Demonstrations

Today I did painting demonstrations of a couple students. I had them painting each other and a skeleton… very fun stuff. 

Acrylic sketch

Drawing portraits

Last week a couple of my students asked me to draw them. This is what came out of that session.

New World Leaders
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Ball point pen in Sketchbook

This is my good friend Bola Thompson. She was drawing me as I was drawing her.

Bola
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Ballpoint pen in sketchbook

Reportage Drawing at Oakland City Hall (photos)

This is beyond cool!!! I found this photo searching my name on google images. A photographer from "Youth Radio" snapped this shot of me doing a reportage drawing at Oakland City Hall minutes after Mehserle verdict was announced. The photo was posted on Flickr. I remember lots of photographers and news casters approaching me while I was drawing. I was extremely nervous because I knew at any moment there could have been a deadly stampede. This is truly a classic shot :)

Graphite Pencil and Watercolor on Bristol

51 x 28 (6 sheets of 14 x 17 Bristol plates)

Here is a link to the completed drawing:

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Oil painting of transit scene

This is a reportage painting from a drawing I did yesterday on subway (Bart) train in San Francisco. 

Here is the initial sketch done on the train.

Transbay Tube

16x12
Oil on Canvas

New oil painting

I've decided to train myself in oils. This is the first of many to come... Hope you enjoy - thanks for viewing :)

"Queendom"

11x14

Oil on Canvas

[Model: Jessica Porter]

Young people on transit

I wonder what it's like to be a female riding on transit staring out the window in deep thought when suddenly a guy approaches you with a sketchbook and on the page is a drawing of you... as he begins to smile.

Queen on transit using smart phone
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Ballpoint Pen in sketchbook

Young people on transit

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Ballpoint Pen in sketchbook

Young people on transit2

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Ballpoint Pen in sketchbook

Man reading on transit

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Ballpoint Pen in sketchbook

Drawing Teens

Young Sistah' on her way to school plugged into her smart phone.

 11x14 

Ballpoint pen on paper

Drawing on the bus today...

This was a young Queen on the transit. I did a quick sketch and added the gouache wash right there on transit. Tremendously uncomfortable but the lighting was so nice I had to try and capture it.

Girl riding to school

11x14

Pencil and Gouache in Sketchbook

Drawing Ruth

My drawing buddy Ruth Smith

8x11
Ballpoint pen in sketchbook

Drawing on the train commute...

Drawing people and bikes on the afternoon train ride home today.

end of the day
Ballpoint pen and gouache
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Drawing in San Francisco again....

Taught a Drawing class at The University of San Francisco today. These are the drawings I cranked out on the commute to and fro.

Man on train using smart phone
Ballpoint pen
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Asian woman on Muni Bus (route 31) in San Francisco holding plastic grocery bag
Ballpoint pen in sketchbook
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Passenger on subway train
Ballpoint pen in sketchbook
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Drawing in transit again

Today I drew people on the end of the day commute. It was very relaxing sitting there listening to my ipod staring at people in they're "Thank God The Day Is Over" state. This is one of the drawings that developed nicely from the session.

Evening ride home
Graphite and gouache
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