Kalani's Handivan

So one day I had to ride with a student on the Handivan. The driver was Kalani. He has giving us a ride before and is one of the most memorable drivers. Always warm, but serious about his work. 

I did this sketch on a long circle we had to make through town. I did manage to get a nice amount of detail in the drawing.

Student Drawings XII

More drawings of Students. Again no names. 

"The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery."

 ~ Mark Van Doren

Self Portrait - Hour 1

So it's been a while since I did a self portrait. I started work on this one and this is it after an hour.

Looking at this drawing, I have a couple of things I need to work on.  I need to make the shadows a little darker and refine the half tones on the face. The details of the hair need a little work, there is also something odd with the shape of my hair in this drawing that needs a little work.

I am pretty happy with this drawing. 

"What a man thinks of himself, that is what determines, or rather indicates his fate."

 ~Henry David Thoreau

LCC Sun Life Drawing - 2013/04/07 - Nick

So on Sunday, I decided to go to the figure drawing class at Leeward Community College. I have been having trouble getting to the University of Hawaii Manoa by 8:30 in the morning in order to get to a seat on the lighted side of the model.

I was told about the LCC Sun Life drawing class. I'm assuming the Sun stands for Sunday.

The model was named Nick, it was his first time modeling and he did pretty well for his first time. 

I am happy with these gesture drawings. They came out nice.

This was the one page that I did that morning. It came out well.

I planned to watch a movie at the Hawaii International Film Fest spring showcase, so I had to leave the class early.

The LCC Sun Life drawing class is located at the LCC Art Room. The class begins at 10:30 and will run until 1:30. There is a 10 dollar class fee. 

"A word as to the education of the heart. We don't believe that this can be imparted through books; it can only be imparted through the loving touch of the teacher."

 ~ Cesar Chavez

Glen's Store

This is a drawing of the interior of Glen's Store, the Armchair Adventurer. The store is more like something out of hoarders then a store, but there is so much wonderful stuff there. This is another in a set of sketches trying to define large areas of sometimes chaotic clutter.

This is a small space more like a wide hallway then a room. I think I could have illustrated this better by including more of the doorway. I could have borrowed a trick they often do in movies--  shoot through a doorway to make the scene seem more intimate.

I had a lot of fun with the Tombow pens in this one. I'm a little unhappy with the perspective, but in general I really like this page.

"Sort out your life by sorting out your junk."

~ Karen Kingston 

Zwick Studios - 04/06/13 - Betsy

So another morning painting session at Zwick Studio.

The painting is progressing nicely. I was a little unsure about how the layout of the page would read; I thought I made the figure too small, but I am finding with more of the details on the form, it looks pretty good. 

I am a little unhappy with the face. I am not quite getting the likeness the way I would like.  Although the portrait is by far the more progressed part of the piece. I think for next week I need to focus more on the body and get color into the background.

 "Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop."

 ~ Lewis Carroll

Robert

This portrait is of Robert to match the portrait I did of Tatiana last week. I managed to get him to sit down for long enough to get the sketch done. I am pretty happy with it.

"When you plant a seed of love, it is you that blossoms." 

~ Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati

HMoA Figure Drawing - 04/01/13 - Catelin

Monday drawing at the Honolulu Art Academy. Catelin was the model she has such a fun face to draw.

So above is my favorite of the night. This is the ten minute pose with the two fives fading in it. The colors from the previous poses are leaking though the portrait in such a nice way. The quickness of the pose also reads nicely.

I also love this sketch. The splatter in the back was me playing with the ink. I love the effect it creates. Again the speed of the drawing is evident and I do like that. I also really like the blue arm-- it is reading nicely against the red wash.

I think this was the least successful drawing of the night. I think it has more to do with my dislike of side views of reclining poses, then it being a bad drawing. I eagerly wait to see what this page springboards to.

So last week I did a neat pose of a model reclining and her hands and head. Over that drawing I did this of Catelin's feet as she laid down.

Catelin made the comment after the pose saying, "It looks like how I feel in the morning, a bundle of arms and feet." It is starting to look really neat.

"Ua ola loko i ke aloha

Love gives Life within."

~ Hawaiian Proverb

Dole Theater

Dole Theater Ticket Taker, Ink on Paper, 8" x 10"

I enjoy going to the movies and Dole Theater is a favorite of mine.

I was waiting for a friend to meet me here. I had a few minutes, so I decided to draw the ticket taker at the theater. I do like how this sketch came out. It does look like the ticket taker.  

Uncle Jerry

So Easter Sunday in our family involves going over to my uncle's house and eating dinner or lunch. While at the party, I asked my Uncle and Aunt to pose for a portrait.

My Uncle Jerry was looking up at the television as I was drawing this portrait. He was very engrossed with the A&E show about tuna fishermen. It seemed to be interesting, but I forget how much he enjoys fishing. It does make me think of my late grandfather, his brother, who also loved to fish.

I love the gray half tone on his face. I also think the likeness is right on. I am a little unhappy with the blue shirt; it looks fine but not as interesting as I wanted. I had to rush the shirt a little. The sun was setting over his outdoor patio, I was losing the sunlight to draw by, so I rushed. I regret it. 

"Looking at people who belong to us, we see the past, present, and future." 
~ Gail Lumet Buckley