Illustration Friday- Faded

I have been super busy lately and haven't been able to post anything on Illustration Friday in quite a while!  It's fun to be back at it again!

Head, Hands and Feet

I just finished up a great class this week.  The class focused on the drawing of heads, hands, and feet, and was taught by the very talented draftsman and instructor Karl Gnass.  It was a great class and I learned a lot!  These are some of my drawings from class.  They are all mostly 5 to 8 minute poses except for the last one which was a homework assignment (self portrait). 

More Studies

Well here are a couple more sketches.  There's this great little park close to home that I go to a lot.  It's really quiet and there are some interesting things to paint.  These are both done there a couple days apart.

Landscape Sketches

These are some quick sketches that I did today on my lunch break and after work.  I just put together a little painting kit to help me keep it simple and get outside more.  The idea is to do these small paintings quickly and often, and hopefully get better at working with color and composition.  I was inspired by two artists I really admire: Nathan Fowkes and Andrew Hem who both do little paintings like these in their sketchbooks.  The medium is opaque watercolor and white guache and they took about 30 minutes each.