Guitarist 2
graphite, ink, and pastel
14" x 18" (35.6 x 45.6 cm)

Josh can play and he knows the blues.

Trees and Roofs
ink
4.5" x 3.5" (11.4 x 8.9 cm)

A confusing little drawing. If you search you can find two roofs, part of a window, and a bunch of trees.

I was travelling last week and unable to get to a computer, which is why there were no posts. I'll have some drawings from my trip later in the week.

Guitarist
graphite, ink, and pastel
14" x 18" (35.6 x 45.7 cm)

The ghost of Robert Johnson beware.
Another blues man is on his way.

Two-Toned Hair
graphite, ink, and oil pastel
12" x 18" (30.5 x 45.7 cm)

I can't remember exactly what was going on with this model's hair, but I do remember that she usually had coloured highlights in otherwise jet black hair. (I'm not quite sure what she was sitting on.)

Hip
graphite, ink, charcoal, and conté
10.6" x 18" (26.9 x 45.7 cm)

The model has a great hip. What can I say?

Flamenco Dancer
graphite, charcoal, and pastel
12" x 18" (30.5 x 45.7 cm)

The composition is stolen from Degas, who often liked to put his subject off to one side.

Man with a Beard
graphite
11" x 8.5" (27.9 x 21.5 cm)

The model makes a living as a seasonal worker in British Columbia, picking fruit and planting trees.

For anyone interested in Lucien Freud there's an interview with him at the Telegraph online. (Thanks to Joerg Colberg at Conscientious for mentioning this.)

Below is an example of Freud's work.

Girl with closed eyes
oil on canvas
18.1" x 23.1" (45.9 x 58.7 cm)

Lucien Freud. 1986/87. Private collection.

D.
graphite, ink, charcoal, and pastel
11" x 8.5" (27.9 x 21.5 cm)

Jesse Ventura in disguise?

D., aside from being a model, is a writer and entrepreneur, currently involved in tire recycling.

Take a look at a new art link: alec soth - blog. It's an excellent blog of photography and comment.

Florida
inkjet print
9.2 x 8.1" (23.3 x 20.6 cm)

This image is based on one of Winslow Homer's Florida watercolours, The Shell Heap, painted in 1904.

A reproduction of The Shell Heap is posted below.

The Shell Heap (1904)
watercolour
19.7" x 14" (50 x 35.5 cm)

Winslow Homer (1836-1910). The Brooklyn Museum.

Homer produced many extraordinary watercolours in Florida and the Caribbean. They rank among the great masterpieces of art.

Untitled 3
ink monoprint
5.4" x 6.2" (13.7 x 15.7 cm)

Another monoprint of the same image as Saturday's post.

The prints were taken from separate drawings of the same subject. The drawings were done with brush and ink on paper, and the prints were hand pressed on damp paper.

Untitled 2
ink monoprint
6.3" x 6.5" (16.1 x 16.4 cm)

Kitchen Sceneink
7.9" x 5.5" (20.2 x 14.0 cm)

Part of the attraction of this drawing for me is its confusion. It's difficult to tell what's what.

The back of the drawing is marked North Forks Hostel. I don't remember where this is, but I'm sure that if I think hard or do a little research I'll come up with the answer.

Man With Folded Arms
gouache
8.6" x 8.4" (21.9 x 21.5 cm)

Not a pretty painting, but not a timid painting either.