20 x 16 oil...
which I have spent a little time refining
... but still have some more to do.

10 minute portraits 22nd April

Nice weather... three of the 26 portraits from this Sunday

life drawing April 19

20 minute sanguine pencil on A2 gessoed paper from Thursdays group

10 Minute Mall Portraits

Sunday in the Mall was pretty quiet, only a couple or so up until midday, but I finished up doing 29. There were some kids that kept beautifully still... and some that didn't! as well as some interesting adults, and I was able to get a few good portraits.

I haven't been taking photos but think now I'll have to start taking some.

Here is how I like the babies and toddlers to pose!

todays plein air paintings

working on plein air's

as well as trying to improve the portraits, I have decided its time to get to work on my outdoor paintings,
this is a 16 x 12 oil sketch of the sunset at the river this week

Portrait workshop in Bangalow

US artist David Kassan held a portrait workshop in Bangalow NSW from 2nd to 6th April.
It was who coordinated by Tricia Migdoll, and was attended by artists from a number of internet forums as well as local artists.
a 24 x 18 oil portrait on board

and a2 20 minute A2 charcoal sketch

a new year

its taken a while to get round to updating this... had to get a new computer first!

I have started portraits in the Mall again on the 1st, 3rd and 4th Sundays of the month.

The first sunday back was a real scorcher, over 40 C and the markets closed early... it was the first time ever that I didn't get one sitter!

The next week made up for it with over 30 and the following Sunday about 20.

Also resuming are the figure drawing groups,
here is a 15 minute charcoal drawing from the first night back in our clothed model group, and a couple of one hour studies from the monthly sunday session. a charcoal and chalk drawing, and an acrylic painting, all A2 size

Last of the year

Most things stop for a while in the heat of summer.
My last Sunday for portraits in Windsor Mall until the end of January, will be 24th December.
I have also been doing portraits on the third Sunday of the month in the Royal Exchange Hotel, just down from the Mall in George Street Windsor. This has been a part of the Macquarie Towns Arts Society promotion and the last one will be on the 17th of December.10pm -3pm

Nude Portrait

I often get requests to draw and paint portraits from photos. Requests for nude portraits from life are more rare, but sometimes do happen, as with this this charcoal sketch on A2 smooth watercolour paper, from a selection of personal portraits on the weekend.

Fruits of the Figure Exhibition

Our Life drawing group's annual exhibition 'Fruits of the Figure' was held on the weekend 4th & 5th November, at the Deerubbin Centre in Windsor.
The opening night was well attended and there was a steady stream of interested viewers over the 2 days.

I covered one wall with unframed drawings,

some works were framed

and I had folders full of other drawings

Last months portrait session was cancelled,
had to wait another month for Dave to sit.
20 x 16 oil
about 5 or so 20 minute sittings,