Burlesque Life Drawing - 07-06-2010

Tuesday night I ventured out of my safe and normally controlled environment and ventured into the realm of the Burlesque where ordinary women dress in outlandishly complex and seductive lingerie ensembles. For those of you who have not heard of or don't know what burlesque is here's a quick definition.

burlesque -

• a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)
• spoof: make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers"
• parody: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

The first 2 sketches are 20 min drawings followed by a 10 minute drawing. Then the last 2 are quick 5 minute drawings. Planning on visiting again in 2 weeks to do more Burlesque drawings 

The model is from Springfield's Cherry Bomb Burlesque and the drawing session is every other Tuesday at  The Art Factory 417 located at 1303 W. College, Springfield, MO from 8 to 10pm. The cost is $7 at the door. 

 

 

Pastel portrait of girl and baby opossum

This is a commissioned portrait that I just finished using pastel. Been awhile since I used pastel and it had it's challenges. At the bottom of the post is the pastel drawing in stages before I reached the finished version.

Sorry for the lack of updates lately. Been very busy but basketball is over and I'm feeling very productive!

More Soon! 

 

Alice in Wonderland painting progress 2

Here's some more progress on the painting that I'm currently working on. Still a bunch of detail to do yet. Hopefully finish it within the week.

Alice in Wonderland painting in progress

Back to Alice in Wonderland paintings! 

This is the newest painting that I'm working on. I'm about 7 or 8 hours into the painting. The scene in which the painting takes place is where Alice is inside the white rabbits house and she drinks the potion on his table and all of the sudden grows really big filling up the entire room. I've added some cracks in the ceiling and the broken chair to show her destructiveness. In the painting I've also tried to make Alice as sad as possible to show the predicament that she is in. Included is the sketch on which the painting was based and an earlier update. Alice has changed a little from the original sketch. More updates on this painting soon!

If you haven't seen already the Alice in Wonderland paintings are on SALE this month for 20% off to celebrate the Tim Burton's movie release of Alice in Wonderland. Can't wait to go see the movie it looks like a ton of fun :-)

 

Finished Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac painting

Finished the Stevie Nicks painting early this morning. Decided to add the moon and stars at the last minute and believe that it adds just a little something to the painting. This was a commission so the painting is not for sale but you can get prints at Redbubble!

Next Up: Jimi Hendrix ink drawing and then back to Wonderland

Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac painting progress 1

Still have a lot of work to do but this gives you a good idea of where it is headed. The face needs a little more work and the white in the hair is basically to get a feeling of the movement of the hair before I start the detail. Stevie will also have necklaces around her neck. More to come!

I'm really enjoying this painting. It's been years since I've listened to Fleetwood Mac and am loving the music while painting. I think Sara is my fave Fleetwood Mac song.

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Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns - WIP 1

This is a painting in progress of Steve Nash who plays for the Phoenix Suns which is my favorite basketball team. Steve plays the point guard position and has been the NBA MVP twice. This is one of those paintings that I've always wanted to do but have put off doing. If this turns out good I might have to do an Amare Stoudemire painting as well!

Kodi - golden retriever pet portrait

This was done before Christmas and is a Christmas gift so there are no pictures of the painting in progress. The dog's name is Kodi and it's a golden retriever.

Check out my website for pricing so you can get your own pet portrait or people portrait done!

Violin Girl Painting Progress 4

Turning out great! Just a few more things to do before I start the background. Need to get this finished since I have a pet portrait to do in the next few weeks also.

Violin Girl Painting Progress 3

This may be my best painting yet even though there is so much detail it is taking me forever. Please click the pictures for more a more detailed view. After I painted the face I started on the hair and had to take a break so I've been working on the violin. After the violin is finished I'll start work on the hands. Have to finish this before the 18th of December so they'll be more posts soon.

Violin girl painting progress 1

Here is the newest painting that I'm working on. It is of a girl playing violin. The reference picture (shown above) that I'm working off of is taken by Brian also known as Coltfan909. Please view his photos on flickr because he's letting me use an amazing photograph for reference and he's a really great photographer  http://www.flickr.com/photos/coltfan909/

The painting is one of the biggest I've painted in a while the dimensions are 34 x 48 inches (photo below). I'm doing the painting for the Conservatory of the Ozarks in Chesterfield Village located in Springfield, MO. They teach piano, guitar, violin, and also have vocal lessons. They are showing artwork at the conservatory on December 18th so the painting has to be done with by then.

More Soon!

Chloe painting progress 2

This is the newest update on Chloe the dachsund. Still need to do some more touch ups on the head but mostly done with that part. Not crazy about the background but that is an easy fix.

More soon!

Queen of Hearts - finished painting

OFF WITH THERE HEADS!!!!

This is my 3rd Alice in Wonderland painting and I'm gettting ready to start the next one. All month I'll be focusing on getting as many Alice in Wonderland paintings done for the show in November. Very happy with the way this turned out. Enjoy!

Maude - Pet Portrait Finished

Here is the finished pet portrait of Maude. The size of the painting is 16 x 16 inches and it's done in acrylic paint. Great picture of Maude to work off of (lots of character) Here is the sizes and prices if interested in having a pet portrait done. Shipping is free in the United States and 10% of price goes to the Humane society.

8" x 10" - $75
9" x 12" - $100
12" x 12" - $125
16" x 16" - $160
18" x 18" - $200
18" x 24" - $225
24" x 24" - $250
24" x 30" - $300
30" x 36" - $350

Queen of Hearts WIP - Alice in Wonderland

This is the newest Alice and Wonderland painting. I've spent about 8 hours on it already and have quite a bit more work to go on the painting. The queen was modeled after the actress Monica Bellucci.

It was displayed for a luncheon for the American Heart Association at the Oasis Convention Center in Springfield, MO this afternoon. Great group of people and a very worthy cause.

Maude - Pet Portrait WIP 4

Here is the newest progress on my pet portrait of Maude. I'm about half done with the detail and should be finishing it soon!

Maude - Pet Portrait Painting WIP 3

Thought I'd post some more progress on this painting since I' enjoying the way it's turning out.

Maude - Pet Portrait WIP 2

Had a bunch of time to paint today. This painting is going to be awesome! I love doing pet portraits. When doing them I like to jump around to different areas to work since their is so much detail.

Stay tuned more to come!

Smoking Caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland painting

This is the finished painting at least for now. Might do some extra tweaking before the show in November. I really wanted to have the caterpillar spewing out smoke but after much trial and error I ended up with this. Really like how the hookah and the caterpillar turned out. MIght see if I can get a better photo tomorrow. Next I'll be working on a pet portrait then I'll start the next Alice in Wonderland painting. Thinking about doing the Queen of Hearts next.