The Human Canvas - The Year in Review

2011...a quick recap. 


The longer version can be found through the tab up above (The Human Canvas II - 2011).

This started just a few days into January. Marci - Puryear, TN

The next three, 10 or 12 days later, Courtney - Redlands, CA

The following two were me, the next couple of days at KVCR, San Bernardino, CA

Alex...A-Rod - Riverside, CA. This may be February or March by now.

Sean, the next night - outside Pappy and Harriets, Pioneertown, CA.

Me. I was giving a talk, and kept glancing at my hand. Waiting...just waiting for someone to say, "what's that, a Sarah Palin reference?"...then I'd show 'em what was actually on my hand.

It worked!

Court - the only one to not be finished. Redlands, CA

Court - a footpath, the next evening.

In Istanbul, in early Spring, Heena, Ha, and Mehmet...

followed by Haida...

...then a wolf on Musa.

back from Turkey, and now it's July in Boulder...Court, a quick lunch, and a quick flashback to the canvas from January. More Butterflies.

Jade, waiting to take the mic - The Vault - Redlands, CA

Priya, just before going out for the evening - Redlands, CA

...and finally, taking us to December 28th, Kelie...IN for the evening...our house...Redlands, CA.

I'm typing this on December 31st. If nothing happens this evening...that's it for 2011! 

If you have a favorite...lemme know - down below. Which one? Why?

Thanks for being a part of this.

More next year.

David

The Human Canvas - NYC Bound!

Just a few days before New Years...December 28th, 2011. Kelie.


I feel honor-bound to mention that, while being titled NYC Bound, the below exercise has nothing whatsoever to do with New York City. Only that my latest canvas was about to fly out to New York, and she wanted to try out some tattoo ideas.

She had thought about a sperm whale, perhaps a buffalo (John Dunbar say tatonka)...maybe a couple of rather humorous pencils... 

...So of course with all that in mind, I went right to work on a half-sleeve of flowers. Really - this was a continuation of the previous experiment...

...where I employed a blending and fading technique...

...but this time - taking it further...still just Sharpie...

starting with some very rough, basic lines...

...which serve as more of a guide-edge...

...as opposed to strict borders.

Then it's a matter of coloring and blending - one by one...

...adding a bit of green for mountains and meadows...

...and some blue for the sky...

...as well as to "cap off" the inked area. Bring it down a bit further...

...and add some black...

...to define...

...and make it "pop".

Thank you Kelie. 

Last year around this time saw a really nice turn for The Human Canvas. I now go toward 2012 with some fresh ideas...

...and a LOT of enthusiasm.

This next pic is from the following morning. Some of it having rubbed off onto her shirt (advance warning having been given), it looks severely lightened.

HOWEVER - I see this as yet another color...shade...tone - SOMETHING different that I can't create with just the sharpies with an alcohol rub. At some point, I will most certainly be taking advantage of this process, giving touch-ups the next morning, while USING faded areas...rather than simply bemoaning degraded color.

Thanks again Kelie. And thank YOU...reading this now...for making time for me to draw on you next.