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Ross Bowns Artist Blog
http://rossbowns.blogspot.com/
Focusing on figurative oil paintings and charcoal drawings.
This blog is about the experiences and education of the artist, while finishing up the program at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco CA.
- Added on: Feb 23rd, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Ross Bowns
- Listed in: Artists Arts
- Tags: oil painting nudes figurative art charcoal drawing figure painting academic figures
Recent Posts
Working On
Some paintings I am currently working on, in various stages of completion. ...
New Painting
I decided to show a little more of the form in this one. I felt that the anatomy of the torso was important to highlight.Reach, oil on canvas, 18 X 24 inches...
New
Couple I finished yesterday. I am still working with obscuring body, burying it in the dark hiding what should be seen. I am also playing with the silhouette. I need to work out a way to hide the form of the torso better. The flat field still giv...
New Painting
I am still working on paintings looking at the figure from the back, this one is of a pose I like to work with. The gesture of it allows for a certain level of emotional drama, while obscuring anything that might hint at what she might be thinking or...
Studio
I am very excited for a good friend of mine, Jemmy Chu. He has just opened an art school in his home city, Kaohsiung Taiwan, and is opening up to the public the weekend. I know he will do well.Jemmy, congratulations on the new school!...
A Couple of Drawings
I did some drawings from life the other day. Here are a few of the ones I liked. I went to group drawing session and each pose was twenty minutes long. I like to draw at a pace much slower than short poses allow. These, then, are exercises in getti...
