Brian and Chuck

This is a rather large drawing and

is a little dark here...but translates well

on the parchment. Love this one....

A week after drawing Brian

the mojo is still here...

and I like how easy this one came

out...only why does he have a dirty

left knee? Will have to fix that

This one was another easy sketch....

Rich red earth tone on soft beige Italian

paper....Mmmm.

This one...last of the afternoon....

(there were private drawings done

for a client in between...)this one

looks a little lost.

After days of drawing Brian...from early in the morning til late

afternoon with only a half hour break

(during which Brian went running)...

I can only say that it was heaven...hard work...

headache inducing....aggravating..

.frustrating...

heaven!

The drawing above is one I will

not sell until I draw one I like

even more...it is my form of

PORNO! Mmmmm

This is a very classical sketch

during which I felt it time to stop

where it is....I could have drawn more

but something told me to leave it

as is....

The wonderful paper I used up

on Brian...lends itself beautifully

to simple pencil work....

Ahhh....the oil pastels....

I would like to make prints of these

two...and there is a third I need

to take better pics of....

Oil pastel on Parchment....who knew?

As though Manny and Brian were

in the same body....litho crayon

and soft pastel...on the fantastic blue denim

paper from Montreal...

There are many more drawings I hope to share as soon as the pics are edited and good enough to show how wonderful working with Brian for 3 days was....

Finally got to draw again...

Finally had a chance to draw recently.

The summer held far too much

work and other distractions.

Hopefully now, they are behind

and I can redevelop a focus.

A recent trip to the Art

Institute of Chicago

fueled my passion

and I am anxious to try

some new ideas.

Next, just a pen sketch that happened due

to new sketchbook syndrome.

Also.... I liked the look of the figure.

An afternoon with a model is one of the best things

to spend time on.

Great conversation...creative atmosphere...

and the resulting drawings can be very

satisfying.

Trying NEW paper!!!!

Absolutely wonderful to work with....

can't wait to explore all I can do with it..

I like the direction I'm goin' with 

the colored pencils...just hate that there

are still so many things to fix.

Detail from below...

This one was fun...

I put my favorite type of sink 

behind him. Still too cartoony for 

my tastes...trying to figure out 

why my linework is coming out

that way...must be some setting

on my pencils.

Going to do a whole bunch of these shirtless 

men in jeans...cause I like looking a them!

Still somethings to fix...but basically this is it.

J contacted me out of the blue and wanted to model

so I said...DUH! Yes...of course...the last one of the day 

is when I am warmed up and lines are flowing.

These are the warmups...just conte 

on white. The first one up there 

is the only one I like...of the three.

Legs are wonky on this one...

Proportions are off on this one...

Quintessential torso for me....

this is on a scrap of sanded pastel stock

very small...only about 6" x 9"

Retouched just a bit...Like them 

better now.

In trying to draw everyday,

I snuck a coffee the other day

and sat and sketched. The angles on this 

sketch above are soooo bad. I could 

blame it on the small table in the back 

corner I was at...but I won't. Just me.

This guy was making all the girls

giggle and when he left they debated

his name. They all agreed it started 

with "handsome".

When I worked as a carpenter, I promised myself

I would go to sites and draw. Have not done it.

Seeing this manlift reminded me how much

I enjoy drawing machinery and heavy equipment.

My son "owed" me some chores, 

so I had him model. Trying some new

things with washes and pastels. 

Still too cartoony for my taste.