Sunday, January 31, 2010

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Friday, January 29, 2010

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Reid

I did this contour drawing exercise from one of Charles Reid's watercolor books.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Portrait

I did a contour drawing of this figure in life drawing class and then colored the painting later.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Monday, January 25, 2010

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Friday, January 22, 2010

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Flamingo

Notice how the knee of a birds bend forward, unlike humans (and all mammals) bends backward.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Kites

Kites and interesting skies is a composition that always seems to work.
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Poinsettia

Pines and poinsettias are pair of symbols for the Christmas season.
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Monday, January 18, 2010

Poinsettia

I tried to capture the taller stringy look of natural poinsettias.
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Sunday, January 17, 2010

Poinsettia

The poinsettia is normally a tall stringy plant. The Ecke family of Encinitas, California developed a trade secret that made a fuller more compact plant like I painted here.
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Saturday, January 16, 2010

Autumn Leaf

The autumn leaves decay from the tips of the leaves to the center.
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Friday, January 15, 2010

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Salt Marsh

If you look closely you can see the surf fisherman and the two sandpipers.
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Monday, January 11, 2010

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Friday, January 8, 2010

Crane

A sumi-e painting of a crane and a pine tree, and two faint fishes in the water.
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Thursday, January 7, 2010

Bicycle

I just love the bicycle, but my figure drawing needs some work.
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