The Living Portrait (in graphite) with Maria Kreyn A workshop at our Brooklyn location on December 17 and 18. The Living Portrait workshop consisted of two days of drawing from the live model with Maria Kreyn. It was designed for artists of all skill levels. This workshop focused on creating both the likeness of the model and also emotional expression, bringing the portrait to life using the special beauty and simplicity of the graphite medium. Pictured: Kreyn beginning her demonstration. | |
Kreyn placed emphasis on developing expression, elegant line quality, edges, atmosphere, and internal gesture. By working from general to specific, students learned a process of drawing that focuses on quickly laying down a large amount of information, and then honing and focusing it--like a lens--to a high finish of detail and clarity. Kreyn offered both critiques and an in-class demonstration. | |
The instructor's demo Jason, by Maria Kreyn | |
The work produced by the workshop artists was of a very high quality. The Bushwick Poet, by Kate Savage | |
Portrait of Jason, by Rob Zeller | |
Works in progress by Stephan Pokorny and Barbara Leonardi |
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The Living Portrait with Maria Kreyn
Friday, December 2, 2011
A December to Remember
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
A Baroque Portrait with Adam Miller
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Portrait bust of Cecily- Rob Zeller
Since I teach both the figure and portrait at our Oyster Bay location, I find myself often wanting to try something new, something other than the working method than I teach. Partly stemming from boredom, partly a hunger for the new, this desire can be healthy, if channeled the right way. So I have added charcoal to my repetiore. The figure to the left is a charcoal drawing on toned paper of Cecily, and was begun as a demo for our OB figure class. I try to work from the model in class, to constntly demonstrate how the act of painting for our students. This piece has since turned into a singular mission for me, as I have hired her privately on several occasions to try new techniques of charcoal and in "massing in" of forms in oil paint. | |
In focusing on her face, I tried to capture the big wash of light on her skull, and then all of the minor sub-forms (eggs) of her face, as they turn into and away from the light source. This is the most fun I have as a draftsman. Cecily lends herself to a rather dream-like, ethereal expression, so I went for that aspect, as well. | |
In the image above, you can see that I am working from a color study and the drawing, and working on the face first. | |
Here is where we stand at present. Almost finished. |
Saturday, October 22, 2011
The 2 Day Still Life with John Morra
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