Monday, June 25, 2012

Works in progress…


This painting of a piggy bank has been going on for a while. I knew I wanted to paint a piggy bank but the setting for it was up in the air, so it's still going. The palette is a bit bland in my opinion so I need to add some zip to it somehow. Stay tuned for some more progress shots.


26 hands representing the 26 letters of the alphabet in sign language. I have 7 sorta done and I'm moving forward with a few letters tonight. When I have the 26 completed, I compile them into a larger painting.

Monday, June 11, 2012

sketchbook

Another sketch session at Dufferin Mall. I'm always guaranteed some old men to sketch there and today the perfect model unwittingly posed for me. I called him, "Fernando". Whenever I sketch a man like Fernando who's sitting by himself in a contemplative mood, I tend to make up a back story for him. Is he happy with his life in Toronto? Was he happier in Portugal? Is he proud of his kids and what they're doing with their lives? I guess these questions are the questions I have for my dad with respect to me and my sisters.