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Collage day at a new Venue

4/30/2017

Most of us were getting frustrated working in the library because of the disgusting bathrooms and not being able to have food or drinks. We have a new place working in an artist collective.

My first collage of the day.

I finally finished this one. It's take me a long time to finally glue it all down.

Another of mine.

Sarah's work in progress

Mark's work in progress

Sherry's work for the day

Jo's work

Jo's miniature and meticulous work

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Leg Painting

4/30/2017

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I am painting and drawing my left leg and hand quite a bit lately. I'm excited with some of them.

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a second try

4/29/2017

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I worked on the hand painting I completed last night. I would add a few lighter spots, but I like it so much better.

Before:

After:

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Drawing my foot and hand

4/28/2017

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Tonight I pulled out my watercolors and created two paintings, one of my foot and hand. I'm happy with the first and the second one I absolutely despise. Perhaps I will work on it again.

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Another Foot Drawing

4/19/2017

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Spent a good amount of time last night, sketching my foot. It was an enjoyable session.

I also adjusted the proportions of the butt on this sketch. It could still be made a lot smaller.

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I fiddled around with this hand drawing that I was previously not happy with. I still want to make some big changes. For example, I'd like to remove a lot of the yellow on the inner arm and alter it to more neutral tones.

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Foot Drawing

4/16/2017

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Last night, I worked on drawing my foot for a really long time. The upper ankle was colored too thickly and because I used an oil stick, was not able to erase back to white.

Today I got up and worked on the drawing again and as I was erasing, the paper began to disintegrate. Instead of fighting this, I just continued. I'd like to go back in and add a tiny bit of color to the white paper underneath, so that the drawing seems more cohesive. Right now, it invokes a skin rash.

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Figure Drawing at Monument

4/15/2017

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I really like working in this space. It's also great to be able to pick which model to draw since they have 2 or 3 to choose from each pose. I have a few that I like this round and a hand drawing that I really dislike, but will work on it more later. I'm unhappy with the pea-soup green.

This is one of the worst drawings I have completed in a long time. Part of the problem was that the oil stick I was using, stained the paper and could not undo mistakes. It would be interesting to go back on a future date, and try to make it pleasant.

There are a couple of nice moments in the neck, head, and lower leg, but the torso needs quite a bit of work.

I'm quite unhappy with this drawing, but will try more later.

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Created another "O" Series Painting

4/9/2017

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It's not great, but it was fun to complete.

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Another Card

4/7/2017

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Sent this card off to my friend in Los Angeles for his birthday and sobriety.

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SFMOMA Visit

4/2/2017

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Today it was just my artist friend Tobiah and I. We explored the museum for many hours and visited some of my favorite artworks.

Philip Guston

Philip Guston (detail)

Anselm Kiefer

Anselm Kiefer (detail)

Danh Vo
Lot 20. Two Kennedy Administration Cabinet Room Chairs, 2013
Spring twine and nails
The upholstery twine and nails that hang from this wall were originally part of two Chippendale-style chairs that furnished the Cabinet Room in the President John F. Kennedy's White House.