Spring Break Still Life

Still life we had to do over spring break for drawing in which we needed an older object paired with a newer object. Charcoal pencils on toned paper.

Life Sketches

Sketches done at the Minnesota History Museum over Spring Break where they had a new exhibit featuring the Civil War

gestures while I watched my friends audition for their spring play

Confrontation

Quick little sketch of the "Confrontation" between Javert and Jean Valjean in Les Miserables

iPad apple painting

Decided to do another still life study but don't currently have any paints so decided to use my iPad.  iPad 1 with Targus stylus in the app Procreate.

Figure Drawing Stuff

2 minute gestures from Figure drawing club, done with a brush pen, again something id like to use more for quick gestures like these

 5 minute gestures, done with pencil

10 minute gesture also pencil

cafe drawing in the auditorium for a different perspective. pencil on charcoal paper

sequential homework. I picked the Tony performance of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying performing "Brotherhood of Man"

Mr. William Wyverngreen

 The character I chose evolved from the aristocratic dragon in an earlier post.  My teacher said the aristocratic dragon didn't have much to work with, so for some reason it evolved into a victorian like actor in which further developed into a Chairman of an English Music Hall.  They were the Master of Ceremonies, The M.C. of the night introducing performers, actors, and a comedian and performer himself often times messing and playing along with the audience.  I enjoy it cause i get to channel my chairman character from The Mystery of Edwin Drood into some of this.  I thought the expressions could be great as well because acting had to be broad back then.  I further developed that his wings would also be his arms so he is a Wyvern Dragon which the wings enhance the silhouette.  A classmate said it would be cool if the wings hanged like cloth creating flow and designed in a cape-like fashion. I sort of borrowed a bit of Orson Welles jaw and cheeks figuring he would have a great booming voice like the Great Orson Welles and very flamboyant and eccentric personality like the Wizard from the Wizard of Oz played by the great Frank Morgan. The idea was approved.  We will have to make an environment for this character so a stage will be my next task after building the character.

Preliminary sketches

Turn around sheet

Toned paper study.  That toned paper is awesome want to work more with that.

Color sheets, feedback on these would be nice if anyone has any better color ideas

sketches

Still Life's

Never painted still life's before, something I would like to do more of over the summer to get better.  Acrylic on Bristol Paper.

Our teacher wanted us to do a quick still life of one object done in about 45 minutes, trying to capture light and paint in big shapes and not worry about the details.  Definitely do more of these to help me get better.