Quick gesture study
charcoal on paper 24x18
1998
This girl was a great model
charcoal on paper 24x18
1998
This was one of the first tone grounds I did. I think it looks like he's coming out of a wall or a sculpture.
charcoal on paper 24x18
1998
Quick gesture study
charcoal on paper 24x18
1999
Almost got this one finished. All I had left was her head.
charcoal on paper 18x24
1999
The assignment was to place the figure in an arbitrary space. I think she looks like she's in a cave looking out.
charcoal on paper 24x18
1999
I was getting better at working with charcoal
charcoal on paper 24x18
1999
One of the first ones I did after about 9 months off
charcoal on paper 18x24
1999
The assignment was to 1. Fit the model in a box 2. change her proportions to make her fit. She re
charcoal on paper 24x18
1999
We were not allowed to use outside contour for this assignment. One of the fastest drawings I ever did.
charcoal on paper 8x16
1999
Still drawing the figure in an arbitrary space.
charcoal on paper 18x24
1999
Gesture drawing
charcoal on paper 24x18
1999
This was a memory exercise. The model would pose for about 2 minutes, and then leave. We could only draw when he was not posed.
charcoal on paper 24x18
1999
I learned a lot this year and I think this drawing shows it.
charcoal on paper 18x24
2002
This woman was a great model.
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
Some of this really works, some still needs some work.
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
This model had beautiful hands. We all wanted to just draw her hands.
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
This was half of an assignment to capture extreme emotion.
charcoal on gessoed foamboard 32x28
2002
Second part of an assignment to capture extreme emotion. I taped them together to meet the minimum dimension of 4 feet.
charcoal on gessoed foamboard 32x28
2002
This model wore a native indian outfit.
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
I started out not really liking this one, but it grew on me.
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
This gentleman entertained us with stories of the newspaper business while we drew.
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
Gesture drawing
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
For this assignment, the professor told us when to navigate from the outside to the inside. We could not pick up our tool from the paper.
charcoal on paper 18x24
2002
This is another student who is drawing us while we draw him. (we were waiting for the model to show up)
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
This was early in the year when we weren't doing extended poses. I wish I'd had time to finish it.
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
This model was a violinist who posed with his violin for us.
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
Sort of a medium-length pose. It's not as finished as I wanted it.
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
Another landscape-like drawing.
charcoal on paper 18x24
2002
Another one from early in the year. I didn't get enough time with the pose
charcoal on paper 18x24
2002
Not quite as finished as I'd like it.
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
Getting better with the whole image.
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
Gesture drawing
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
Gesture drawing
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
Gesture drawing
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
Gesture drawing
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
Gesture drawing
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
Gesture drawing
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
Gesture drawing made harder because he played while we drew. You had to catch what you wanted while he moved.
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
Gesture drawing
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
Gesture drawing
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
Gesture drawing
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
Gesture drawing
charcoal on paper 24x18
2002
One with no contour. I was trying for that lost-and-found line quality.
charcoal on canvas pad 16x20
2002
