Honolulu Museum of Art Figure Drawing 6/08/2015 - Sergio - Gestures

Sergio 06/08/15 Gesture 08, 9"x12", Ink on Paper.

Monday was figure drawing at the Honolulu Museum of Art; I had a really good night.

I came to the session a little late. It's graduation season, and parking around the Art Academy was terrible. So I was walking into the class about 7:15. Apparently others also had this problem and when I walked in they were only starting the first of the gestures. 

I was kind of in a panic to start. So I started with what I am really great with, the Tombow pens. However by gesture four I realized this wasn't really going to help with what I had planned for the rest of the night. I just went to Fishers Hawaii earlier that day and bought new watercolor bushes that I really wanted to try. So I switched to a thin pen to mimic the contour line drawing I would have to be doing for the rest of the night. 

I really like the above gesture, number 8. It was an unusual pose, but I managed to capture a lot in the brief amount of time. The way the figure is splayed across the page is very dynamic. I also love the balance of the shaded areas on the page. I also find the differently weighted lines and their interactions very interesting. 

Sergio 06/08/15 Gesture 01, 9"x12", Ink on Paper.

I was using the gray Tombow then adding the black and the water afterwards. The effect created by this is really a lot of fun.

Sergio 06/08/15 Gesture 02, 9"x12", Ink on Paper.

This is a great pose and great gesture. The difference in tone creates a difference in the weight in the two legs. The darker back leg pushes deeper in the composition and the lighter leg pulls forward.

Sergio 06/08/15 Gesture 03, 9"x12", Ink on Paper.

This gesture has a Keith Haring feel to it. It could be the pose but it also could mean I over did the outline,

Sergio 06/08/15 Gesture 04, 9"x12", Ink on Paper.

This pose is hilarious. Looking at this gesture makes me laugh just remembering it.

Sergio 06/08/15 Gesture 05, 9"x12", Ink on Paper.

It was here I switched to the thinner pen. I focused on the figure's contour outlines and then with any remaining time I tried to block in the major shadow ares. This is to try and imitate the process I would have to zip through in the later poses.  Afterwards, like a day later, I added the crosshatching to the shade regions.

Above Number 5 is very dynamic. This is a great gesture.

Sergio 06/08/15 Gesture 06, 9"x12", Ink on Paper.

I like this gesture too. His arms are a little odd in this one but it's working in my opinion.

Sergio 06/08/15 Gesture 07, 9"x12", Ink on Paper.

I do not like this one at all.

Sergio 06/08/15 Gesture 09 , 9"x12", Ink on Paper.

For the last one I used the black Tombow and water to fill in the shadows. It creates a nice effect but I actually prefer the crosshatching.

The Honolulu Museum of Art Figure Drawing class is every Monday at 7 PM. It is located at 1111 Victoria Street. There is a $10 class fee.

"See, when I paint, it is an experience that, at its best, is transcending reality. When it is working, you completely go into another place, you're tapping into things that are totally universal, completely beyond your ego and your own self." ~ Keith Haring

Honolulu Museum of Art Figure Drawing 4/27/2015 - Sergio - Short Poses

Sergio - 4/27/15 - Gesture 02, 9"x 12", Ink on Paper

So the model was Sergio and as always he was fun to draw and paint. I was really on this this night and am happy with almost all of the drawings today.

That night I had forgot my bag of Tombow pens. It was a rather sad discovery, but I did have a Pilot G2 10 millimeter, my favorite writing pen. The fact I have a favorite pen is sign of my mother's genetic expression. It's been a while since I have drawn with these pens. Normally I would draw with a thinner pen, but we make do.
   

Afterwards I went back into the gestures and added Sharpie to the drawings. I am very happy with the results. Above is one of my favorite drawings of the night.

A lot of elements are working in this gesture. The pose is very dynamic. The alternating lines and overall pattern of the ink lines is working very well.

Below are the rest of the gestures from the night. I am really satisfied with them.

Sergio - 4/27/15 - Gesture 01, 9"x 12", Ink on Paper.

Sergio - 4/27/15 - Gesture 03, 9"x 12", Ink on Paper

Sergio - 4/27/15 - Gesture 04, 9"x 12", Ink on Paper

Sergio - 4/27/15 - Gesture 05, 9"x 12", Ink on Paper

Sergio - 4/27/15 - Gesture 06, 9"x 12", Ink on Paper

Sergio - 4/27/15 - Gesture 07, 9"x 12", Ink on Paper

Sergio - 4/27/15 - Gesture 08, 9"x 12", Ink on Paper

There is a very neat feel to this one. I am a little unhappy with the hand. The darkness and the frantic lines of the gesture are working very well.

Sergio - 4/27/15 - Gesture 09, 9"x 12", Ink on Paper

Normally when I don't have 10 gesture drawings it means something went wrong. I was late or one of the drawings was just terrible. However, Today's class was a "Field Promotion" day, the normal people who run the class were out sick so it left me in charge of the class. I miscounted the number of gesture drawings I had already done and thus we were one short. 

Sergio - 4/27/15 - Short 01, 9"x 12", Ink on Paper

Short poses went pretty well. I need to watch myself when I'm doing my cross hatching especially in these shorter poses. These two five minute drawings show a problem I need to catch: I need to alternate my Hatch marks. The pattern created by them all going one direction is distracting. Above we see a drawing where I alternated the hatching.

The figure seems to have a greater volume to it and the different hatch directions help define the figure.  

Sergio - 4/27/15 - Short 02, 9"x 12", Ink on Paper

This drawing shows what happens when I fail to alternate the hatch direction. One of many problems with this drawing.

Sergio - 4/27/15 - Short 03, 9"x 12", Ink on Paper

This was the 10 minute drawing. I like it. The head is a little off.

The Honolulu Museum of Art Figure Drawing class is every Monday at 7 PM. It is located at 1111 Victoria Street. There is a $10 class fee.

HMoA Figure Drawing 06/02/14 - Quantae - Short Poses

Quantae 06/02/14 - Short 2, 5"x 9",  Acrylic on Cardboard.

Quantae was the model this Monday over at the Honolulu Academy of Art.  It was a crowded day with almost 40 people in that tiny class room.

Today I tried something different with the 10 minute pose. I have been using my Tombow pens and working on paper for the short poses, but I have discovered a good use for the half sheets of cardboard in the box Robert let me use.  I am going to paint with them and try to block in as much of the figure as I can in 10 minutes. It has been a great warm up for the longer drawings. 

Above is the first one of these 10 minute paintings. I am really liking what I was able to get done in the time frame.  The figure is defined well and there is a great play in the background and the foreground.I really liking the area around his head, the purple shadows, and the yellow highlights look great against the gray/purple arms.

Pretty good for 10 minutes, but I know I can do better.

Below are the gesture Drawings from that evening here too. I had a pretty good night.

Quantae 06/02/14 - Gesture 1, 9"x 12",  Ink on Paper.

 

Quantae 06/02/14 - Gesture 2, 9"x 12",  Ink on Paper. 

Quantae's day job as an actor is showing through in some of these. I call this one "Naked Prowler." 

Quantae 06/02/14 - Gesture 3, 9"x 12",  Ink on Paper.

Quantae 06/02/14 - Gesture 4, 9"x 12",  Ink on Paper.

Quantae 06/02/14 - Gesture 5, 9"x 12",  Ink on Paper.

Quantae 06/02/14 - Gesture 6, 9"x 12",  Ink on Paper.

Quantae 06/02/14 - Gesture 7, 9"x 12",  Ink on Paper

I like how this one came out. The wash flattens nicely to make a simple shape but the shape is nuanced enough to define the form nicely.

Quantae 06/02/14 - Gesture 8, 9"x 12",  Ink on Paper

Quantae 06/02/14 - Short 01, 9"x 12",  Ink on Paper

Above is one of the 5 minute poses. He was posing with the staff and I managed to get the figure pretty defined in that time frame. This is a pretty straight forward pose but it looks good.

Tomorrow, the long poses, I am really happy with them.

This life drawing class occurs on Mondays at 7PM. It is located at the The Honolulu Museum of Art School, formerly the Academy Art Center at Linekona. There is a $10 class fee.

LCC Sun Drawing 03/30/14 - Sergio - Short Poses

Sergio 03/30/14 - Short Pose 01,  Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

I have been making a habit of going to Sunday Drawing over at Leeward Community College. The model was Sergio and as always he was a blast to draw.  These are the short poses from that morning.

Of the short poses, this was my favorite of the morning.  It was one of the five-minute poses and Sergio carefully balanced on the staff. I am happy this pose came out nice. The washes in this drawing show the range of tone I am able to get with the Tombow Pens. I think there is a nice rhythm to this drawing.

Sergio 03/30/14 - Short Pose 03,  Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

This was the 10-minute drawing. In these, I have been starting to get the blue into the darks of the drawing. It actually reveals a lot of my technique with these pens. I will usually do most of the sketching in a single pen and then work other colors into the drawing as I need to define more and more.

On a side note, if I ever need to do a drawing of someone kneeling with a crusader sword, I can use this sketch as a base for that.

Sergio 03/30/14 - Short Pose 02,  Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

The Gestures from that morning are below.

Sergio 03/30/14 - Gesture 01,  Ink on Paper, 9"x 12"

Sergio 03/30/14 - Gesture 02,  Ink on Paper, 9"x 12"

Sergio 03/30/14 - Gesture 03,  Ink on Paper, 9"x 12"

Sergio 03/30/14 - Gesture 04,  Ink on Paper, 9"x 12"

Sergio 03/30/14 - Gesture 05,  Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

Sergio 03/30/14 - Gesture 06,  Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

Sergio 03/30/14 - Gesture 07,  Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

Sergio 03/30/14 - Gesture 08,  Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

Sergio 03/30/14 - Gesture 09,  Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

This one is my favorite of the gestures. I think the ink wash and the hatch marks are working well together.

The LCC Sunday Drawing Session is at LCC's Drawing studio. It runs from 10:30 AM until 1:30. There is a 10 dollar class fee.

“Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, 

and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.” 

― Leonardo da Vinci

HMoA Figure Drawing 1/20/14 - Keith - Short Poses

Keith 1/20/14 - Gesture 1, Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

Monday was another session of Honolulu Museum of Art's Figure Drawing class.  I had a great time with the gesture drawings this session. I worked with a dark brown that has a purple hue when spread with the wash, so it pairs nicely with the orange yellow highlight.

The model was Keith, this is the third time I've drawn him. This was a great set of short poses.

On a random note, I just learned that a number of these are yoga poses.

Above is Gesture 1 and there is a great movement to this piece. Keith did a lot of pieces where he was bending over, touching the ground. That type of pose makes a great bend in the back. The wash in this sketch looks amazing.

Keith 1/20/14 - Gesture 2, Ink on Paper, 9"x 12"

This is a great gesture, too.  I really think the light dark in this one is great. The arm over Keith's chest looks pretty great in this one. The pose is a little stiff, but it works.

Keith 1/20/14 - Gesture 3, Ink on Paper, 9"x 12"

Keith 1/20/14 - Gesture 4, Ink on Paper, 9"x 12"

Keith 1/20/14 - Gesture 5, Ink on Paper, 9"x 12"

This gesture is pretty great. I think I lost some of the form in this one.

Keith 1/20/14 - Gesture 6, Ink on Paper, 9"x 12"

Keith 1/20/14 - Gesture 7, Ink on Paper, 9"x 12"

I love the wash in this drawing; the forms of the body are starting to get a little lost in the wash, which is rather nice.

Keith 1/20/14 - Gesture 8, Ink on Paper, 9"x 12"

Keith 1/20/14 - Gesture 9, Ink on Paper, 9"x 12"

Keith 1/20/14 - Gesture 10, Ink on Paper, 9"x 12"

This was the last of the gestures and I managed to get some details of Keith's face in this one. The shadows and the wash are really working in this one.

Keith 1/20/14 - Short 1, Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

Keith 1/20/14 - Short 2, Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

Keith 1/20/14 - Short 3, Ink on Paper, 9"x12"

This was the 10 minute pose and I really like this drawing. Of the set of short poses this I think is the most successful. I am a little unhappy with his head.

I had a great time drawing on Monday. I am really happy with all these gesture drawings.