The remaining four paintings from last week’s life drawing set. Sketched in pencil during the live poses, then finished in watercolor later at home. Originals available for purchase.
Crimson Red Dress (2009)
Sunlight Nude (2009)
Beach Girls (2006)
Figure at Rest (2005)
December 2nd Watercolors, Part 2
— Friday, December 11, 2009
Cogswell Dec 2
— Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Last week was the last Cogswell session of 2009, and one of the better sets I’ve had in a while. Below are the five best sketches of the night, each one a 2-min or 5-min pose. Each of these is also available for purchase at my Etsy store.
I’ve also got another four as well, that only got as far as pencil drawings during the session, and I’ve been working on these at home. I’ll post them later in the week when they’re all finished.
In the meantime, enjoy!
More Original Watercolors
— Thursday, December 3, 2009
More original art from recent life drawing sessions. Enjoy.
(click here to buy the original)
Original Art for Sale
— Friday, November 6, 2009
I have an announcement! I’m putting several of my original pieces up for sale on Etsy. Ten watercolor paintings from recent life drawing sessions are available in the store right now. Some of them are the ones I posted in the blog last week, and some of them are on view below. If you’ve ever wanted to own an original piece of artwork by me, now’s your chance.
You can visit my store at this link:
zacharyknoles.etsy.com
zacharyknoles.etsy.com
Five of the pieces available for sale:
(click here to buy the original)
(click here to buy the original)
(click here to buy the original)
Speed Drawing
— Tuesday, October 27, 2009
One of my favorite things about Cogswell’s life drawing sessions are the short poses. At Cogswell, five minutes is considered a long pose. The warm-ups are ten-second poses. Ten seconds. I’ve never been at another drawing session that does it this way, but it’s great. When the models know they won’t have to hold a pose for very long, they all seem much more willing to give us more difficult poses. And with less time, our pencils get looser, and our drawings get better.
That’s the idea, at least. It doesn’t happen that way all the time, and sometimes it makes me feel utterly exhausted to draw that fast for three hours straight. But more often than not I get some real gems out of these sessions, and even when I don’t, it’s more fun this way.
Some of my favorites from my last two sessions:
My name is Zachary Knoles, and this is my work. I'm an independent artist living and working in the SF Bay Area. I paint mostly figurative pieces with a stylized-representational look to them. I also make animated films.
Many of my paintings are available for purchase through my Etsy store. Prices range from $500 to as low as $50. I also have prints available for selected pieces. If you see a piece you're interested in that isn't currently for sale, let me know! I'm happy to work something out if I can.
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