Post before last, I linked an article about Jacob Collins who runs an atelier in New York. At the time I was working on a master copy of one of his portraits: Carolina, oil on canvas, 22 x 20 inches, 2006.
Read MoreFigure Sculpture
Tuesday night figure sculpting class is at an end!
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“Life Studies: What I Learned When I Learned to Draw,” by Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, June 2011
This profile from June 2011 of Jacob Collins is one of the best explanations of the classical realism atelier movement I’ve read.
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Form Painting in the Life Room
As promised, I present for your reading pleasure a post on taking what I learned from the sphere project and applying it to figure painting in the life room.
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The Sphere Project, Year Two
Here we are, another year older another year wiser and off we go again to slay the dragon.
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Year Two, the Early Projects
Here are some pictures of my projects from my first month back in the atelier.
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The Summer That Came and Went and Was Somehow Revolutionary
Dear Patient Readers: Year two is in full swing and where the heck have I been? Painting hard.
Read MoreExperiencing Color with Pastel Pencils
Since most of year two at the atelier is grisaille painting (in black and white), I wont paint in color until about this time next year.
Read MoreThe Annual Aristides Atelier Show
Of course I didn’t think to take a picture of the drawing before I framed it.
Read MoreThe Cast Drawing
Exactly one month ago my long-labored cast drawing made its debut at our annual atelier show.
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