Some recent studies…

Each term, I invariably undertake a few demos and investigations in class – some serious,  others whimsical and I enjoy them all. Here’s a crop of classwork pieces I’ve collected this Fall:

France says it looks a bit melancholy – the classic “why am I looking at myself in this mirror” look. Here’s another selfie, this time with marker on white board:

Following are a couple of sketches of another David, a class model:

And here’s a watercolour of another model:

I wrote about interpreting the masters in an earlier blog post…..not necessarily copying, although invariably respecting the original. Here are a couple of interpretations of a drawing by Winslow Homer:

….and I’m fond of this impromptu tribute to Honoré Daumier:

Finally, I don’t need much tempting to study still life, it’s the availability and simplicity of the subject that intrigues: