Clothed figure drawing sketches.

Today I am posting some of the sketches from last night Clothed figure drawing class. It was a good class. I rarely enjoy drawing male models, yesterday it was one of those exception.  ( I especially like drawing his pants full of folds :)

The black and white sketches are ink and colored pencil, the colored are ink and watercolor, they are all 20 minute long poses.

Working on my next chiaroscuro project today. cloudish weather outside. Good to me!! :)

Me time. quick sketch with ink and white gouache on toned paper.

Quick sketch

ink and white gouache on toned paper

A me moment.

 I fell in love with the photo in B/W of this lady painting, randomly found on the web.
Here is a quick done with ink and white gouache on my toned paper sketch book .

I ll probably do something more refined with this  image, today it was just a quick warm up, not enough time!

Off to school now for an afternoon/ evening of figure clothed drawing.

It s summer outside today, just gorgeous!

Have a great rest of the day everyone! ;)

Maybe later. Acrylic, ink and oil on wood.

12x12 inches

Maybe later.

Acrylic, oil, and ink on wood.

Here is my last painting, a mixed media experiment.

"Maybe later"

Sometimes we need to enjoy what we like, we'll do the rest later.

Laura's philosophy :)

I used ink for the black part, acrylic followed by oil for the face. Finally the hair and flowers are created by mixing the wood and the ink as a contour.

The idea of having a side fun project that involved brushes and a face (!) has been on the back of mind for quite a while. So happy I followed my "heart" without looking at my busy list of things to do.  I think sometimes WE HAVE TO. 

Painting what I really like ( faces  :) for those who do not know yet!) excite me, makes me happy and makes me want to wake up early on Sunday morning just to paint. :)

Sunny and beautiful today, we have been enjoying an amazing weather for quite sometimes actually.  It totally helps the mood let me tell you.

Taking the doggie for a mid morning walk the back to my easel to start the new new chiaroscuro assignment: a portrait .

I like the new assignment! :)

detail.

Maybe later.

Acrylic, oil, and ink on wood.

Chiaroscuro, body study.

 My body study with charcoal is finally finished!
Another monument to my patience I would say :)

It took me between 13/15 hours to complete....and I am PLEASED with the result. I could probably do some tiny tiny touches here and there but to tell you the truth I would rather move on to my next project :)

 18x24 inches

charcoal

Body study

work in progress.

Sunny and beautiful over here, a perfect late summer day :)

Have a great Sunday everyone!

Cappuccetto Rosso e il lupo!

Cappuccetto e il Lupo.

Illustrator

 A fun illustration is the best way to end this HORRIBLE week (!) . And if you are wondering how bad was it the answer is that it was REAL BAD. But don't get me started on this :(

It s Saturday, the weekend is here, we are going for pizza today and I want to be positive!!! :)

Here is a quick illustration with Little Red Riding Hood.

However I am way too much used to call the little girl with her Italian name Cappuccetto (hoody) Rosso (Red) that's why the Italian title.

Here is colored version too...I prefer the grey one though!

Which one do you like better?

Have a great Saturday everyone :)

Fairy and mermaid, sketches.

ink pen and colored pencil

20 minute pose

I had a great time at last night figure clothed drawing class.... my favorite model was there , all dressed up in really cute outfit, as a fairy and as a mermaid !
 Happy me :)
Here are some of my 20 minute pose long drawing.
I had a couple of colors with me and I had fan playing with them.

20 minuts

charcoal, ink pen and colored pencil

 

20 minuts

charcoal, ink pen and colored penc

20minuts

charcoal, ink pen and colored penc

Doing some chiaroscuro today....the weather is perfect:) grey !!
Have a great thursday everyone!

Hello Luigi!

 I was asked to turn this two year old puppy named Luigi into a doggie cartoon, here is what I did!

 Luigi

And here is the puppy!

Done with the doggie I can now turn to something more exciting ...a work on wood I have started on the weekend! picture coming soon!

Here is a quick pick ;)