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In class again- Stacy as the Warrior Princess. Wings are of course imaginary. Or ARE they?(Now that I look at them, these 2 poses are almost identical.Hey!.....)
Our after work drawing group has finally restarted. I really missed drawing from live models. Our first model is the amazing Sarah Streeter as a flamenco dancer.
80's flashback! I saw a picture of Plasmatics frontwoman Wendy O. Williams a while back and thought she deserved a tribute piece. She definitely had a style all her own and I wanted to try and get her stage energy across. Plus, you can't beat the electrical- tape- over-the-nipples thing. "Master Plan!!"
A little WWII nostalgia. (No, I wasn't there) I've always liked the old "Nose Art" from military planes and thought I'd do one myself, without the "Miss Victory" type tagline.
Sure, they LOOK cute and innocent, but when the robots wig out and take over the ship, a hot laser pistol is all that stands between you and a fiery re-entry!
I wanted to do a fun take on the formal poses of classical allegorical figures (Of course they have to be sort of weird to make ME happy) The first two are "Goddess of Le Grande Boom Boom" and "She of the Orb-Thingies".I think this would be a cool series hanging in a group in really ornate frames. Maybe with a fountain! I have to tighten them up more than usual so they will print well at a large size, but I think I can manage that. Boom Boom is done, Orby still needs some clean up.
Here's a new one. What better way to do RECON than aboard some of the local fauna? Not easily tamed but loyal to the end, the Purple Throated Glort is a bit dim but fast and agile when moving across alien landscapes.
Our hero receives an audience with His Bloatedness KING TOAD in his desert fortress. Hopefully Toad won't employ his CROAK O' DEATH or the OTHER DEFENSE that toads are known for...yuck!
I didn't have anything new so it's into the sketchbook pile. Occasionally these turn into finished pieces, so I save all my doodles in a file. Sometimes they live again!
Digging into the archive I thought I'd post some pastels (real pastels!) from workshop sessions a couple years ago. I'm trying to shame myself into life drawing again!
When I can't think of anything in particular to paint, (which is often) I like to make up characters. They can be anything, here for example are a western robot gunslinger, a sad princess, and an aging knight. I just give them any attitude that comes to mind and have fun with them. A lot of times they suggest a story idea which I bank for later or they're just for fun. Whatever! Keeps the old brain and wrist moving.
Here's another new one. I thought about a retro/Steampunk styled Aerial Combat suit. The wings are backpack powered and she can steer using the "blades" on her helmet and wrists. Just 'cause it's cool.