July works in progress....

Finis.

I finally finished these studies (left) and signed them. I've left them to compare.




These shells are suppose to be one hour paintings quick-ees but for the life of me I just can't get anything done in hour.My plan is to keep doing these until I quite obsessing for perfection. The little pink shell just needs some highlights and I am done with that one. The yellow shell has about three hours on it. I am improving my speed though.

July Drawings

Here is another drawing...this time child. Strathmore gray/green, charcoal, cream pastel pencil.

These are recent drawing done on toned pastel paper Strathmore 11x14; CarbOthello Pastel pencil in Caput Martuum Red #645 and white. The object of these studies is to find pictures of fashion models that represent today's idea of beauty, and to reproduce them correctly in shadow and highlight, to learn to identify today's idea of beauty (this ideal changes as cultures change).