Drawings on Etsy

Life drawing of dancer Emily T. Conte and pastel. For sale on my Etsy site. Here's the link. Only $125. https://www.etsy.com/listing/70910804/female-dancer?ref=v1_other_1 Also see clickable link under my blog "welcome" statement.

Gretel Girl

A second painting of Emily T as Gretel. This one is larger, 24x30 and on my own, semi-homemade panel. Masonite hardboard, two coats of gesso and a wash under painting. I found it much more porous than the factory made panels but I liked it nonetheless. The wash and oils dried faster. Shown is a detail. Still wet...May add a few more final touches as I look at it.

Gretel 2

Oil on panel, 16x20 of Emily T as Gretel. This is a continuation from the life drawings shown earlier. I loved the light on this one and tried to work with looser brush strokes than normal. The panel is gessoed Masonite. Detail of painting also shown.

Gretel

Emily T as Gretel(Hansen and Gretel). Cool costume and great poses make for good drawings...well, at least that's the hope! This one is 10-12 minutes. Conte and pastel

Twinkle Twinkle 2

Working on a painting of dancer Emily T from an earlier life drawing. Dark blue dress covered with sparkles or sequins of some sort. I made it a brighter blue. Love the pose...knew it was going to be good when she took it. The painting is 20x24, a little smaller than normal but I'm trying to build up a body of smaller works...always good to have a less expensive option for buyers. It can also be better for limited wall space. Not sure I'm 100% finished but I'll look at it for a while see. As usual, the darker works are difficult to shoot and this one is no exception.

Twinkle Twinkle

Emily T in a "sparkly" blue dress and pointe shoes. Very nice poses. This one may turn into a painting later on. The sparkles cover the dress and did not lend themselves to a 15 minute conte sketch but should be fun to experiment with in paint.

Emily at the Barre

Loved this pose tonight at the drawing class...great lines and expression. 15 minute drawing in conte and pastel. Model, Emily T, stretching at the barre. $225. 18x24 paper.

Small Crowd, Big Poses

Dancer Emily T is a terrific model. She takes nice poses that aren't always "safe"...even when they're 15 minutes. This is a pretty good example. Arms out from the body, leaning off balance, most of her weight on a small area, in this case, her knee. It usually makes for a fun, lively drawing. $185

Crouching Tiger

Loved this pose...it had a great "shape" to it. Difficult to hold but dance model Emily T stuck with it for close to 15 minutes. I think the actual drawing was around 12 minutes. Conte and pastel.

Everybody Get Together Try to Draw One Another Right Now.

A couple of drawings from tonights drawing class. Threatening storms and spring break week here in Coweta County took it's toll on the crowd but we had a good time. Dance model Emily M posed...awesome as always. Both drawings 12-15 minutes. Conte and pastel.

Emily Sings...Finally!

I started this painting 8-10 years ago...if memory serves. It has gone through a series of changes over that time...white dress, black sweater, several choir robes, white background, all dark background, hands, no hands, and on and on. I always loved the face, however, and that's what kept me going back to it. The model, Emily S, sang in church one Sunday and I asked her if she'd pose for some photos..singing. She has since graduated from high school and college, gotten married and had a child. I'm just glad this wasn't a demo...I think I would have lost my audience some while ago. 24x30 oil.

Tis the Season

2 minute gesture drawing and a 15 minute drawing of dancer Emily T from tonight's class. The gesture is drawn with the large chisel tip Sharpie on newsprint. The other is conte and pastel on drawing paper. We were entertained by the Mills Brothers Christmas CD and the Home Alone soundtrack.

Do You Draw Like We Do?

Peter Frampton fans will get the title. That one song lasted this entire drawing. Pretty cool. I like to tell life drawing students that instead of avoiding areas they have trouble with, instead, they should seek them out. Foreshortening is one of those areas a lot of people avoid..why? Because it's difficult! Still is...even after many years of life drawing. This pose had some challenges in the legs arms and even a little in the torso. Super pose...Emily M model. 15 minutes. conte and pastel.

Is That a Fern or your Tutu?

Emily T was outstanding as our model tonight. She held some difficult poses very well and wore a beautiful, green tutu. As she was bringing it in though, upside down, two of us thought it was a fern. We don't get out much. Both drawings shown are approx 15 minutes...conte and pastel. Most life drawings are for sale. These two are $225 each.

Final

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Finished the oil study of Emily M. Not a lot of changes from the last post but some minor touches make a difference. I carried the dark umber tone out to the border in the upper and right side. Other changes include the shadow area of her leg.

Baby Blue

Oil study of dancer Emily M...16x20. Still fine tuning this one but plan to frame it for the May Buckhead art walk.

Tutes and Boots

It's a bit of a stretch but if you'll indulge me, I'll explain the title. Sometimes you've gotta' go a ways to come up with something catchy. Some of us were asking the model if she had heard the term "tute" as a slang for tutu. (She had not BTW) Then I noticed that two of our artists were wearing boots and "cha-ching"...I knew I'd hit pay dirt. I think it's got potential..for something...
Emily M modeled and did a great job with her poses. The tutu/leotard combo was really nice...beautiful soft blue color. Drawing shown is 12 minutes, seated pose, leaning on a stool(not shown)conte and pastel.
$225.

Take a Load Off Emily

The Band provided musical background while Emily T graced the model stand with her wonderful poses. The reclining pose shown was a much needed break for the model after a couple of physically challenging 15 minute poses. I try to throw in a reclining pose at least once each Monday night. Drawing shown was a 15 minute pose...conte and pastel.

Dr. Hook and the Ballerina Show

Emily M graced us with a really beautiful tutu and artistic poses tonight at the drawing class. Dr. Hook serenaded the small but enthusiastic group. Two drawings shown were 15 minutes sketches. Conte and pastel.
$225 ea.

Drawin' in the New Year

It's always good to get back to drawing the figure after a break. We had a great turnout on a very cold GA night as the graceful, Emily M posed. Great poses...including this one that looked good from all angles. 15 minute conte and pastel.