Hudson River Fellowship 2011 Part 4

These are some drawings I did at the Fellowship this last July. Most of these were done over a couple sessions. My intention was to explore the precise details and textures, so I could then have access to them while working in the studio.

 

 

The San Rafael Swell and Etsy

The San Rafael Swell of Utah is a large desert region south of Price, east of Castle Dale, and north of Moab. It is a sandy open area, spotted with wind-carved canyons. There are no amenities there. And that remoteness is part of what it makes the region so attractive. I went down there last weekend to do some studies and these were some of the results.

I have also decided to make these small works on paper available through Etsy. Payment is accepted via PayPal. Though these plein air works are different than my regular studio practice, they are an important part of the work I do. Working from life and on location feeds my imagination. The paper is sealed with shellac, which is a delightful surface to work on. When the paintings are purchased, they will be appended to foam core board to give them a firm foundation. Other works will be gradually listed as time and interest allow.

Quick Sketching at the AMNH.

Quick sketches done at the American Museum of Natural History. The difficulty of drawing at the museum is the persistent press of the crowds

Animal Sketches April 30 Part 2

Gorilla gestures and friends. Just when you think these guys are sitting still, they up and run off to the other side of the room.

Animal Sketches April 30 Part 1

I've been doing some animal drawing recently. It's an area of study that I've neglected unconsciously. Here's some drawings from the reptile house at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. It's interesting the things you notice when you take some time to draw an animal from life. The iguana's had a good portion of his tail removed at some point, the healed one isn't nearly as long as it should be. And that Chucwalla is missing a foot...

Fallen Tree

A sketch done on prepared bristol board up Hobble Creek Canyon last Fall.

Recent Figure Sketches

I have an hour between the classes I teach at UVU, during that hour Don Seegmiller is kind enough to let me sit in and sketch in his class while I wait. These are some of the better results from the last couple of months. Each is between 30 and 50 minutes in duration

 This one is from a warm up with J. Kirk Richard's painting group last Wednesday. I used two watersoluble color pencils and a white chalk pencil to do this one.