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This past Sunday the 12th was another one of Hipbone Studio’s model marathons. It was a good successful day full of drawing and sketching, a bit of painting, and a lot of experimenting. I learn something new every time I … Continue reading
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I was recently awarded another contract with Dragonfly publishing to begin work illustrating another Children’s book. This one is about the tooth fairy and will be out this fall. Look for it on Amazon, just in time for the holidays. … Continue reading
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I finally got out of the house and out with my fellow Portland Urban Sketchers recently to go sketch the Portlandia statue amongst other things, and as usual I’ve kept busy sketching a little of this and a little of … Continue reading
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Well, the new year is upon us, and I’m finally back into a somewhat normal routine now that the holidays are over. I wanted to post holiday sketches over the holidays but free time was at a premium so the … Continue reading
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From the Body Worlds exhibit to a Seattle weekend, and hours spent in the basement painting, December has so far proven itself to be a memorable month. I turn 34 today… moving from my lower 30′s into my mid 30′s… … Continue reading
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According to wikipedia, The pomegranate is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing between five and eight meters tall. All I knew before that was that they’re fun to pull apart and eat. I’ve been wanting to paint one … Continue reading
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After attending a recent demo by awesome artist Don colley, I decided to dust off my collection of Pitt pens and give them another shot. I’ve posted about these pens before after my last encounter with Don. You can check … Continue reading
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This past Sunday, Hipbone Studioshad another one of their model marathon sessions. Nine models in nine hours including both male and female models involved in everything from quick gestures to full 50 minute poses. It’s always great to see the … Continue reading
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Spent another Wednesday evening at Hipbone Studios honing my figure drawing skills. It’s always great to see what other people are doing and try and glean some inspiration and technique from them. The model we were supposed to have tonight … Continue reading
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This past Wednesday I made my way over to Hipbone Studios in South East Portland for one of the drop in life drawing sessions they have. Not only is it great practice to draw the figure from life in a … Continue reading
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It’s Halloween season and creatures, ghouls, and goblins are taking over. Zombies running through Portland, vampires and ninjas storming the apartment complex, pumpkins coming alive… Seems only fitting that a band of little ghoulies have taken over a few pages … Continue reading
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One of the challenges of being an artist, particularly one that regularly sketches people in public and animals wherever I may see them (mostly on my couch), is capturing a moment in time, a passing second, maybe slightly more. People … Continue reading
