Twenty minute poses by our patient model gives us enough time to be careful with form and develop the drawing.
©2010 Diana Moses Botkin
Friday, January 22, 2010
Charcoal Life Studies, Longer Poses
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2009 Challenges
February: Toy Figure
March Challenge: Eggplants
April Challenge: Shoes
May Challenge: Pig Party
June: Shiny Kitchen Item
July Challenge: Self-Portrait
August: Unmade Bed
September: Pantry Shelves
October Challenge: Water
November: Studio View
December: Hot and Cold
2010 Challenges
January: Apple, Spoon, Glass
February: Striped Socks
March: Favorite Treat
April Challenge: Spring
May: Purple and Yellow
June: Sheet, Blanket or Shawl
July Challenge: Yellow & Blue
August Challenge: Yellow
September: Paint it Red
October Challenge: 1/2" Brush
November: 30 Minutes!
December: Favorite Slogan
2011 Challenges
January: Begins with "Pi"
February: Converse Shoes
March: Black Background
April: Limited Strokes
May Challenge: Camera
June: Self-portrait
July Challenge: Eyes
August: In/on our Car
September: Party Dress
October: B&W to Color
November: Wisdom
My "Green" Article at Blick's
My YouTube Art & Art Demo
In the News My "Gems" Book
Green Studio Practices: my personal commitment to reduce waste, save energy, recycle, & reuse goes back decades. Your purchase is shipped using recycled boxes, bubble wrap & other supplies whenever possible.
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About Me
- Diana Moses Botkin
- I'm an artist, mother, and grandmother living and working in beautiful Idaho. I've been making art most of my life. My career has encompassed opportunities in commercial art, custom murals, portrait painting, teaching, and writing about art. I'm pleased to say that my work has been honored with regional and national awards, corporate and museum purchases, and numerous private commissions.
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This was a fun project which lasted nearly five years. I started with a small group of blog artists and once a month, we took turns naming a challenge to paint. Below are links to each month's efforts. Our little group changed members from time to time.
2009 Challenges
February: Toy Figure
March Challenge: Eggplants
April Challenge: Shoes
May Challenge: Pig Party
June: Shiny Kitchen Item
July Challenge: Self-Portrait
August: Unmade Bed
September: Pantry Shelves
October Challenge: Water
November: Studio View
December: Hot and Cold
2010 Challenges
January: Apple, Spoon, Glass
February: Striped Socks
March: Favorite Treat
April Challenge: Spring
May: Purple and Yellow
June: Sheet, Blanket or Shawl
July Challenge: Yellow & Blue
August Challenge: Yellow
September: Paint it Red
October Challenge: 1/2" Brush
November: 30 Minutes!
December: Favorite Slogan
2011 Challenges
January: Begins with "Pi"
February: Converse Shoes
March: Black Background
April: Limited Strokes
May Challenge: Camera
June: Self-portrait
July Challenge: Eyes
August: In/on our Car
September: Party Dress
October: B&W to Color
November: Wisdom
February: Tools of the Trade
March: Anders Zorn Palette
April Challenge: Shopping
May: Indigenous Trees
June: Chiaroscuro
July Challenge: Hands
August Challenge: Statue
September: Childhood
October: Adolescence
November: Adulthood
December: Old Age
2013 Challenges
January: Sunlit Room
March: Anders Zorn Palette
April Challenge: Shopping
May: Indigenous Trees
June: Chiaroscuro
July Challenge: Hands
August Challenge: Statue
September: Childhood
October: Adolescence
November: Adulthood
December: Old Age
2013 Challenges
January: Sunlit Room
February: Hat
March: Ides of March
April: Trompe l'Oeil
May: Rodent
June: Vintage
July Challenge: Eggs
August: White
September: Black
October: Palette Knife
November: Shellfish
March: Ides of March
April: Trompe l'Oeil
May: Rodent
June: Vintage
July Challenge: Eggs
August: White
September: Black
October: Palette Knife
November: Shellfish
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January
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- Nude Figure Studies, Longer Poses
- Life Drawings: Short Poses
- Charcoal Life Studies, Longer Poses
- Charcoal Torso Studies, Shorter Poses
- Short Poses
- Bare Necessities
- Our January Challenge: Apple, Glass and Spoon!
- Figure Drawings in Charcoal and Chalk: Longer Poses
- Recent Gesture Drawings
- Recent Figure Studies in Charcoal and Chalk
- Some Drawings From Almost 40 Years Ago
- New Year's Musings
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Oil Painters of America Blog
David R. Darrow, Painter
Don Gray, Daily Painter
Gerald Swartz, Daily Painter
Jeff Hayes, State of the Art
David Patterson, Art & Photos
Michael Naples, Daily Painter
Sharman Owings Art Blog
Diane Hoepner, Daily Painter
Mary Maxam, Daily Painter
Mark Adams Studio
Ruth Andre Art Blog
Jane Hunt Painting Blog
Suzanne Berry, Painter
Julie Ford Oliver, Painter
Susan Smolensky Art Blog
My "Green" Article at Blick's
My YouTube Art & Art Demo
In the News My "Gems" Book
Green Studio Practices: my personal commitment to reduce waste, save energy, recycle, & reuse goes back decades. Your purchase is shipped using recycled boxes, bubble wrap & other supplies whenever possible.
6 comments:
Your life studies make me want to go to a class. They are so inspirational. Beautiful work.
I wish you could join us for the model sessions, Suzanne. It would be fun to draw together. Our model simply shows up each week and we all pitch in to pay her; there is no instruction.
I bet you could find a group near you that does this?
What wonderful studies Diana!
Thank you for dropping by, David!
I have to tell you, I am in the arts and entertainment district of Hagerstown, MD and I have never seen such beautiful work!!! I love these wonderful studies.
Alice: Thank you! I really appreciate you dropping by and taking time to leave your comments.
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