‘Finished’ is a Relative Term…
I know that last week I posted a picture of my self-portrait, patted myself on the back, and called it complete. Well, that was all before I showed it to…
Self Portrait in the Manner of Don Quixote
Think I've finally finished this one. It took a great deal of restraint to wait until now to paint in the hair. Once that was done there were a few…
Weekend Update
I've worked quite a bit on my Ecorche since the last update. I've added most of the trunk muscles and all of the upper-leg muscles, save the tensor fascia lata.…
Arnolfini Style
Now that Jeremy has posted a few more photos from the Halloween party, I should write a little more about our costumes, just to finish the subject for once and…
NYAA update
We're rapidly approaching the end of the semester. It is difficult for me to think about the fact that there are only a few more months before I graduate. Anyhow,…
Halloween (Post-Op)
Sorry for the delay---I know that some of you have been waiting for pictures from the annual NYAA Halloween Party. The wait is over... Here we have Gina sporting not…
NYC Restaurants
Acqua We went to this restaurant on the way home from our 8-hr visit to the Met. We got off the subway without a particular dining destination in mind, and…
Self Portrait Update
I spent most of Monday and Tuesday working on my History of Painting Techniques self portrait. So far so good. The underpainting of the flesh was all done using Indian…
5 Museums in 8 Days, Part 3
#4: The Cloisters We're in the home stretch, at least as far as these museum visit posts are concerned. On Thursday, we went up to The Cloisters, an amazing branch…
5 Museums in 8 Days, Part 2
#2: The Frick Collection After visiting the Met, I was a little museumed-out and needed a bit of a break. We spent Sunday and Monday visiting a few of Manhattan's…