Here is the first assignment from my oil painting class. Our task was to define an alter-ego for ourselves, and to paint our likeness on this fantasy identity. I decided that my alter-ego would be an exotic snake charmer, hiding from the dessert sun in her lavish arabian, or maybe Egyptian palace. My alter-ego would [...]
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Alter-ego: The Snake Charmer
Posted in Illustration, My Artwork, tagged alter-ego, art school, Artwork, costume, Illustration, oil paint, painting, portraiture on May 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Grape Hair
Posted in Illustration, My Artwork, tagged grapes, hair, painting, portraiture on April 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Here is the finished painting of my first project done in acrylic inks. I know I already posted the second one, but I had to wait for my professor to hand this one back before I could scan it. The assignment was to paint a part of my head as a piece of produce, and [...]
Portrait of a Friend
Posted in My Artwork, tagged oil paints, painting, portrait, portraiture on March 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I completed this painting a few weeks ago, but didn’t post it on the web because it was a SURPRISE for my friend. You may have seen the black and white practice version posted here not long ago, but now, here is the totally separate color painting. This is the first oil painting that I [...]
Portrait in Charcoal
Posted in My Artwork, tagged charcoal, drawing, portraiture on September 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is pretty straight forward. This charcoal drawing was done in figure drawing class, from a live model, in about 2 hours.We worked on gray paper so that we could bring out the highlights with a white charcoal pencil. I worked up the drawing with vine charcoal first, and then went in with a charcoal [...]
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