Friday, June 26, 2009

Buddha mask




sepia, sanguine, white chalk pencil on Canson mi-teintes 8x11in. pad.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

coccinella septempunctata

A ladybug on fall colors.




Crayola crayons on Canson Mi-teintes pad 8x11in.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Buddha bronze head

This is after a photo I took a couple of years ago in The Museum of Asian Arts in San Francisco.



Sepia, sanguine, white chalk pencil on Canson mi-teintes brown pad 8x11in.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Minoan urns

The inspiration for this drawing is a photo taken by me, in 2005, in The Museum of Antiquities in Heraklion, Crete, Greece.



Mixed media: sepia, sanguine, Colored pencils, crayons.1 hour on sketchbook.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

art tutoring or selling a service

In an era in which Donald Trump has a University for making millionaires, why not weekend workshops to turn you into an artist?
The business model of "if I can do it you can do it" reached the world of old trades like fine arts, that require solid study and years of practice,and translates now into instant art tutoring online business in which after tree weeks of paid classes you are ready to produce in acrylic, watercolor, graphite works that you sign as a trained artist who can even boast a diploma of merit from your online teacher.
Here is one example of such websites, mostly in the English speaking communities around ...the web:Art Tutoring...10 tips for supporting your art career by teaching art

Please note the consumerist approach: "tips" on how to look more like a business person than a tutor.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Saturday, June 6, 2009

more roses



Caran d'Ache watercolor pencils dry on Stonehenge 5x7in. pad. One hour 30 minutes.

Luis

pastel pencils and soft pastels on Canson mi teintes pad 9x12in.