On our way to the holidays

Lots has been going on as we careen toward the holidays. I'm excited for some time off but it wont really be off at all, my list just seems to be growing and growing but regular figure drawing is still happening. every Wednesday 7 -  10 pm at Atelier Artista. http://atelierartista.com

Marla came in for two Mondays evening sessions for private study with some Art friends.

I had a really off day with lots of interruptions and didn't manage to get out anything I was happy with.

We were very lucky to get to draw Jenn who is pregnant with twins another evening.

Last Wednesday Alexia came and posed for our regular Wednesday evening figure drawing session.

We have so much fun figure drawing here....

Last Wednesday and beyond....

My free classes ended on Wednesday and already I've had many students join this month. I have been teaching my morning and afternoon classes at the Atelier. Check out my website Atelierartista.com for the the class listings and sign up before I run out of room!

 I am hosting a long pose figure drawing session every Wednesday evening you can sign up on my website under the events tab or by clicking here.
 Below are some of the colourful artists at work and their colourful palettes.

I am excited to offer my special brand of hospitality. I have models booked until the end of the month but am also looking for more. If you know a figure model or would like to model yourself get a hold of me, I am also in search of costume owning models like cosplayers for future opportunities in different time slots, pass the info along on my website contact form near the bottom.

Thanks in advance!!!

MAKEshift MASTS

I continued work on my pirate vessel for an upcoming animation with objects residency with CAOS.

I had to take the hull assembly apart because I didn't like how it was fitting. This was not only risky, it was messy too. I had to scape and sand all the annoying bits of hardened model cement. In the end the fit was much more snug and to my liking. Sometimes you just have to put in the extra work to make it worthwhile. I clamped and used elastics to hold it together while it dries.

While the hull is drying I skipped ahead to the mast assembly. They are fragile little pieces made up of many parts glued together. While I can't speak to their stability I can say many pieces make them detailed.

I had to get a little creative to get the masts to be straight when glueing. I put together the base to the upper left and used it to balance a mast assembly upside down on the tallest mast to help the multiple joints dry perpendicular to the table.

Onto itself it is a kinda neat object. I had to pack everything up and move this project aside for another day since I just had something come up that needs to take precedence over the next couple of days.

Model Mayhem

I have a 3 month residency coming up in the new year with the CAOS, Calgary Animated Object Society. I hit the studio and picked up some of my collection of models to be made. I began some assembly on two kits.

I began with a Caribbean pirate ship. Breaking off the parts that I need and sanding off the tabs of each. I have a bunch of paints collected over the years and some other good supplies for model making. I put together the top deck and painted it with dark tan enamel.

I connected all the hull parts and used clamps and a ribbon to keep the pieces together as the glue dried.

I added on the back of the hull. It was tough to get the parts to fit exactly and I have some annoying glue spots and areas that need filling. Luckily, by the end of the process it is the paint that is going to make the difference.

While waiting for parts to dry I also worked on these Chasmosaurus models made by Tamiya. These need a bit of filling in the seams and sanding and they are ready to be painted.