Sketchy Pastels

I went to Dr. Sketchy's yesterday for the first time in months and I was definitely rusty, but it felt good to be back at drawing the figure.  I decided to try using pastels again after not using them for a couple of years, so my results were interesting; sometimes successful, others not so much. The model was lovely, so that was a real treat.

These were taken with my iPhone, so they're a bit speckle-y.  The last one, Shane swears is his favorite even though I got frustrated and smeared it all, so here it is anyways!  Enjoy!

Quick Sketchy's update

Quick update. Caught a really bad cold at the beginning of the month, had an even worse cold front move in that resulted in hours without power, and then a week later my iMac decided it wanted to fail. I don't really have anything backed up (long story), so it's currently at a data recovery shop. Hopefully I won't lose most of my work from the past year, but you live and you learn.

I have my windows open today: 76° and sunny. I'll take it. Things are looking up for the rest of this month (but they really couldn't have gotten much worse). Hopefully I'll have some more work to show soon once I get my iMac back. Hope everyone enjoyed their Valentine's Day!

Exploring with some brush and ink

At the weekly figure drawing we have going on, we started experimenting with some sumi ink. It was a lot of fun getting used to using a brush and ink again. These are all around 5-7 minute sketches that were started in a diluted ink and water combo, with the final drawing opaque. Should have more coming over the next couple of weeks!

A new year for more Dr. Sketchy's

Hope everyone had a fantastic holiday and new years! Last week, we had an awesome model at Dr. Sketchy's, so here's some of the drawings from that. Enjoy!

And then there was more figure drawing

I really can't get enough of figure drawing. It's one of my favorite things to do and I'm so thankful to have some great opportunities around Dallas (shout out to Dallas Dr. Sketchy's!)









Should be some good news to report in the future hopefully soon. In the meantime, everyone enjoy the cooler weather and the prospect of good food, friends and family in these coming Holiday weeks. Oh and the upcoming release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 as well as TRON: Legacy (but really, I just want Daft Punk's soundtrack)!

More figure drawing!

One can never have enough figure drawing, am I right? There will be more this weekend at Dallas Dr. Sketchy's so keep your eyes open for another post soon. Hope everyone is enjoying the cooler weather and their Pumpkin Spice Lattes~

Dr. Sketchy's

Just got back from a Dr. Sketchy's session. For those of you that don't know, it's an organized figure drawing club where burlesque models pose in costumes for a couple hours in a local bar. A lot of cities have a Dr. Sketchy's so google it to try to find one in your area! I highly recommend it!

The top I did at today's session and the one below was from a couple of weeks ago. Both are 20 minute studies.



Working on portfolio updates and renovations. I'm looking forward to cooler air coming up in the next couple months; this Texas heat is unreal.

Nothing beats figure drawing

Over the past month or so, I've been doing weekly figure drawing Tuesday mornings. It's been a really great exercise for me and I've finally gotten back in the groove of working the figure. I most certainly have the Illustration Academy to thank for what I know about drawing the figure and how I approach my process for art making in general. Good luck to all the new students this year!

Illustration Academy

I'm already almost done with the first week of Academy and it's just been an incredible journey and learning experience already. Here are a couple of figure drawings from last night's session.