Figure Drawing

          These drawing were all from the two figure drawing classes I took. Some of them are good and some of them are not; I like the idea of documenting my progress so I put them all up.

Pablo Picasso

        Many of you may know the famous Spanish artist, Pablo Picasso. He is well known for exploring the abstract and the realistic human figure, however; he has worked through a variety of medias (clay, metal, graphite, oil paint, charcoal, conte crayon... etc). Some of his interesting works consist of  Man with a Guitar, The Bullfight, and Bathers. They are each the product of countless hours of work and clear materialization of his personal beliefs as well as his moods. Because his emotions were so heavily involved in his artistic process, he was easily able to convey his mood through the use of color and resulted in works from his blue and rose periods (Celestina and Lady with a Fan). The Picasso exhibit in the De Young museum  (imported from Paris), displays his artistic achievements. This exhibit is a once in a life time opportunity for people in the Bay Area. See it; it be cool.

http://deyoung.famsf.org/deyoung/exhibitions/picasso-masterpieces-mus-e-national-picasso-paris

Matt Small

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(Final Stage)

16" x 20"

Water based Oil Paint, Oil Paint, Acrylic and Alkyd  

     This stage is just a way for me to add additional detail. The hair now has purples and yellows to help balance the hair. The "whisker" marks on the face were also added on to because the hair seemed to large. The background was also made into a more vivid yellow and mixed with a little orange to add a little more depth to the background (but I now see that it could be improved).

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(Stage 2)

16" x 20"

Water based Oil Paint, Oil Paint, Acrylic and Alkyd  

      This second stage of the painting process, consisted of creating the hair with light and dark shades of a single color of paint (orange was my preference) and creating those patterns on the face (the ones that look like whiskers). The "whiskers" were made of layers and layers of oil, acrylic and alkyd paint. Then I used a glazing medium on it (it look dry without the medium). I also added a few details here and there to just bring the piece together.

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(Stage 1)

16'' x 20''

Water based Oil Paint, Oil Paint, Acrylic and Alkyd  



     I am attempting to replicate the style of Matt Small, who's name has been place in my Inspiration bar to the left. This is the first stage to his paintings block out the lights and darks with a variety of color by using all sorts of paint. The subject is actually of my mother (she was the only one that would pose for me and getting her to do it was still a pain).

     Matt Small is a British artist that does paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings in an impressionistic style. His subject material consists of people he finds on the street and he strives to depict them in their quintessential form as perceived through his eyes. He believes the faces communicates nearly everything about a person and therefore devotes each of his paintings to the "individual" (the subject). He doesn't consider himself a conventional artist because of his unique mediums (spray paint, acrylic, oil, etc...) and surfaces (concrete, canvas, scrap metal, wood, etc...). He wants people to feel some emotion from his work, whether it is repulsion, amusement or discontent and that is his goal as an artist.

Painting on Metal

Shitma Boy

Painting on car's bonnett

Bigman

Lino print

Jason 3.6