Rachel
June 27th, 2011 § 5 Comments
Not much to say about this piece – I really hated it when I was painting, but with a little time and distance, it’s grown on me.
Rachel by Sarah F Burns
New Models
June 15th, 2011 § 1 Comment
Hannah by Sarah F Burns
I just got a new batch of art models for the summer- and I hired them off of Craigslist. People raise eyebrows when they hear this. For the most part, it’s perfect. I’ve found some excellent new models this way. Will, from last week’s post was a Craigslist find. He’s a member of a local dance company and was a lot of fun to draw and paint. Usually Craigslist folks are first time models, and first time models can be refreshing. They do some weird things because they don’t know what the routine is. That being said, it’s always fantastic to use a professional model. They know what their body can handle, they have a sense of what makes an interesting pose. They remember to bring a robe and set the timer and all that.
That being said, this weeks new model, Hannah, wasn’t a Craigslister, she found me at the Art Center. She was available at the last minute so she modeled for us in the last two weeks. It was her first time, and she was nervous and kind of froze up and talked a lot, but she did the job fine, if not very inspiring, the first week. The next week (the week of this painting) she came in obviously stoned, which irritated me, so instead of setting the pose myself, as I usually do, I pawned the job off on the first artist to arrive. Because the model was inexperienced and high, it took them a LONG time to settle on a pose. They picked a pose that was okay, the hand placement is not what I would do, but it was fine and I was sure the model wasn’t going to be able to hold still worth a darn, but again, whatever. I was not excited, but surprise surprise – it worked out. Despite the handicaps, we had a great night and I like my piece. It’s not always easy to know what will translate into a satisfying painting experience. Sometimes we’ll have a pose that knocks me out and my painting turns out horribly. But please models, come to work sober anyway.
Favorite New Sketch
May 2nd, 2011 § Leave a Comment
