paintings etc...

Still life done at the Academy of the Southside

Another still life...

Rough lay in of a painting of Lauren - one of the better models here in Pittsburgh.

Drawings etc.

Here are more drawings/studies for something new that I'm working on. These are related to the studies I posted about a week ago for the same piece. The model is one of Pittsburgh's best - the amazing Ron Lessig.

Ron's back - I've been using toned paper with white charcoal a lot and I love it!!!

Legs - same toned paper & white charcoal - this one uses graphite for the darks and contours instead of charcoal.

This oil sketch was done mainly to record some color relationships - I like to try and record a general impression of warms/cools, values, etc. & work from the drawings to recreate the colors from memory. I'm not as worried about the accuracy of the drawing at this point (as you can see!).

More Plein air paintings...

Here are a few more plein air paintings which I've never posted on line.

For those of you that are curious, all of these paintings were done on-site in one sitting.

Fall Run State Park (Fall 2009)

Ohiopyle (Fall 2009)

Ohiopyle (Fall 2009)

Clarion River

(This one is a watercolor done from a drawing.)

Yosemite Valley (Fall 2008)

Studies for new pieces

These are some studies and oil sketches that I've been doing for a new series of pieces. With classes starting soon and shows coming up, it's going to be a busy couple of weeks!

Some newer drawings

Here are a couple of drawings from the Monday night sessions at Panza gallery. More to come later!

Long time no see...

Hi everyone (all three of you!)- I'm still here. I've been doing a lot of drawing lately & I will post some of the work soon. Also, I've been reading "The Painter's Secret Geometry" by Charles Bouleau. Good stuff! The fall semester @ CCAC ends on December 7th, so I'll be concentrating on wrapping things up for my classes in the next few weeks. Until next time...

Some newer stuff