Maria
 

SAS guided Open Studio again. And so much fun, again. This Open studio was more instructional in nature, based on the overall students' preferences, a bit more a painting demo and color mixing lesson.

The session has 6 available hours to paint, but I don't know really how many of those I used for this study.

Maria is a terrific model, still as stone. You can see in the upper right hand corner some little color mixing demo notes, looking for colors of skin in shadow/light, background in shadow/light,etc. There's also a little placing-the-pupil diagram.

Another Open Studio session is coming up in July:)

I LOVE the anatomical knowledge behind the construction of that nose.

I am completely amazed by rare minds like yours that can both DEMO and paint (and speak to a group) at the same time.

Six hours would fry my brain.

Dear Mari,

Thanks for your comment and your humor.

I saw a young teenager at the mall recently - her t-shirt said "I could talk all day". I need one of those t-shirts.

I can only try to imagine the intense focus of what you are doing -6 hours would definitely be overload. I think that Bill Whitaker said that 3 hours or so was his max before needing to get away, nap, whatever.

I can usually work about 4-5 hours , then my brain is too tired, and I will start to make mistakes.

PS The anotomical stuff behind th nose construction has to do with two things;

1. observation, and
2. anatomy - all that I learned in Ginger Leyendeckers class, and Karen Taylor's course on forensic drawing.This study told me what to look for.

Chris, not only have you constructed a really strong head with color, I see some really nice subtleties in the changing angles that are beginning to come out more in your work. It's such a joy to look at, and thanks for posting the closeup.

Chris, you've articulated two principles that I hold dear:

A balance between what you see (observation) and what you know (anatomical studies).

You're an inspiration.

Hi Chris,

I love the close-up. It's always interesting to see what goes into the build up of a face. I was just looking at your book for how you handled kids in the sun. I noticed with interest how your work and style as changed over the years. Pretty cool!

Chris,

Really strong!

Well done, the nose is indeed well constucted, that is usually my Waterloo.

Love the color.

Chris,
the close up is a lesson in itself
Thank you for posting it
Ilaria

Thanks very much everyone.