"The Job Market"

I pursued several iterations of this piece. I was trying to develop a work strategy combining various traditional media together with digital layering. It actually predates the last two illustrations posted on this blog by a long while—I began it around Christmas last year. I was unsatisfied with it for a long time, but found some of the in-process print-outs in a pile recently and decided to finally push on for a finalized version. Below is the result. Accompanying the finish are watercolor versions, the original charcoal sketch, ink and gouache drawing, pencil line-work, and ink-on-acetate touch-up. 

Goodbye Hartford!

My apologies for the delay, but here are the drawings from Monday, Aug. 30th. It was bittersweet, as expected, to say goodbye to the Hartford Art School open figure drawing crew, but I'll be back, and I'm off to meet new drawers and get smart. Anyway, sobs aside, here's the work:

I should say that there aren't any feet on the figure above because her feet were obscured by a pillow she was standing on. I'm very good at making excuses.

It's almost over...

Well next Monday is the last session I'll have at the University of Hartford open drawing before I ship off to Boston to start school (more on that later). It was fantastic to have Carla back- she's one of the best models I have ever worked with! 

Heigh Ho!

Another illustration that's been a long time coming. I used the same basic strategies that I employed in the cyclops piece from the last illustration post. I seem to be fixating on these very dark scenes lately- but I've got a more light-hearted composition in the works. I've listed the final first, an alternate palette, then some color studies, sketches, the ink on acetate drawing and finally the watercolor. Hope you like it!

Bill

Bill modeled for us again this week. Since I had drawn him just last week, I felt comfortable experimenting a little bit. Unfortunately, I had more misses than hits when it came to the experimentation, so I'll post some of the better drawings even if they're just done in my usual mode. I hope to incorporate more color into the works in the next couple of weeks, but short sessions and poses make it difficult to refine anything other than monochromatic pieces. Enough complaining- on with the work:

Bill is a great model

Although I got off to a slow start on Monday, I managed a couple of drawings I was pleased with. I can't get enough of drawing this man's appendages!

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