Vine Charcoal on Newsprint and Bond.
Cool thing about this charcoal is the tonal range you can get by manipulating the marks.
It does not stick to the newsprint very well so I tried conté and then changed paper on the profile.
Tonal range
Aurelio
Charcoal is very dynamic but hard to control. This is soft 7/16 willow and highlighted with kneaded eraser.
Ironhair
Having fun with some charcoal. It really versatile stuff when it comes to diversity of line and marks. Someone said my hair looks like metal.
Grateful
ALCO Recovery house
Basics
Just draw for a while.
Sunday Oil Sketch
11×14″Oil on Canvas 2Hr Figure Sketch.
Rule 62-Dont take yourself too seriosly
The last few weeks at the Tuesday Art League I have been trying to paint oil portraits in 2 hours. That is an intense experience. I ran into a colleague on the street who said he was also at last weeks class. I was so busy, desperately trying to make the painting work that I didn’t even remember him, or say hello. In fact, I did not say hello to anyone or look at anyone else’s work.
Last night I just brought my charcoal and pad and I finished this sketch early and went around to share some coffee and a few jokes with my fellow artists.
Remember Rule #62.
Veteran
Oil on canvas 10×12. 2 hours.
My friend Al, a decorated Vietnam War Vet wore his full dress uniform and modeled for us at the Art League.
No matter what.
Felt like the flu this weekend but you got to paint , no matter what.
From Right to Left:
25min Oil on canvas. Burnt Umber on Toned BU ground.
25min Burnt Umber, White, Ochre On BU ground.
50min Full Zorn pallet on BU ground.
Just trying to learn to draw with a long hairy stick.
Tonal portrait
Some tonal studies grouped together.
