This is my favorite sketch of the day.
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Today was curious in that I had some amazing experiences drawing, but ended up with little on the paper that I like.    My favorite of the day. Not only was the experience stellar, but the end result is not too bad.   The toes are out of proportion, but there are moments that I like.  I felt really frustrated while painting and drawing this, and it shows.  After my last attempt, which ended in an over-blended painting (see earlier blogpost), I attempted to restrain my desire to get rid of hard edges. I'm pretty happy with this.  I scrubbed at this painting many times and it lacks contrast and excitement.  Sure some of the proportions are off, but I'm getting better with color. I barely had to scrub at this one. I love the aspect ratio of this new watercolor pad. I'll have to go back and buy another.  I scrubbed at this one so much that the paper began to dissolve. Nevertheless, I still like this one.  I'm not thrilled about the final results, but the drawing experience was excellent today.   There's something interesting here, but still needs another element.   I cannot stand this one.  Another favorite.  I really, really dislike this one.     A drawing over a gesture drawing.  I really do not like this one.  This is my favorite drawing of the day. The flesh is a little too pink, but otherwise this painting is mediocre.  The change was very subtle, but love the results. I added a bit of yellow to the foot to match the flesh of the leg.  Completed another late night painting of my foot. I'm extremely happy with this, however the top of the foot is too pink, so I plan on going back and fixing.  Used watercolors again to draw my hand. There are moments that I like in this painting, but overall I'm not happy with it.  We had two male models, one whose poses were very outstretched and dynamic. Not the greatest drawings today, but still enjoyable nonetheless.   I don't like this one.  I rather like this one.  This was great to draw.  I don't like this one.  I want to work on this a bit more, because it has a lot of potential.  I really don't like this one.  I dislike the head on this. This one turned out much better than the last hand painting. I don't love it, but at least it's a big improvement.  This turned out muddy, over-mixed, and too contrasty. Oh well.  I seem to be very prolific lately.  I'm really happy with this painting.  I am painting and drawing my left leg and hand quite a bit lately. I'm excited with some of them.  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:
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AUTHORTerrance Graven is a San Francisco artist whose installations incorporate sculptural elements, performance art, costumes, sound pieces, and theatrical lighting. CATEGORIES
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