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More motorcycles! I was very drawn to (no pun intended) the shadows the wheels made.

$50  5x7" watercolour painting with 8x 10" mat.

sit back and relax

$50 - 5x7" painting with 8x10" mat.

I painted these motorcycles on site with my paint box on my lap. They caught my attention as they sat there, all in a row, waiting for me to paint their portraits.

Yeah, we'll do lunch.

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Raccoons are so friggin' bold!

5"x7" watercolour painting with 8"x10" matt.

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puzzle pieces

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I drew this at a cafe and then painted it once I got home. Since people move so quickly, I draw them one at a time. I finish drawing them just as they zoom off. Then I wait for the next person to come along, figure out where to put them in the composition, then draw them quick before they go. I wait for the next person, see where they fit in, and draw them quick. It's like putting people into the puzzle of a drawing! It's a great challenge.

$50 - 5"x7"painting with 8"x10"matt

shortcut

Plein-air painting is a blast!! It's so challenging. I did a few paintings today with my new little box on my lap. It stays propped open and it holds everything perfectly. From a distance it just looks like I'm working on a laptop.

$40  5"x7" painting includes 8"x10" matt

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portrait of David

Today's Sunday life drawing portrait.

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baby elephant cards

good morning

good afternoon

good evening

SET OF 3 CARDS AND ENVELOPES

I'm in a group art show next month and we sell hand painted cards. The Strathmore Cards are great. Just slip your painting into the precut sleeve and it includes little sticky tabs so they stay put! 5"x7" Card and Envelope.

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Hey Neighbour

My painting series called "Stomping Grounds" continues, as I walk through the wonderful streets of Toronto.

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5"x7" painting with 8"x10" matt.

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window light

Well, the bulb on our model's spotlight is out... but that didn't stop us!

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Winsor Read

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I do like having this new red on my palette!

$30 - 5"x7" painting includes 8"x10" matt.

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think it through

This is my third 'Cafe Moment' in this style. I've been working on adding pattern and shading to my drawing, without obliterating the contour line.

$60

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all said and done

There is nothin' like watercolour!
4"x6" painting includes 8"x10" matt.

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pink rose

My rose for the Painting Challenge from the blog A Nos Pinceaux.

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fun at the mall

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Drawing is way better than shopping!!

$60 - 8x10 drawing

juice box and a cupcake

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I've been going through the drawing exercises in an amazing book called Drawing Projects: an exploration of the language of drawing. Today's sketch is one of the results.

$60 - 8x10 drawing

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This is life drawing!

My set up for life drawing with watercolours. You can see the model's platform in the middle of the room, with a heater to the right.

Across the room, fellow artist Mark Thurman's set up for gouache.

The talented Canadian children's book illustrator Mark Thurman up close! You can see his quick gesture paintings drying on the back table.

Fellow artist James, sitting at a drawing horse doing beautiful conte drawings.

The artists during break time.

You can check out Mark's website at markthurman.ca.  Lots of life drawing in watercolour, gouache, pastel, coloured pencil... Awesome!

I hope these pictures answer the many questions I've been getting about life drawing (click on them to enlarge). It's $9 for a 2.5 hour class of short poses which consists of 1, 5, 10 and 20 minute poses, with breaks every 20 minutes. Bring your own supplies. Tables, easels, boards and horses are there for us and set up by a monitor who hires the model and collects our money at break. No talking during poses. No photos of the model.

Check out your local art school for sessions. It's a blast!

Happy Painting!!
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same dude, different pose

I'm getting lots of questions about life drawing, so next session I'll take some pictures of my set up and the studio! 

This painting was a 20 minute pose which I drew with 6B pencil then painted with watercolour during the session. I do not change or add anything once I am home. The direct painting approach I take (completed in one sitting) means, it is what it is!

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and on my left...

I am very happy with the likeness I managed to get in this double portrait of my life drawing pals!

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beyond a shadow of a doubt

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While drawing this content couple, I felt they were very at ease, relaxed and happy with each other. I was also thinking about shadows...  

Happy Groundhog Day.

what happened at lunch...

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wait in line...

make a decision...

add milk and sugar...

and enjoy!

mmm, that's yummy

conversation with friends

or a moment to yourself

and talk about dinner plans...

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