Abstract

04-20-2009

04-02-2009

04-21-2009

04-22-2009

05-03-2009

04-22-2010


04-22-2010

04-22-2010

07-21-2009 ~ 04-22-2010

04-22-2010

05-07-2010

04-23-2010

05-09-2010

05-11-2010

09-10-2010

All done in Guoache except the last one done in oil pastel. All are either 5x8 or 8x5. I first began these small paintings just to paint. I started out with simple lines that I made without thinking and filled each space in first with black and gray markers and then painted colors whose values corresponded the gray underneath.

Sketches on MTA

Sketches were done on subways. I tried to do this without thinking because I realized I was unconsciously choosing people in poses that were easier to draw. So I tried to counteract and just start drawing even when I knew it was a pose that I'd avoid if I was thinking.

Union Square

I tried to sketch one of the carriage horses at the gate of Central Park but it turned out to look like a donkey.

A view of a tree line seen from Bryant Park on a beautiful weekend.

Union Square. This lady was fervently making a mask. I wonder what it was for.

Saturdays at Union Square.

Saturday Open Session

Figure drawings done at Brooklyn Artist's Gym in fall 2009. Done in pencils and china markers.

Museum of Natural History

Some drawings were done in Animal Drawing Class that I took for 8 evenings last fall. It was a cool experience to go into the empty museum and spend the evening there when it was just us in the building except occasional private banquet guests. It was very quiet and easy to concentrate. We often sat infront of the many dioramas and did sketches and drawings. The dioramas are amazing. We learned that a lot of artists put great efforts together to recapture every datail of the animals and the environments at the time. Amazing resources.