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Return to St. Joseph’s Oratory
One can’t help but notice the Oratory – it’s positioned on the crest of Mount Royal, above a rolling lawn and series of wide steps. The enormous copper dome is visible from almost any part of the west...
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Dawson Watercolor Demo
The other day I was invited down to Dawson College to do a demo for the watercolor class. I don’t know if you guys remember this old cheat sheet on three-pass watercolor? (full tutorial here) I did the...
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A first fling with Strathmore’s Aquarius 2
A while back my friend Ray Murphy showed us his custom sketchpads made from Strathmore Aquarius 2. He had the fervor of the converted – extolling the magical convenience of this synthetic material....
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10 Week Watercolor Class at Syn Studio
A few people have asked about classes, so I’m pleased to announce: Expressive Painting in Watercolor Starting in October, for 10 weeks, I’ll be teaching a watercolor class at Syn Studio on Wednesday...
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Shari Blaukopf: Wet in Wet Watercolor Demo
Yesterday afternoon Shari Blaukopf, my co-instructor from the USK Montreal workshop came by to give me a wet-in-wet watercolor demo. She’s been telling me for a while that I don’t have to stretch...
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Syn Studio Classwork: Demo Two: Cast Drawing
Second project for the watercolor class at Syn Studio was this cast drawing subject. A small statue of Ganesha. The goal here was a classic demonstration of Tea, Milk, Honey – my phrase that...
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Syn Studio Watercolor Class, Long Pose
Last night was the end of the figure drawing section in my 10 week watercolor workshop at Syn Studio. We did three days; fast sketches, portraits, and then this long pose. We were working with...
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Oil Painting Experiment
One of the many things on my back burner is experimenting with oil paints. Last year two years ago I took a course with Atelier de Brésoles, a while before that I did a workshop with Jeremy Lipking –...
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Recent Demos
We’re over the mid point of the watercolor night class I’m teaching at Syn Studio - so that means we’re doing the fun stuff now! We started with fruit and still-life, did some work with a gesture...
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Sneaky Portraits
I used to do a lot of life drawing classes. I have heaps of that sort of stuff over here on my Flickr. That’s how I learned to draw after art school. Nobody did drawings on location at my college, and...
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Third Annual Edgar Allen PoeTrait
I’m just back from the USK workshop in Paraty Brazil. But before I post any of that – I came home to the latest issue of The Artist’s Magazine waiting on my doorstep, which means I can finally show...
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Smoke and Mirrors : Big Tobacco on Trial
As an Urban Sketcher, I’ve always been curious about the practice of courtroom sketching. Now that cameras are permitted in much of the US, the profession seems to be dying out. Luckily for Canadians,...
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The Weary Gladiator
I don’t usually post nude figure drawings on this blog. I have another page for that (over here). But, as my life drawing classwork gets better, there’s becoming an overlap between the academic stuff,...
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Called out by the Model
[Long pose session, these were half hour warmups. Watercolor, 12×16″] I was at the daytime long pose session at George Vanier Cultural Centre, which is always a nice opportunity. It’s one hour longer...
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Life Sketching vs. Studio Montage
My video class on Sketching People in Motion is in full swing. Which means I’m getting lots of great questions from students. The course starts with the basic techniques of speed sketching, followed by...
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Potrait of the Pointe
This is something out of the ordinary for me. I don’t normally paint contemporary architecture. I can’t say I’m comfortable with the smooth surfaces and straight lines. But I’ve recently been invited...
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Smoke and Mirrors : Big Tobacco on Trial
As an Urban Sketcher, I’ve always been curious about the practice of courtroom sketching. Now that cameras are permitted in much of the US, the profession seems to be dying out. Luckily for Canadians,...
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The Weary Gladiator
I don’t usually post nude figure drawings on this blog. I have another page for that (over here). But, as my life drawing classwork gets better, there’s becoming an overlap between the academic stuff,...
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Called out by the Model
[Long pose session, these were half hour warmups. Watercolor, 12×16″] I was at the daytime long pose session at George Vanier Cultural Centre, which is always a nice opportunity. It’s one hour longer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Life Sketching vs. Studio Montage
My video class on Sketching People in Motion is in full swing. Which means I’m getting lots of great questions from students. The course starts with the basic techniques of speed sketching, followed by...
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