The top version is currently where I am with this piece. A part of me thinks the first version should have been left alone. However, I know that anxiety is a part of the painting and learning process. The bottom version seems to read better for me. Oh well onward.
This is another painting in my series of small paintings for an upcoming show. I'm doing a number of them and I expect to eventually pick two for the show. This was inspired by a photo of a young man in Boston walking around the Chinatown area and checking his PDA for messages.
This lady sat up and to the left of me during my flight home from Columbus, Ohio. It took about 5 minutes ( not the flight) to complete. I use roller ball pens so they move very quickly across the paper. She also was quite absorbed by the magazine as such, not a lot of movement on her part.
I finally finished this small one. I tried to open it up a little bit and get rid of some of the initial tightness.
This is another sketch from the seminar that I have referred to in other postings. I sat with the same group for the entire seminar. I sure I kept them awake with the sketching.
This is a young man I work with. Recently we all left the building for an event. I snapped some images of fellow workers to paint.
I'm currently working on a number of small paintings for an upcoming show sponsored by the Austin Pastel Society. I haven't finished yet but I like to mood I'm trying to emulate. This was inspired by a photo I took in Boston a few years ago. When I shoot photos in the city I tend to focus a lot on the solitary figure. Someone who doesn't know that they are being noted.
