Detail from a figure study. (Oil on paper.)
Another detail from the same work-in-progress.
These are just the bits I like. The rest is a shambles.
Another detail from a piece I’m working on. (Oil on paper.)
Detail of a work-in-progress.
I am trying to paint my way out of a slump.
Tree bark.
Tree bark.
The other thing I saw in the forest this week was tree bark. I took about 8 million photos of tree bark. And maybe it’s just because I’ve been drawing a lot of naked women lately, but to me some of them look distinctly gynaecological.
Sure, robins are cute. But they’re jerks. This one especially.
Female figure study. Graphite + white pencil on paper.
Female back study.
Graphite + white pencil on paper.










