Jenny

Detail

Kim

Jason & Misty

Figure Study

Figure Drawing

Jovie A

"Jovie A", 12"x9", Watercolor on Paper, 2008.


-Austin

Jovie B

"Jovie B", 12"x9", Watercolor on Paper, 2008.


This piece works very well next to Jovie A. So you'll have to come back tomorrow to see the dialogue between the two.


See you soon,


-Austin

Jovie C

"Jovie C", 12"x9", Watercolor on Paper, 2008.


-Austin

Jovie D

"Jovie D", 12"x9", Watercolor on Paper, 2008.


-Austin

Jovie E

"Jovie E", 12"x9", Oil on Paper, 2008


-Austin

Jovie 4 Min Sketch

Welcome,

Paid a quick visit to Jovie's and drew this on computer paper while waiting for everyone to finish getting ready. She's a natural model, always willing to sit still and perpetually expressive.

Until Next Time,

Austin Power

Life Drawing Class

Good Morning,

This one came from a figure drawing session I sat in on. I think it came out rather well. Watercolor, 12"x9" on bleed proof paper for pens. I can't get enough of the way watercolor reacts to the bleed proof paper. Their incompatibility makes for beautiful possibilities through layering.

Happy Hunting,

Austin Power

Lindsay

"Lindsay", Austin Power, Oil & Colored Pencil on Paper, 12"x9", 2008


Good Evening,

I was surprised to make this one work. It was going no where for a long while, and then the image finally emerged. Each color from my very limited palette is visible. This one combines some defined brush work with thumb strokes and some aggressive drawing.

Enjoy,

Austin Power

Jovie Study

Hi,

Jovie here again, this time looking to make the face more luminous.

Until tomorrow,

Austin Power

Peter 2

"Peter 2", Austin Power, Oil on Paper, 2008


Hey Yall,

A second more gestural look at Peter.

Goodnight,

Austin Power

Helen

Hello,

This is a more traditional look at Helen. It's underdeveloped, but served to test some of the possibilities of zinc white on the paper.

And so comes tomorrow,

Austin Power

Esther

Hi,

A quick study of esther combining brush strokes with thumb strokes.

See you soon,

Austin Power

Jovelyn 2

That's a Jovelyn to be proud of.

Sweet Dreams,

Austin Power

Jovelyn

"Jovelyn", Austin Power, Oil & Colored Pencil on Paper, 2008


Hi,

The third installment of Jovie, I moved to a hard bristled round brush for this one. Mixing the paint on the page I was searching out the form quickly. I went in and added some volume by indicating the shine of her hair with a white colored pencil. I feel a bit more confident about this rendition of Jovelyn.

Goodbye,

Austin Power

Jovie Study

Hello,

This is the second picture you're seeing of Jovie but it won't be the last. I recently did a session of photo studies with Jovie under different lighting conditions. She is one of my favorite people to draw. This isn't particularly flattering, but I was quickly searching for the lightest points and the mid-tones in her face. I feel like this one falls flat, and that there isn't enough of the background showing through to produce the depth desired. Still, failures inform successes.

Sleep tight,

Austin Power

Pauline

"Pauline", Austin Power, Oil on Paper, 12"x9", 2008

Hi All,

Pauline is a friend and colleague of mine from Parsons: Paris. She's an incredible wax sculptor and I hope she'll have a website I can share with you soon. This is a quicker sketch using my thumb and a white colored pencil instead of a brush.

See you tomorrow,

Austin Power

Peter

"Peter", Austin Power, Oil on Paper, 12"x9", 2008


Hi Everyone,

This is the first drawing of many I am doing on black paper for pastels. It's a study of my friend Peter. My most recent painting has been dealing with the figure as volume shown through light on a dark ground. The works on paper you'll be seeing over the next couple of days highlight some of the ways I've been working with highlight and hollowness to create or destroy volume. Today, with Peter, we are creating volume with a sense of emptiness.

I hope you enjoyed and I look forward to seeing you tomorrow,

Austin Power

Daily Works on Paper

Hello All,

Today marks the beginning of daily works on paper. Check back each day for a new current work on paper. Through this practice I hope to bring you all a more comprehensive look at my ever changing work. For this introductory post I have decided to give you two older watercolors I recently rediscovered while visiting my parents home. These watercolors were done over the december '06 Christmas Break. I thought they did a great job of predicting the works on paper which came in late 2007.


"Kristine"


and the later study from life "Jovelyn"

Check back tomorrow for a new work on paper.

Warmest Regards,

Austin Power