contemplating chicken: various thoughts

PAINTING DONE! This was one of the least frustrating I have done in a while. I quite like it.

[desc. watercolor of an old Ford truck and two tractors on a hill.]

The long pose from last night. Other than the obscenely long left calf (I actually got my mom’s yardstick and measured my calf and my torso to make sure it was screwed up), it’s not too bad.

[desc. a watercolor of a person sitting on a stool in green, blue, and yellow, with a purple background.]

The next two drawings didn’t quite live up to the first, but more color was played with, and fun was had by all.

[desc. a watercolor of a person standing, done in tones of orange, magenta, and purple.]

And then I just continued on that theme.

This is, no joke, my best piece of the night. It looks like the dude, the proportions are pretty near correct, and all was swell.

[desc. a watercolor of a person sitting in profile done in green, blue, and purple, with a red background.]

Favorite of the night! This is the new thing I did, drawing the figure in the super soft graphite stick I got from Fontainebleau (this is like the second time I’ve used it… yikes) and doing the background in watercolor. Nothing groundbreaking, but I liked the result.

[desc. nude person viewed a few degree off from head-on sitting with legs out in front and hands supporting behind.]

Now this one I liked. However, I decided that as I have already done at least nine other drawings in this style, I needed to branch out.

[desc. a watercolor of a nude red-haired person sitting on a stool facing away from the artist.]

Like many of my pieces, this one is subtitled, “I give up.”

Anyway, I finished it.

[desc. a watercolor of the inside top corner of a heavily ornamented train station in the Art Deco style. There is a large clock on the wall at the right and a chandelier hanging from the ceiling at the left.]

Overall I thought this one was less successful, though I do like the colors better.

[desc. watercolor of a nude person on side from behind with one foot tucked in the crook of the other knee.]

I decided that if I was going to go humiliate myself with my lapsed life drawing skill (not that I was ever an expert anyway), I was going to have fun, dammit. So I took the watercolors. 

Thought the last two came out okay.

[desc. watercolor of a nude person reclining.]

Ain’t nothing to write home about yet,* but at least I’ve switched out of research mode into drawing mode.

[desc. sketch of a lady in an 1810s gown with ruffly collar, puffed sleeves, and high waist, as well as a cap with feathers and plaid.]

* so to speak

Here are the cards, JUST IN CASE YOU WERE CURIOUS.

Click through if you wish to buy some of these!

[desc. five French bulldog notecards!]

OKAY GUYS THEY ARE UP IN THE SHOP

Both cards AND prints! 

PARTAKE, I TELL YOU, IN THE FINENESS OF FRENCH BULLDOGS.

Note: In light of the somewhat time-consuming process of watercoloring, the prints will be $15, which is slightly higher than I previously mentioned.

[desc. lots of French bulldog linoleum prints spread across a table.]

First four prints in full living color! This should give the general observer an idea of what I’m going for with these guys, such that no two prints are quite alike. And, since there’s a nice amount of variety, I thought I’d make some notecards too.

[desc. four French Bulldog prints with watercolor.]