Japanese Kimono

I am especially pleased with the economy

of brushwork on this piece.  I wish I could do it 

every time.

Larry

Larry is a Sacramento musician and one of our favorite

 character models.  This Tuesday he threw his head back,

 put a big grin on his face and posed with his guitar.  My friends 

Janda and Paige, among others, beautifully captured in their paintings, the joy 

"Lar" must feel when he plays.  I didn't paint Tuesday but offer this 

portrait I did of him from a couple of months ago.

Recline

Today we had a beautiful reclining model in our regular Thursday

 figure painting session..

Above Sutro Baths---Sold

This is a plein air painting I did a few years ago.  It was very cold

and windy.  I had a great day.

The Rose

I was a "task master" today in my Wednesday drawing class.

I had my students concentrate on doing a value study of a rose.

After some grumbling they all came through with GREAT drawings.

This is one of the few watercolors I have done that I like.

Blue Cap

This is one of my favorite "Less is more" paintings from

our Thursday sessions.