Day 49

Jolly ol' St. Nick, by Jolly Ol' St. Rockwell...

Day 48

The drawings for the day. Today was a really inspiring day. I just couldn't quit drawing! Today was very relaxing and I was able to just sit and draw (and watch episodes of 30 Rock). These are all Normal Rockwell studies. I'm beginning to think more and more like this guy. His lighting makes more sense, his gestures as well as his composition are making more sense. I will continue to do more studies of his work until I really feel like I understand it fully. Until then, he are 5 new drawings!

Day 47

I really had fun drawing this one. What a great image! This guy's face is so funny. The graphite just flowed on this one. A fairly detailed drawing in about 25 minutes with pretty much no mistakes. I really feel like I'm beginning to think like Norman Rockwell...

Day 46

Here's another Norman Rockwell. He is an expert with reactions. All of his paintings focus on the response of each subject. He slightly exaggerates the expression which really sells the image. I read that when he was interviewing each model he would ask how high they could raise their eyebrows. When they showed him how high, he wold insist they raise them even higher. When his photographer would take their photos, Rockwell would jump up and down yelling screaming to get the most extreme expression from the model. Once he got the look he wanted, he would stop jumping up and screaming and quietly leave the room without any words.

Day 45

Another Bama Study...

Article on my blog!

Hey Gang,

Here is an article my hometown paper did on my blog. It was written by the very talented Tessa Schweigert. I hope I don't sound too pretentious in it... and I also hope you can read it. It might be too small. I think if you click on it, it'll will come up bigger.

Day 44

Hey Everyone... three new pics for the day. These are all Odd Nerdrum studies. Once again, pretty awkward poses in concept and design. His studies are not that easy to do, but they are fun, and hey always get people wondering what is going on in the image...