sketch – Karen Jones, Artist

12 minute panic portraits

I’ve been sitting with a cool group of artists in Portland, Maine. We meet for two hours and take turns posing for the very short time of 12 minutes. It’s alla prima practice and I love it. Results vary! Fall 2021 5/15/19 4/3/19 3/6/19

Morgan

Morgan, 1730 minute portrait5-5-18

Sketching at Bentley’s

Just love the rich variety of folks at Bentley’s.

Evening Sketch

Last night’s moon peeked through the branches of my scraggly tree

Waiting ….. Traffic school

Waiting

Doodle buddy comes to my rescue during a boring wait in traffic court.

Practice: A Work in Progress

These 20-minute alla prima studies portray characters from my current tv addiction. I set a timer, use a limited palette of acrylics, and one brush… my trusty #4 filbert. I’m happiest when I achieve a likeness with few revisions. I really enjoy working full speed with one brush, without concern for small details, but tradeoffsContinue reading “Practice: A Work in Progress”

iPad in the Figure Studio

I decided to venture over to Hipbone Studio with my iPad2. I’d just downloaded Sketchbook Pro, and am still adapting to the tool. I look forward to the day I can draw and paint with less effort – changing brush size, opacity, color still feel cumbersome. It’s a great app, but I do wish thereContinue reading “iPad in the Figure Studio”

Max Folks

Riding the Max, obsessed with my device. Watching folks watching their devices. Created on iPad 2 with SketchBook Express, by Autodesk

The Last Summer

with Netflix in my mailbox. Or maybe not – I adore Netflix. In any case I was moved to take out my oil pastels and mess around; it’s inevitable that someday DVDs will go the way of VHS.