Nude and Dangerous



detail of Becca packing Heat



Some recent Figure Vignettes on Bristol paper 

Becca Packing Heat, Oil on Bristol, 17" x 11"



Jenni from Behind, Oil on Bristol, 17" x 11"

Jen B with Dragon Cup and Space Tabla, Oil on Bristol, 17" x 11"

After doing a few more of the smaller 17" x 11" vignette studies on paper, I wanted to do one on canvas that was closer to life size with two figures in it. So I went with Art Models Jenni and Misha from Posespace.com for that one. The size difference between them, the eye contact, cast shadows and confluence of intersecting diagonals made it interesting to paint. 



works in progress on studio wall





Jenni and Misha, Oil on Canvas, 60" x 36"

Feet can be tricky to paint, and it's tempting to avoid them, but that's just being lazy.

Here are some oil sketches from the tuesday night figure group over at MIAD, and some other recent figure studies.



And finally, this curly headed beast man with his child was sitting in my sketchbook waiting for me to color him up in photoshop which seemed like a fun thing to do after all these figure studies.