A watercolor of The Understudy at Capsule
A watercolor sketch of Julia’s performance of The Understudy at Capsule in Kansas City, July 19, 2019.
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Watercolor study for a larger oil, Thomas Shooting
Watercolor study for a larger oil, Thomas Shooting, using my diamond grid to structure the composition.
Sketch of Scholder bronze skull
I loved, loved sketching this Scholder bronze at the New Mexico Museum of Art in Santa Fe.
Plein air watercolor of the Santa Fe sky
Two sketchbook spreads, watercolor studies of the sky looking west from Santa Fe International Hostel over a 24 hour period in late July at 11am and at 7pm.
Pencil sketch of Sea Urchin Transformation Image
A pencil sketch of a Kwakiutl sculpture in the Nelson Atkins collection. Wood, pigment, iron door hinges, cordage and nails, ca. 1900.Larger? See link in profile.
Pencil sketch of artist Israel Alexandro García García
A pencil sketch of artist Israel Alexandro García García, performing at David Wayne Reed’s Shelf Life, at the Brick in Kansas City. June 6, 2019.
Watercolor study of Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park
Watercolor study of Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park, from March 5, 2019, in the morning. Pencil and watercolor, about a thirty minute sketch.
I Love A Bad Smell tea towel sketches
Ink and pencil sketchbook pages for a tea towel design of one of Porowski’s aphorisms to be silkscreened on tea towels, giveaways at a variety show earlier this year in Brooklyn, Antoni Porowski & Friends.
Oil sketch study after The Rommel-Pot Player by Frans Hals
An inadequate oil study after Frans Hals Rommel-Pot Player, at the Kimball Art Museum in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Pencil and watercolor sketch of Angolan Katayo mask from the Stanley Collection in Iowa City
Pencil and watercolor sketch of a striking and beautiful wooden Katayo mask ( Chokwe, early 20th c.) from the Stanley Collection in Iowa City. Additionally, a sketch of a “friction oracle”, and observations from the Neo Rauch show at the Des Moines Art Center.
Study of Napoleon bust, Beth
Pencil studies of the Sèvres Imperial cast after Antoine-Denis Chaudet bust of Napoleon, from the Nelson Atkins exhibition, Napoleon: Power and Splendor. Also, a quick sketch of chef Beth Barden.
Seated shooter gouache study
Pencil and gouache study for a larger painting. Seated midwestern outdoorsman with hunting gear and deer rifle. Also, a small sketch made at Tulsa’s Gilcrease Museum, after “Flatstyle” master Monroe Tsatoke.
Megabog, Salty and Jean-François Ducis
A ballpoint pen and pink ink pen sketch of Megabog’s Erin Burgy, Salty’s Jonathan Brokaw. Pencil sketch of French author Jean-François Dupis.
Morning plein air watercolor looking west in Madras, Oregon
An early morning plein air watercolor made on the northern slope of Canyon Road in Madras, Oregon. Inset sketch of pottery and baskets from the nearby Museum at Warm Springs.
Sketchbook spread with seated shooter
A watercolor and gouache sketchbook spread with drawings of a foreground figure for a larger painting. Includes a sketch of Met curator Dr. Randall Griffey.
Watercolor of Old Chariton river near Callao, Missouri
A watercolor sketch from the river bank of the Old Chariton. The boys are near the center of the picture, walking down river far in the distance. It was a hot day, and the river was down pretty far. You couldn’t hear yourself think for the drone of the cicada.
Gouache and pencil sketchbook page of Martin Shannon
A watercolor, gouache and pencil sketchbook page spread of the main character from my father’s book, Martin Shannon. Also, notes from my son’s first trip to Chicago: daily agends; restaurant recommendations from strangers at the Art Institute; observations of artworks (“Sargeant’s muted late Florida watercolor make the viewer imagine the missing light”); and so on.
Gouache portrait of artist Matthew Cook, and serratus study
A watercolor and gouache anatomy study of the serratus muscles, and of artist Matthew Cook.
Pencil sketch of John Buckley
A pencil portrait of my youngest son, John, in his Gi, awaiting a match.
Martin Shannon gulfcoast bookjacket sketches
Two watercolor sketch ideas for Dad’s bookjacket, but–while I like the feel–this wasn’t a good fit for the book content. Too tropical, too Robinson Crusoe.
Watercolor sketch of artist Ken Sheldon
A watercolor portrait of artist Ken Sheldon. I particularly noticed the cast pink shadow behind his ear, translucent from the strong light.
Watercolor sketch of analyst Mackenzie
A watercolor portrait of analyst Mackenzie Hine. This was a very fortunate little sketch and not a bad likeness, either.
Sketchbook with Rubens study, portrait of Tess and Sam
A sketchbook page with a colored pencil study after Ruben’s Head of a Young Man (1601), a watercolor of Tess and a pencil of Sam B. These are the last pages of a huge Moleskine watercolor sketchbook that I could never love, the paper being of indifferent surface texture and an awkward, utilitarian A3/11×17. On […]
St. John and demoness
Pencil sketch of St. John the Baptist from the Nelson Atkins collection, and an anguished demon, sketches for a plaster bust.
Pencil sketch of witch and demon
Wash and pencil busts of a sorrowful–or perhaps anguished–witch and demon.
Chalk and watercolor sketch of Christ the Pantocreator
A red chalk and watercolor sketch of the Jewish concept of the cosmos, juxtaposed with Christ as Pantocreator, after Cranach’s Christ from the Last Judgement, on view in Kansas City at the Nelson Atkins.
Gouache study of Francesco Bassano’s Adoration Of The Magi
A gouache and ink study of Francesco Bassano’s Adoration of the Magi
H&R Block Artspace Flatfile show – Club no. 01
A small #gouache #painting I have in this years’ KCAI H&R Block Artspace #flatfile show, Club no. 01. With this work, I am revisiting a theme from 25 years ago, where I created #sculptural #lathe turned wooden clubs from recycled red #oak in all shapes, sizes and colors.
2018 Kansas City Flatfile show
I’ll have a few pieces in this year’s KCAI H&R Block Artspace #flatfile show, including this #paper #sculpture #modello, The Card Players no. 2.
Sketchbook gouache studies for The Card Players
A page of pencil and gouache studies and sketches for The Card Players, after Bruegel’s The Peasants’ Brawl.
Protection and Detection Chemical Warfare talk at the National WWI Museum
A sobering overview of the historical usage of chemical weapons usage during WWI, the Iraq wars, and the recent chemical atrocities by Syria and Russia. With former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and retired General Richard Myers, Dr. Tom Sack, President and CEO of MRIGlobal, and Dr. Ron Trewyn, the National Bio and Agro-defense […]
Study of Head of Buddha, Nelson Atkins Museum
Pencil study of the sandstone Head of Buddha (584 AD) from the collection of the Nelson Atkins Museum:This sandstone Buddha head originally resided in Cave Eight of the Tianlongshan Buddhist caves in Shanxi province. It is dateable to 584 A.D. by the stele outside the Cave Eight entrance. Cave Eight is approximately 14 feet on a […]
Drawing of Elephant Hunter sculpture, by Malvina Hoffman
Pencil study of The Elephant Hunter sculpture (1927), by Malvina Hoffman. This was one of the most striking pieces from the current retrospective of Hoffman’s work at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art. If you are in Iowa, I recommend taking time to visit this exhibition.Like her mentors Borglum and Rodin, Hoffman gravitated toward interpreting the […]
Sketchbook page with St. Anthony and The Black Magus
A sketchbook page showing gouache drawings after Teniers (Temption of St. Anthony) and Pieter Aertsen (Adoration of the Magi – Presentation in the Temple). Here I am trying to figure out color and composition for my current paintings.
Pencil portraits of boy, young woman, mother
Old pencil sketch from 1995, City Union Mission. An african-american mother, her daughter and son. #sketchbook #lifedrawing #flesh #portrait #portraits #pencil #imagodei #fromlife #africanamerican
Pencil drawing of a young man, 1994
Old pencil sketch from 1995, City Union Mission. An african-american young man. Having rediscovered this from my sketchbooks many times over the last 20 years, I consider this one of the finest drawings I’ve ever made. #sketchbook #lifedrawing #flesh #portrait #portraits #pencil #imagodei #fromlife #africanamerican
Woman fixing daughter’s hair
#Pencil #drawing from 1992 of a mother #braiding her daughter’s hair, from City Union Mission.
St. Joseph State Park, Florida beach watercolor
#morning #watercolor and #pencil of the superlative #gulf #beach at St. Joseph State Park in #florida
Watercolor sketch of crabapple, western red cedar trees
2016 #Watercolor #sketch looking north at Evangel Presbyterian during #Presbytery break. #crabapple, #westernredcedar
Self portrait, 1992
Going through an old #sketchbook I found this #selfportrait #drawing from 1992 at #KCAI.