Kevin

Charcoal on paper 11 x 14 inches

My yoga teacher from Hawaii requested a portrait in black and white. This was my first opportunity to draw an Asian model. When I sent him a pic of the portrait he responded: “Holy smokes! This looks amazing!”

East Bay Flock

Watercolor and Pastels on paper

10.5 x 8 inches

Matted Original in 11 x 14 Frame, $300

Matted Prints for 11 x 14 Frame, $80

When practicing Qi gong in a group we strive to coordinate our movements as we “fly as a flock of geese.” Many times moving in unison is an aspirational goal but we do it a s group nevertheless. While admiring a particularly beautiful and dramatic sunset from my balcony, I envisioned our practice on this side of the San Francisco Bay taking us to new heights.

Charles

Charcoal on colored paper 12 x 16

Original: $350

Matted Prints:

12 x 16 for a 16 x 20 frame, $90.

8 x 10 for a 11 x 14 frame, $60.

This is the work of three sessions of 2 and a half hours each in three weeks.  The setting was a portraiture class that I joined in a community college in Oakland. The model, a man in his seventies, is so interesting to draw as his age shows in his facial features. I have not got that much detail in a portrait before.

Shanny

Charcoal & white pastel  on colored paper 12 x 16

Matted Original: $300

Matted Prints:

12 x 16 for a 16 x 20 frame, $90.

8 x 10 for a 11 x 14 frame, $60.

A dancer sitting down with a interesting flow of light and shadows in the background. Her physique was somewhat elusive in terms of her likeness. Not an easy face to draw and make her look like the model.  The spotlight above her makes her midsection show an interesting play of shapes. I emphasized the soft lines in the contour of her body that contrast her affect and the drama the background creates.