2 models I drew live today

Drawing from live models is always a challenge. Some models are easy to captures while others need a lot of experience and skill from the artist to get the likeness. Here are 2 models I drew today. I like to draw couples because you can compare one head with the other and, starting from that, accentuate the differences. In this particular case the two shapes of the heads are really different which helps a lot in capturing the likeness.

Working with negative space

The negative space is the area outside of the drawing. It's the blank part of the sheet and it's very important in drawing. Today, I tried to leave less than 50% of blank space. It was a great challenge! Here are a few caricature I did on monday.

Simplifying things

Lately, I have visited Angie Jordan's blog and I was truly impressed how she captures likeness in an incredible economy of lines ( see on Angie's blog the caricatures she did on july the 30th...they're amazing). She really does great live caricatures just with the minimum of details. So at work today, I decided to have fun and to simplify my caricatures. No shadings, no bodies, no hands, no color and often, not even the name of the model. Pure line is so fun to work with!...Thank's to Angie Jordan for being my inspiration to improve my work today. Here are a few samples that I drew on this sunny sunday !And just this last word, I like to see what other artists do, not to copy them (which is to my belief the worst thing to do) but to find some tricks or some different way of doing that helps us to find our own style which is not always an easy task. When an artist has a style and that you don't have to read his signature to know who he is, believe me he's a winner in my opinion.

Caricatures on the spot

Part of my work today

Next mini-exhibition, monday 26th of july, Val David

I will exhibit 4 watercolors at 'Le Bistrôt Plein Air' in Val David starting on monday the 26th of july 2010. Here are the four of them ...
1- 14X20 inches Watercolor 'L'amour en couleur'
2- 24X30 inches Watercolor 'St-Siméon'
3- 14X20 inches Watercolor 'T'es unique, je t'aime'
4- 24 by 30 inches Watercolor 'Ski au mont Gabriel'.
Le Bistrôt de Plein Air' is located just nearby the old railway station.

From my archives

A humorous drawing I did a few years ago. It's intitled 'Who's that?' or, in french 'Quisséça?'

Samples of my caricatures done in a few minutes

This is some caricatures I did on the opening of a drugstore a few years ago.