a Hipbone Session from a couple months ago. A thick knee and withered hand, yet she bore them with such grace. Inspiration really.

some landscapes, my photos. This from Silver Falls park that I liked

this an updated repost. Can't believe I've messed with this for a year now.

and this problem child of Hoyt Arboretum. The left upper was just gray fuzz in the reference which has evolved into an imagined whatever after four sessions. Some nice bits but I can't pull it together.

Various portrait studies -this of Mongolian girls from Google images.

Like this one but have trouble getting an accurate color photo

And a second in that exercise in humility that is the Frazetta copy. Maybe 15-20 hours. Between my handling and the photo it doesn't get how masterfully the slayer guy goes from mid tone neutrals at his boot up to high value intense color at his head/arm. Or how with little dots and dabs the wizard guy (the slayee) has this taunting manic grin. The tree doesn't make total sense but it has wonderful detail and works as one of the characters -wailing as it tries to shrug off its attackers. And he pulled this out of his head? So I've heard. I planned to get a book on him but found one on JC Leyendecker instead. A master copy from it is quite possible.

Frazetta hit his stride doing covers for 30 year old Conan novels. They sold like crazy which begat a comic book and ultimately movies. Starring a body builder which a thick accent who wanted to get into movies. Despite the accent he achieves fame in action movies which he parlays into becoming governor of 38 million people. Not saying I blame Frazetta exactly. OK for the movies, yeah I do.

A Hipbone session- his hand is a little small but the belly turned out kinda nice

Everything else is found references.

Big Sur

Elizabeth McGovern from Downton Abbey



A portrait challenge From WetCanvas

A blacksmith guy from Google images done yesterday. I wouldn't back into his Harley.

Progress has been sluggardly through the winter, but there have been a few postable things. [spell check doesn't like sluggardly- the pedantic fools]

a Hipbone Studio:

a Wetcanvas portrait challenge. This was yesterday -I'm not so sure about the boys eyes/nose:

A trip last fall to Beacon Rock yielded a bunch of washed out, contrasty photos, but I did a digital study of one that may go somewhere:

a Google source photo that will be a gifter at Christmas

and a bevy of head studies:

some more portrait studies

this a Norman Rockwell copy: like the eyes but the mouth got a little twisty. It's hard to embrace the schmaltz he dealt in but he sure could paint.

been a regular at Hipbone Studio lately. Some of these suffer from difficulty seeing facial detail

from 20 feet, especially eyes.

some scale issues on the last -gave her a withered arm.

a Washington Park landscape which I've fussed over for 2 months. It defies an accurate photo.

a still life from a WetCanvas image -pretty much all with a flat soft brush. It went so well, unlike my

usual still lifes I figured I'd throw together one of my own.

Which became one of those time traps that I dread. The more I fuss with detail the deader it all gets.

a Morgan Weistling copy. Love his "casual" brushwork, which inspired some of the following:

from some Rennaisance Fair images I snagged from Google, more to follow.

Cutest little girl -she looks like Peppermint Patty

the only Hipbone Studio I've done in the last 6 months

a found photo of Big Sur

and another of the Sedona area (don't bust me if you know the photographer)

and portraits in plenty

Since August, I guess. Shameful

a couple landscapes that didn't stink- a lot more did.
Powell Butte and Hoyt Arboretum




a couple one-night sessions at Hipbone Studio

couple of the better head studies

and a copy of Waterhouse's Lady of Shalott started with high spirits last Sept that has quite worn out its welcome. It was laid out from a magazine two page image with a grid -no drawing errors this time. Apart from that whole staple fold thing. By the time I got to detail in the lap/gunwale line I saw it was all too long and her body twisted. Had to fudge her thigh to keep it from being freakishly long.

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