Drawing at Toastmasters

I'm a member Toastmasters International and usually I can't draw because I'm busy listening to public speakers or speaking myself but this monday I attended a different groups meeting so I was able to get some practice in. These are four speakers I captured as they took center stage.

Top left: She was the Toastmaster for the evening. At the time she was reading the introduction for a speaker.

Top right: She was a speaker and did a great job.

Bottom left: She was another speaker who did a good job.

Bottom right: Michael Alexander who was doing an awesome table topics.

#Toastmasters #drawing #watercolor

Painting from observation

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Drawing on Bart - Painting at home

I drew this girl on Bart and painted it at home.

My man Mike Alexander was doing a phone presentation for the company he works for so I used him as the subject of my "painting of the day." This is ballpoint pen and acrylic on paper. 11x14.

Working On The Self As SuperHero Public Mural

For the past month I've been working with AHC on the "Self As SuperHero Mural" in west oakland. We arrive at 8 am at the center, load the trucks with paint, scaffolding and other equipment, then head out to the mural site. We unload the trucks, set up the scaffoldings, get the tools to be used for the day and off to the races (we began painting).

This has been a really fun experience, I've learned a lot, made new friends and helped create a beautiful wall in West Oakland for the neighborhood to enjoy.

About the mural:
AHC went into West Oakland Schools and used a curriculum called, "Self As SuperHero" created by Amana Harris to get students to see themselves as superheros. The students designed the characters in the mural along with stories, those designs where passed to local graf artist Refa 1 to execute the final mural design.

I will post photos of the final mural once it is complete.

Cafe Drawing

I drew this man at Whole Foods cafe. I liked the gray trucker cap and grey hoodie against his flesh tones which is why I decided to draw em. Also I wanted the challenge of rendering his beard and curly hair. The next morning I painted the ballpoint pen drawing with gouache. This is a close-up, I will post the full drawing in a couple days.

Self-Image

Let Go of The Past

... and with that said, have a great year everyone.

Success Mindset

Mental Health Care

I'm working on another art book. This one will be of painted drawings. All of the drawings are from observation. This is a screenshot taken while editing a painting I wiggled out this this morning. Thanks or viewing :)

Working on a new art book

Teaching Reel

Drawing on the train again/ Back to basics

Another CG shotty

PARADIGM SHIFT

The next pile of posts will hold some of the work that is produced in my process of changing my AESTHETIC PARADIGM (or as some would call it - "Style"). It should be a collection of art you will enjoy viewing. Thanks for reading :)

Fin

Day 19 of 20 Dayz of Drawings

Day 18 of 20 Dayz of Drawings