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(pencil on paper) original size 11"x14"

Some gazelle creature from the African Hall at the Academe of Science I'm sure my friend

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(pencil on paper) original size 11"x14"

Albino Alligator at the Academy of Science.

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(conté crayon on paper) original size 18"x24"

I like the hands in this drawing.

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(conté crayon on paper) original size 18"x24"

Can't decide if I like this or not.

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(conté crayon on paper) original size 18"x24"

It's a weird pose, but dynamic.

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(conté crayon on paper) original size 18"x24"

I feel like this would look good on a T-Shirt. I like the graphic nature of the shadow shapes, and the triangular pose... there is just something I like about this one.

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(conté crayon on paper) original size 18"x24"

This model had some pretty good poses. I'm not sure the lighting was the best for this one... I would have liked some more interesting shadows.

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(conté crayon on paper) original size 18"x24"

I had a lot of fun drawing Liz. There are parts of this drawing I like and parts I don't. I wish I had more time with this model. Maybe we'll get to draw from her again.

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(conté crayon on paper) original size 18"x24"

Great model. She had a great presence and understanding of her body in her poses. Some fun shadows in this one.

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(conté crayon on paper) original size 18"x24"

I'm really happy with some of the lines in this drawing. Our model Liz was ridiculously good looking. Some of the most seasoned professionals in the room were having trouble remembering how to draw when she posed for us. She was a dancer and had expression throughout her entire body right down to her fingers and toes.

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(conté crayon on paper) original size 18"x24"

Our model didn't show for today's drawing session so one of our fellow artists sat for this pose.

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(conté crayon on paper) original size 18"x24"

Brian is a beautiful man and a very good friend. He will be one of my groomsmen this summer. We were lucky he was willing to fill in for our absent model for one pose.

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(conté crayon on paper) original size 18"x24"

Seriously This guy was SO cool. He played really trippy music with a variety of instruments while posing. I kinda love the way the shadow spills out of the bottom of the horn.

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(conté crayon on paper) original size 18"x24"

This guy was awesome. I wish I knew his name... He would sing and play music while posing. If you looked up cool in the dictionary... you'd see a picture of him. I would love to draw him again.

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(conté crayon on paper) original size 18"x24"

Nobody was quite sure what to think about this pose, but I thought it was hilarious. The best part is our model played country western music while he posed with his hat and boots.

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(watercolor on paper) original size 17"x22"

When my brother grew out his hair and beard I had to have him pose for me. I've been reading a book of meditations that draws from several different cultures and religions. It got me wondering, "what would Buddha be like if he were alive today? How would Jesus view our wars?" Religion is often used to justify violence, which seems contradictory to me. So I thought I'd explore the image of a peace maker as a action hero.

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(Marker on paper) original size 7 3/4"x7 3/4"

This is a concept sketch for a portrait project that I'm working on. Paul was the "pretty" face of the Beatles. The idea was to show him how he was in the early days compared to how he looks now. The effect could be more subtle in the final painting but I'm not sure if I the overall concept is just too creepy. I'm going to explore some other ideas before I choose the final design.

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(watercolor and colored pencil on illustration board) original size 6 3/4"x35 1/4"


This is a pair of decorative paintings I did for my hallway. I needed some thing to fill an empty wall and a couple of odd sized frames I had lying around. It was an experiment all the way through, from the painting surface to the large format to the style to the technique. I wanted to see how far I could push the medium.

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(watercolor and colored pencil on paper) original size 15 3/4"x11 1/2"


I've had this idea for a while to do a series of watercolors with subjects you would not traditionally see in watercolor paintings. I liked the shape of this fire hydrant and the way the shadows laid across it. I guess this is a kind of landscape painting... which makes it kind of traditional after all...