Nudes

Pastel and oil paintings created from live models. Like most figurative artists I occasionally work from the live model. The portrait artist is like an athlete in some ways. Marks at times must be precise. The skill is necessary to accomplish the vision the artist has. Painting the figure from life is practice before the big game. Studies and sketches are good because the construction of the piece is more visible and the freshness of color is preserved. Sometimes the brevity of the study is the star of the painting. "...unless you are not into that whole brevity thing."(The Dude in 'The Big