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. 

 

 

Violin Girl Painting in Local Newspaper not once but twice!

Creative Concepts - Artist of the Month and art class info

Come check out Creative Concepts gallery where I'm the featured artist of the month! Check out the banner! The gallery is located just south of Sequiota Park and the address is 3830-B South Lone Pine Ave in Springfield, MO. All of my Alice in Wonderland paintings are being shown there and a bunch more.

I'm also going to be teaching acrylic and drawing courses there starting the end of the month!

Here are the details for the courses:

Beginner Acrylic Course - 4wk   $80

session 1 - Mondays, March 29th @ 6 pm - 8 pm thru April 12th

session 2 - Fridays, April 2nd 6pm - 8pm thru April 16th

1st class - Go over materials and uses, primary colors and color wheel, blending color (30 min - hour). Second part of class will be beginning to paint a still life painting and working with student to help decide the layout, color, and give tips.

2nd class - Discuss layout, light and shadow (30 min). Work on finishing 1st painting

3rd class - Discuss art history, different styles (impressionism, pointilism, realism, etc... (30 min). Start second still life painting

4th class - Discuss Brightness & Contrast, texture, varnish, and framing (30 min). Finish 2nd painting and discuss progress between 2 paintings and what the student has accomplished.

Beginner Drawing Course - 4wk   $80

session 1 - Thursdays, April 1st - 6pm - 8pm thru April 22nd
1st class - Go over materials and uses, shading, light and shadow (30 min - hour). Second part of class will be beginning to sketch different simple objects and work on light and shading. Will give out simple drawing assignment for next class

2nd class - Discuss brightness & contrast, hatching/crosshatching, texture, layout, go over assignment(30 min-hour). Work on drawing of still life. Give out a drawing assignments for next class

3rd class - Discuss art history, different styles (contour drawing, pointilism, go over assignment(30 min) Do a contour drawing, work on drawing from a still life. Give out a drawing assignments for next class

4th class - Discuss Portrait and landscape drawing then go over assignment(30 min). Sketch and draw from model or if nice draw outside

Main focus of classes are to have fun, learn and have a sense of accomplishment!

Violin Girl painting finished

It's finished in time and I took it down to the Conservatory of the Ozarks this afternoon where it will be on display and available for sale. This Friday from 5 to 9pm stop by the conservatory and view all the music related artwork and enjoy the Conservatory's singers. The Conservatory of the Ozarks is located in Chesterfield Village and the address is 2132 West Chesterfield Boulevard Suite 103 & 104D Springfield, MO. 


The painting took me well over 60 hours due to it's complexity with the hair and the overall size. I was planning on making the background a lighter blue but it ended up being the bluish purple. Next up is another pet portrait!


- Here's a shout out to Brian for letting me use the wonderful photo for reference. Visit his Flickr page here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/coltfan909 


- Also if your interested in the Conservatory of the Ozarks please visit the webpage at: http://ozarks.musicteaching.info/

More pics from the Gillioz

Here is some more Gillioz pics from the artwalk last friday. They were having a talent show at the theatre also that is why there is a red carpet and Marilyn Monroe is there:)

Paintings @ the Gillioz this November

Haven't posted anything in awhile been busy working on my Alice in Wonderland paintings. Stay tuned all month for pictures from the Gillioz and the First Friday Artwalk. I'll also be posting the newest Alice in Wonderland paintings throughout the month. The painting that is on the flyer (pic below) is one of my newest Alice paintings made for the cover of my Alice in Wonderland book I'm working on illustrating. Planning on doing about 25 paintings for the book and I have 7 finished so far.

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.

Alice in Wonderland sketches for painting 1

Here are some sketches of my next painting in the works. If you haven't heard already the theme for my show at the Gillioz in Springfield, MO in November is going to be Alice in Wonderland. I can't wait to have my paintings displayed in such a wonderful building. The plan is to have 20 to 25 paintings done by November. Alice in Wonderland has so many interesting characters and themes. The scene in which I'm currently sketching is where Alice first sees the white rabbit. Once I sketch it on the canvas there will be more detail. I'm basing the character of Alice off of actress Emily Browning who has been in movies such as the Uninvited and Lemony Snicket.