Thursday, July 29, 2010

Portraits

"Queen Mary the First?" March 2010 







 
"Joshpants" April 2010
"Rachel?" June 2010
"Rachel??" June 2010

So, these are a taste of the portraits I've done since January. For me its fun to look at the first and last ones...its like my hand has grown from a stumbling caterpillar into a little butterfly fluttering it's wings trying to fly. (and now I'm done with the cheesy metaphors) Anyway, if anyone actually reads this, and for some reason has a fiery passion to be drawn and wouldn't mind sitting still for maybe 3 hours, let me know!! I always need some faces to draw. Hopefully while I'm abroad I will meet some lovely people who will sit for me... for free. That's the dream.

Anyway, in my portraits I try my best to draw people as I see them. I try to find them and capture who they are to me on paper. I question my drawings because I am never really sure if I have found my subject yet. It's a very odd, slightly philosophical process of problem solving and drawing lines...and listening to some good tunes.

Oh! And I took all of these pictures on my cell phone (because my camera died) so unfortunately these are the only photos I have 'till I am back in Spokane. 

Monday, July 26, 2010

June Bloom : painting no 2

So, I haven't named this painting yet. But whatever! Naming things is for another day. Here's the whole step by step process, this one took me the month of June.
the setup (Maura meets Gilmore)
The drawing

TADA! finito.



this is how we do.