Working in the studio

Transferred the studies to the near life size canvas.  It's work time!

Life Scale Self Portrait

Like every nerd, I'm working away the break! Yesterday was gorgeous outside:) A couple of friends came to visit us with their new born baby. It couldn't have been a better day..The sun was warm, the air was fresh, people were all out and enjoying the weather in the city...And did I mention the falafel was delicious? Hmm~~

Master Copies

Oil on canvas

This was a school project turned out to be a lot of fun. I had always considered doing master copies a "dreadful" chore, but it truly is a very effective way to learn from the masters in the most direct way. The three artist are-Odd Nerdrum, Titan and Rembrandt. For each painting I picked one section mostly interesting to me, and painted them on individual panels. Through this exercise, I realized that there is no short cut, in constructing flesh and bones.,though I'm sure Titan could render a face in a very short amount of time, he still had to start from the basic form-flesh and bones. With that in mind, I will explore more master copies in the future.