This summer I continued with classes at the Art Academy of Cincinati. I especially enjoyed the figure-drawing class taught by Marlene Steele. She was in great spirits all summer, and this made a great difference in terms of what growth & progress the students made. I posted below (in June) a drawing of Angela from this session.In Carin Hebenstreit's "Portrait Techniques of the Masters" we had another opportunity to paint Alicia, also in June. I really enjoyed painting her because of her rich skin tones and what this allows for the painter. She was the proprietress of "F*ing Good Cookies," and a nice model. Alas, she moved to New York at the end of this session.
Then in July we had a new model, John. He had never modeled for an art class before, but did remarkably well. One weekend he was observing a friend modeling for the figure-drawing class, and then 4 days later he was modeling for our portrait class. Carin wanted me to soften this portrait, and indeed the reference photo I took of John indicated him to be a soft and/or sensitive indivual. However, I
felt differently myself. Because of what I am experiencing emotionally I wanted a more dramatic statement. I'm afraid that the photo of this painting does not show quite how much I tried to emphasize strength. Notice the reflection off of the background, which is green, not black, but there you have it, eh? Anyhow, I feel that this painting says something about myself. Any guesses what I am thinking?
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