Portrait Sketching.
Prep sketch Like stretching before you jog, gesture painting is a warm up exercise. Get the essence of the subject in 5 minutes or less. The technique preserves the animation of a quick study and often translates to a finished paintng. People enjoy watching a sketch session so much that, I started offering them at events like weddings and receptions. A step above caricatures, these are works of art. Members of the press have written articles on my "performance art" and sharing my work with the public is a reprieve from my sometimes lonely studio. Being a social person, this is one of the things I love best about being an artist. Producing the very personal work of portraiture is a gift. When celebrated animation artist/ author Nancy Beiman took a gesture drawing course from me, she applied it to her classes, teaching animation students to "see and render" movement. Day with Belinda and Cooper series 2010 Dancers at Nutcracker rehearsal Hilton Head Is...
