Dog Tired...365 Days of Drawing

A VERY long wonderful day finishing off the final day assisting Morgan Weistling, www. morgan weistling.com, at The Weekend With The Masters in CA.

I had a long drive home at day's end so knew I had to get a quick sketch done in his workshop between my assisting duties which started EARLY. People don't realize when they walk into a workshop room with two model set-ups in a strange non-art hotel conference room, with lighting to work out, etc., that people behind the scenes get there WAY ahead of time.

Anyhow, in a workshop, as I know from my own, the most quiet part is that first 30 minutes when people are staring at their OWN blank canvases slightly terrified. The Master, aka Morgan, doesn't have much to correct at this point, and the assistant, aka ME, can grab a sketch.

This was my moment. How I wish it was better. However, my Motel room neighbors kept me awake until 2 am the night before with a party of their own, and my alarm went off at 6.15 a.m. So I forgive myself.

MOST of all, thank you to Morgan Weistling for the privilege. He shared his EVERYTHING this weekend as he always does when he decides to teach. It is a RARE privilege.

Honor...365 Days of Drawing

It has been my absolute honor this weekend to be Morgan Weistling's assistant at Weekend with the Masters, in Laguna, CA. www. morgan weistling.com

No time to paint for myself... but did make sure I drew to meet my yearly challenge. I post them here. Two were done as my head hit the sheets VERY tired. The third done in his workshop, quickly from life, between my assisting duties.

Another day to go but Morgan Weistling ROCKS!

More to follow on this subject...

The Masters' Way...365 Days of Drawing

A busy rewarding day at Weekend With The Masters in Laguna, CA. This drawing was done very late at night, exhausted, right before I hit the sheets to meet the daily challenge.

I am about to do the same again tonight..knowing that my drawing skills are benefitting from this day to day training, like a musician doing his scales. The Masters show you the way. I am mightily glad I did this challenge. This weekend has shown me why discipline around drawing, especially, is paramount.

Hot off the press...365 Days of Drawing.

EXCITED to be at Weekend with the Masters. Also loved seeing this today, a piece in The Ventura County Reporter about my yearly challenge by the delightful artist/writer Claudia Pardo McFadyen who also took this pic...

http://www.vcreporter.com/cms/story/detail/?id=8243

Now I have to go and do a daily DRAW! And it is LATE, LATE, LATE.

Keri...365 Days of Drawing

My teaching demo at CAI yesterday, 18 x 24, of the very lovely Keri who I have painted a LOT this year keeping things simple. Off to The Weekend With The Masters today in Laguna. Yeeha.

Oh BABY...365 Days of Drawing

Oh baby! What can I say? When you need a quick drawing fix at the end of a busy studio day to meet this challenge, amid making dinner for visiting overseas relatives, get the Loomis book out and copy quick.

Andrew Loomis drew babies best! I learn a lot from copying this great man.

Paralysis By Analysis...365 Days of Drawing

My enthusiasm returned for the daily drawing challenge yesterday-phew. A good drawing that I was happy with, which I painted today for a few hours.

I feel I have shared very openly in this 2010 challenge posting stuff that are 'works in progress', my studio process and art thinking that week. Daringly so sometimes when things didn't look so good. I feel the need this week to point out, after a little thing 'tweaked' me, that not only are my paintings copyrighted images but also MY drawings too.

The internet is a crazy place around all this stuff. I don't think Rembrandt had this problem or Vermeer, do you? Not that I am them but something to be said about creating quietly in your studio...outside of the world of FACEBOOK and BLOGland.

Someone should do some research on what effect all this 'ever-so-public' showing of art is going to have ultimately. Will we be as original as before FB etc.? Or will seeing everyone's else's marvelous work online, on blogs etc., (and it sure is marvelous what is going on out there daily) stifle that? INTIMIDATE one. Paralysis by analysis. Just thinking aloud...that's all.