More Work!

I like to draw, or at least attempt to do so. 

These drawings are not as successful as I would like, but they are still a part of the learning process and figured I show post the work any ways. 

I have had the great fortune to obtain the book "Alla Prima Everything I know About Painting" by Richard Schmid, which has become extremely insightful and helpful to understanding how to translate what I see. It will take me many years to really grasp the material but I already feel like it has helped. 

I need to have a clearer distinction between my values. I feel that I need to learn how to make my rendering of values look "cleaner." 

Although this maybe contradictory, I have decided that at times it is not necessary to methodically measure every part of the body. I feel like you get a stale pose, and every elements looks as if it has been considered but not relating to one another. However, this works in some instances, this particular reclining pose would have benefited from more measuring.  

A roughly two hour study of a corner of a laundromat. This was done digitally, and there was some post production done to the painting to give it a little grungier feel. 

Attempting to turn form with color temperature alone. This study was done the other evening based upon the recommendation of my professor Geoff Beadle. I don't believe this was that successful in terms of the final product, but I felt that I learned a lot from it. I will continue to do more studies that play with color temperature.

A drawing I worked on yesterday after the figure session. Roughly two hours or so. 

Once again comments or critiques are more than welcome!