I would like to encourage all of you to join me in The Silhouette Project. I think it’s going to be a fun and stimulating way to learn the construction, proportions, and anatomy of the figure. And as an added incentive, I will enter the name of everyone who commits to participating in The Silhouette Project into a drawing, and [...]
A standing figure will take one of one 3 basic positions:
1). Straight; weight is distributed equally on both feet. An imaginary vertical plumb line (the orange line above) running from the pit of the neck to the floor will be midway between the two feet.
2). Weight is on the right leg. The plumb line moves closer to the the right foot.
3). Weight [...]
The shape of a form is its silhouette. Every volume has a shape state. Nathan Goldstein
To draw or paint a figure (or any subject) convincingly, you have to be able to see it accurately, and you have to understand what you’re seeing.
The human figure contains 16 basic forms: the head, neck, upper torso, lower torso, 2 [...]
I don’t know about you, but every year, Labor Day triggers in me a yearning to go back to school! I see all those school supplies in the stores and I find myself drooling! Those packages of notebook paper, brand new 3-ring binders, freshly sharpened pencils, and fabulously chic backpacks fill me with longing and the enthusiasm to begin a brand new [...]
I am a watermedia painter and I teach painting workshops all around the country. As anyone who knows me or has taken one of my workshops can attest to, I love talking about art, thinking about art, reading about art, writing about art, looking at art, and practicing art - so grab a cup of coffee, join me in the studio and let's talk art!