I’m repeating the drawing from yesterday and trying to get a bit more accuracy out of it which means tons of focus and going a lot slower.
Wonder Woman: Some Success
I pulled another image of Gal Gadot from the internet and was able to make a much better drawing out of it than the others.
Wonder Woman: Short Day
I had a doctors appointment today that lasted almost three hours so it cut my art time down and disrupted my focus.
Wonder Woman: Deliberate Practice
Because of all my struggles with these drawings, and with lots of help from Peak by Anders Ericsson, I’ve gotten more serious with my practice.
Wonder Woman: Challenge
These past weeks I planned to be painting my friend Ann but I’m glad for this change and it’s almost overwhelming challenge.
Wonder Woman: A Struggle
The most difficult balance I’ve every tried to reach is within these drawings. It’s a struggle.
Open Studio: Amber
Figure drawing in graphite today and I focused on deliberate practice as outlined in the book Peak by Anders Ericsson.
The Many Ways to Learn to Draw Workshop
In the spring I’m going to be doing a workshop on the many ways to learn to draw and today’s drawing is preparation for that workshop.
Still Life for Demo 2
The still life I did yesterday didn’t have the impact that I wanted to achieve. I wanted something to entice people to the demo.
Still Life for Demo
Doing a life drawing for a demo that I will be giving in the spring but after doing the drawing today I decided to go with a different example image.
Winnie and Wonder Woman
I’m going to be giving a few classes at Jansen Art Center in the spring so I’m preparing for “Drawing Your Pets” by drawing my own.
Wonder Woman: Trusting Myself
It seems that lessons are never learned just once. We tend to forget, face the same obstacle later in life, then learn again.
Wonder Woman: Frustration
There are days when I feel like everything I create is terrible. No matter what I try, or how hard I focus, I just can’t achieve what I want.
Wonder Woman: Too Small?
Often in this series I really like the drawing while I’m working on it then I see it online and I’m ready to start over…
Superman: Finished, Wonder Woman Next
I put the finial touches on Superman and started Wonder Woman today.
Superman: Close to Finished
Honestly I don’t think I need to get too detailed in his body, the major part of this drawing, his portrait, is done and I like it.
Superman: Finally One I Like
I kept working on the previous drawing, at first to experiment then I liked it so much I decided to keep going.
Superman: Even Better
I always keep my latest work out so I can look at it throughout the day. Because of this I had to adjust the drawing more.
Superman: I Have What I want
I didn’t want to get this detailed with the drawing but I felt like I needed to in order to get the likeness.
Superman: Getting Close
I switched to graphite for this drawing and took my time on it. I wanted to do the best I could.
Open Studio: Magera
This week we are back to drawing the model and I feel I captured Magera’s expression well.
Superman: The Elusive Likeness
I don’t think I’ve every had a likeness so hard to capture. Every time I draw Christopher Reeve I don’t quite capture him.
Superman: Trust
Today’s drawing was all about trusting myself and just going for it.
Superman: Struggle
I’m honestly not liking any of these drawings. I know I can do better but it is a struggle to get a likeness while keeping spontaneity.
Superman: Power Pose
So I got this next image from online of Christopher Reeve as Superman posing in the iconic superman way.
Superman: Christopher Reeve 3
I’m learning so much while doing these drawings that I don’t want to stop.
Superman: Christopher Reeve 2
I worked hard on this one and achieved a really good drawing of Christopher Reeve, but unfortunately I missed the whole point.
Open Studio: Drawing Friends
The model didn’t show up today so we took turns posing and drawing each other. It was a wonderful drawing session!
Superman: Christopher Reeve
I realized just how much I really liked the original superman movie today and what an awesome actor and person Christopher Reeve was.
Superman: Embracing Deficiencies
I’m embarking on a new project that requires that I get back to drawing. It’s been a while since I’ve drawn in charcoal and I’m very rusty.
Ann: Study Day
Today I spent more time studying other artists rather than drawing. Most of my time was spent with Robert Henri and Thomas Eakins.
Ann: Study 1
My next major work is of Ann. I haven’t seen her in a while but I can still recall our photo session in June last year.
Patrick: Finished
After 141 Sessions of work on this painting I’m calling it finished.
Patrick: Santa and a Jar of Hair
I love the title of this post. There are some phrases that I could never in a million years think that I would every write, and this is one.
Life Drawing: Christina
I moved a little out of my comfort zone today by using nothing but bigger brushes. I didn’t even take small brushes with me to the studio.
Patrick: Glue and Can
I love the weekend! I’m up early and working on art by 6am.
Patrick: Cardboard Box
Today I painted the background of the next shelf which is a cardboard box in preparation for painting the items tomorrow.
Patrick: Shelf Finished
I finished the large shelf on the top left today. All the parts and pieces are starting to come together.
Patrick: Cd’s
I worked on the third layer of paint over the Cd’s on Patrick’s shelf and I like them a lot more now that I broke up their edges.
Patrick: Brushes and Can
Nothing very flashy or special today. I’m putting in the work that needs to get done and trying to find some meaning beyond the visual.
DukDukDia: Finished
I’ve finished Pattie’s birthday present that I started a couple months back.
Open Studio Returns
Back to the open studio this weekend and the group is at a new and very cozy place.
Patrick: Pencil Holders and Pencils
I feel like I’m on the home stretch with this painting while I work on all the background items.
Patrick: Cosmos of Thoughts
I see all kinds of imagery in the drawing hanging behind Patrick’s head. Words, names, suns, landscapes, homes and the cosmos.
Patrick: Figure Done
Today is a big milestone in the Patrick painting. I’m almost 100% sure that I’ve finished the figure unless I find something I hate later.
Patrick: Couch Done
I’ve put my last strokes of paint on the couch and next I will finish all of Patrick after that the rest is all background.
Patrick: Almost Done With Black
I’m working on the last bit of the couch that needs to get finished and soon I can put my tube of black away.
Patrick: The Other Leg
I’m still a bit sick but I’m able to spend about an hour painting with good results.
Patrick: Foot Finished
The foot went a lot faster than I thought it would. I didn’t go crazy with detail and I like how it turned out.
Patrick: Drawing and Form
For almost everything in my life right now if I’m having some kind of difficulty I always check-in on my fundamentals.
Patrick: Trouble With Tendons
I worked more on the leg today and I’m having trouble with the flexed tendons that enter the top of the foot.
Patrick: Back to the Knee
I’m working on the knee again today trying to add in some transparent layers to turn the form and add texture.
Patrick: Day One of the New Decade
Happy new year and new decade! For me today is much the same as yesterday but the hope for my best decade every is growing.
Patrick: The Foot
This morning I worked on Patrick’s foot. Getting the drawing and values refined while also setting up for more layers later.
Patrick: Leg as Cylinder
I’m working on another layer over the leg and trying to infuse some form into it.
Patrick: The Knee
I determined to get Patrick finished in this painting so my goal is to work on him until the whole bottom half of the painting is done.
Traveling Home
I was up late and very sick the night before, now I’m traveling home early in the morning.
Martinson Home Tree
I had a lot of fun drawing this tree and starting super detailed.
The “Art First” Rule
The inevitable happened. I missed a day. But it was a wonderful learning experience that I can prevent a repeat of.
Patrick: Blacks and Blues
Home alone on Christmas day is not so bad when I can have some awesome quiet de dedicated time to painting.