Monday, April 30, 2012

Figure Sketch - Themed Life Drawing Workshop - Brentwood, CA 94513

Next session will be Monday, May 7 and feature Vaudie Va-Boom.
Below image of Vaudie was drawn at Dr.Sketchy's East Bay April 2011.




Presented by Big Al and DAL - Discover Art League 

Figure Sketch - Session #7 - Monday, May 7 - 6-9PM

 Uninstructed figure session with Live Clothed

Model Vaudie Va-Boom will be the featured model. 
more info on Vaudie at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Vaudie-Va-Boom/202888133074557?ref=ts

$15 DAL members & students $20 general - Price per session

Please RSVP by on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/events/219289148182010/
or by email - bigalcaricature@mac.com

 Sessions are held at CR Framing - 700 Harvest Park Dr., Brentwood, CA 94513

 Check out the results of Figure Sketch Sessions in previous posts on this blog.

 Special thanks to CR Framing for the use of the frameshop/gallery to draw in. Below image is Shayla Brown drawn by Big AL at Figure Sketch Session #6.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Figure Sketch - April 23rd - Themed Life Drawing Workshop - Brentwood, CA 94513

Next Session Monday, April 23, 2012.

Big Al in Association with Discover Art League
present Figure Sketch

Themed Life Drawing Workshop
2, 5. 10 & 20 minute poses from a live model

Varying Mondays - 6-9PM

$15 DAL members & students $20 general - Price per session

Featured model April 23rd is Shayla Brown - Check her out at modelmayhem.

Sessions take place at:
CR Framing, 700 Harvest Park Drive, Brentwood, CA 94513

RSVP to Big AL Lopez
email - bigalcaricature@mac.com
or
RSVP at Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/events/389994547700840/

Figure Sketch - Session #5 - Rasa Vitalia - Brentwood, CA 94513

The 5th session of Figure Sketch was held on Monday, April 9, 2012 at CR Framing, 700 Harvest Park Drive, Brentwood, CA 94513.

The model for the evening was Rasa Vitalia.

Here are some of my drawings from the evening.

Charcoal Gesture


Pen & Ink Quick Sketch


Sepia Pencil


Pen & Ink & Watercolor


Rasa Vitalia with a Pen & Ink Sketch


Next session will feature Shayla Brown.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Figure Sketch - Themed Life Drawing Workshop - Brentwood, CA 94513

Next session will be Monday, April 23rd and feature Shayla Brown.

Presented by Big Al and DAL - Discover Art League

Figure Sketch - Session #6 - Monday, April 23 - 6-9PM

Uninstructed figure session with Live Clothed Model

Shayla Brown will be the featured model.

$15 DAL members & students $20 general - Price per session

Please RSVP by email - bigalcaricature@mac.com

Sessions are held at CR Framing - 700 Harvest Park Dr., Brentwood, CA 94513

Check out the results of Figure Sketch Sessions in previous posts on this blog.

Special thanks to CR Framing for the use of the frameshop/gallery to draw in.

Below image is Rasa Vitalia drawn by Big AL from Figure Sketch Session #5.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

The Essential Nude - Fine Art Figurative Show April 19-22

Livermore's Bothwell Center is the place to view The 4th Annual Essential Nude Art Show.

The human form in all it's glory!



Come meet the artists at the reception on April 19th from 7:00-9:00.

See the exhibit and sale Fri., Sat. or Sun. April 20th thru the 22nd from 11:00-4:00.

The show is sponsored by the Livermore Art Association and The Bothwell Art Center

The Bothwell Art Center is at:
2466 Eighth St. Livermore, Ca. 94550.

For more information contact Barbara Stanton (925)373-9638 or microangelo@earthlink.net
or on the LAA website .

Barbara Stanton, the show chair person, is a local artist who runs the Bothwell figure drawing workshop Friday mornings with the help of fellow artist Christine Thompson. http://www.facebook.com/BothwellFigureDrawingWorkshop

Figure Sketch - Session #4 - Dottie Lux - Brentwood, CA 94513

The 4th session of Figure Sketch was held on Monday, March 26, 2012 at CR Framing, 700 Harvest Park Drive, Brentwood, CA 94513.

The model for the evening was Dottie Lux of Red Hots Burlesque.

Here are some of my drawings from the evening.

Pen & Ink quickie


Sepia pencil


Watercolor and Sepia pencil


Pen & Ink & watercolor


Dottie Lux with watercolor portraits


Graphite by Josie O'Malley

Monday, April 2, 2012

Upcoming Figure Sketch Sessions

Figure Sketch - we draw costumed models from life.

Various Mondays 6-9 PM

@ CR Framing, 700 Harvest Park Dr., Brentwood, CA 94513

Upcoming sessions, April 9 & 23, May 7 & 21


RSVP to Big AL - bigalcaricature@mac.com