Archive for March, 2026
Monica Bellucci
March 4th, 2026 Posted 7:48 am
And…today’s victim in my portrait painting study is the lovely Monica Bellucci. Well, she was lovely until I got ahold of her. LOL.
For comparison, the same painting, but with a filter added to warm up the colors.
Figure Studies, Part Three
March 3rd, 2026 Posted 9:41 am
More little sketchy sketches, done as two-minute warmups, and then given a bit more oomph with color and a few details. The goal is to keep them loose, with an emphasis on maintaining the fluidity of the gesture.
My reference with this one had a pretty challenging forced perspective.
This one, lol, got flagged as “suggestive nudity” on Bluesky. Ah, we are in the age of the internet nanny.
Figure Studies, Part Two
March 1st, 2026 Posted 10:34 am
One of my favorites from my ongoing very quick, timed (2-minute) figure studies. I’m calling her “Green Girl.”
