Subway Sketcher Strikes Again!

Here are some more NYC sketchbook drawings- these being portraits.

The Subway Sketcher Sees All!

Characters out of my sketchbook. Authentic New York City people with stories to tell.

The Female Form

Charcoal drawings of the Female Figure from Life Class.
Charcoal, willow vine and jumbo with Ivory NuPastel and Conte White Soft

Artistc Anatomy- Sumi Brush

The Artistic Anatomy Class with Keith Gunderson is held both at the Woodstock School of Art and at the Barrett Art Center. The ultimate goal of this class is to train the student to obtain a three dimensional visualization of the human figure's occupancy of space- like a virtual hologram. Anatomy-the study of the human skeleton, musculature and tendons, along with the system of levers upon which the physics of translocation and exertion is based is an important part of this study, yet it is the visualization of volume which forms the core foundation of this investigation.

We use a variety of techniques to facilitate this, foremost among them is the Canon of Polycleitos and it's accompanying modalities of Rythmos, Isonomia, and Symmetria. Additional techniques such as sumi brush, negative space, bi-lateral symmetry, action line, and the tandem arcs are also employed. Lastly and most importantly, aesthetics is covered and the development of a personal approach to drawing.

Life- Sized Charcoal Figure Drawings

Here are some more large scale charcoal demo drawings from the Artistic Anatomy class.
Working big on rolls of grey Canson or Borden_Riley charcoal paper with 57J Jumbo Charcoal and Ivory NuPastel. To see more artistic anatomy drawings click here:

Encaustic Painting

Here are some Encaustic paintings I have completed over the last few weeks. It is a wonderful medium that has real expressive capabilities. Learning how to control the fusion action of the torch/colored wax is the challenge to understanding the huge potential this medium has.

Life- Sized Demonstration Drawings

Here are a few Big Figure Drawing Demonstrations from my Artistic Anatomy Class
For these drawings I used Generals jumbo vine 57J, Nu-Pastel Ivory for the lights, on a large rolls of Canson Mi-Tientes of Borden Riley #410