Sunday, 9 April 2017

Colette

portrait, oil paint, calgary artist, art commission, painting, Amy Gaulin, scarf, model
Oil painting of a model I did a photoshoot of, posing with fabrics





Evangeliste

Calgary artist, realism, portrait, black and white, charcoal, drawing, pipe
 Charcoal drawing of my dad's grandpa with his pipe and bag of tobacco


Stove

Stove, rusty, charcoal, drawing, black and white, realism
Charcoal drawing of an old rusty stove found at my boyfriend's parents' property


Elizabeth

Small charcoal drawing of my grandma, Elizabeth

James

wood stain, finger painting, commission, calgary artist, guns, pipes
Wood stain finger painting of an old friend James.





Mattheis

charcoal, drawing, black and white, model, calgary artist, portrait
Charcoal drawing from model photoshoot 





Bow

charcoal, drawing, black and white, bow, nude,
Charcoal drawing from a model photoshoot; the model posing with a satin bow I made





Tuesday, 1 November 2016

Elizabeth and Virginia


grandmother, drawing, charcoal, black and white, calgary artist
Charcoal drawing of my grandmother as a baby, held by my great grandmother. 


Man in Window


drawing, charcoal, calgary artist, old photograph, black and white
A charcoal drawing of an old photograph I found among my grandfather's collection of pictures.

This is how I start my charcoal drawings, by blocking in general shapes which I continue to refine in many stages. 

Grandpa's Bomber

Bomber, drawing, WW2 art, charcoal, plane
This is an image of the bomber plane my grandfather flew, done in charcoal.

Figure Studies

Figure sketch, drawing, charcoal, nude model, male nude
Study in charcoal on toned paper

charcoal, drawing, figure study, figure sketch, female nude, figure drawing
Figure study in charcoal

Pencil crayon, drawing, figure sketch, female nude
Figure study with coloured pencils on toned paper.




Sunday, 26 June 2016

Swamp Girl

Calgary artist, Calgary art commission, Oil painting, realism, portrait, Amy Gaulin
Oil painting titled "Swamp Girl", based on a photograph taken by Lorianne Giles. 






Violet Grey

Oil Painting, Figure, Nude, Calgary artist, Commission, Art, Realism
The first oil painting I've done without drawing out the form before beginning. I used a new colour palette and looser painting style, so it's a series of firsts. 






Shed Land

Antlers, charcoal drawing, black and white, calgary artist, realism
Charcoal drawing of a group of antlers that has been collected over many years in Southern Alberta.





The Boy With Infinite Shorts

Oil painting, art, artist, calgary artist, realism, collage, surreal
 This is an oil painting collaboration between myself and Daniel Audet. We selected photos from eachother's references, and found a way to fit everything together. We both worked on every part of this painting.