Vine charcoal on Strathmore 400 paper + ps
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Figure Sketch
Not much time to paint lately. This is an oil sketch of a Graves charcoal figure. (water-soluble oils on a beat up [very used] canvas panel + ps)
Sunday Night Sketch
what a mess. Oil sketch inspired by Degas’ La Petite Danseuse bronze sculpture. A bit off, but it’s “5¢-sketch-night,” come on! (yeah, this is probably coming down in the morning) 
Sargent Study Sketches
John Singer Sargent is my favorite traditional artist. I recently grabbed a couple of books of his work from the library and sketched out a few of his pieces. (charcoal/pencil/paper/ps)
Temporary Abstraction
Weldon Blake study [mid-process] – r.sienna/terra rosa/raw umber (green shade)/trans. maroon/dioxazine purple
Charlotte
This was supposed to be a gesture sketch but I ended taking it to a full oil sketch, which was not the idea of the exercise. Next one will be a gesture (I hope). Revised: Oil on 8×10″ canvas panel + ps
Sunday Night Sketches
Charcoal/Ballpoint pen (Refs: Bison a scene from the show Planet Earth/Trapper from magazine ad.
FLIGHT
For some unknown reason, over the past year I’ve been especially fascinated with birds in flight.
Charcoal on 12×9″ 400 Series Strathemore paper. (Beautiful references provided by beinchen, stuckdumb, and akai-stuff.)
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