THE HUMAN CANVAS - Serpentine Fire

 

So...

Serpentine Fire?

Well, two of the three

pieces done this night were a serpent

and a "phoenix feather".

 

Serpentine Fire

is also a REALLY cool

tune from Earth Wind and Fire.

Click HERE to see if you remember it. 

If ya don't, the only reason can be that you probably

never heard it. So here it is.

You're welcome.

 

By calling it

Serpentine Fire though,

it also serves as a remindeer to me

to CALL LARRY BACK! Lorenzo Dunn, that is.

He played keys and served as musical director

FOR Earth Wind and Fire for a BUNCHA years,

and continues to produce...

 

and I want the interview we talked about!

 

 

That's him on the right.

He pulled me down for a photo 

at Stanley Clarke's 60th birthday.

Like I was gonna say no?

 

Okay.

Back to THIS Serpent...

 

 

...And this canvas - Raven Lenore.

She's been a canvas for me for

several pieces before...

 

 

 

 

...But this time, gettin' a bit gothy.

 

 

Smiley Gothy.

 

And to go back

to the shot we opened with...

Well, that's the cropped version.

If we do the Human Canvas sessions at my house,

there's usually a pet or two or three

demanding love from the

model and/or artist.

 

But Sadie,

almost twelve at the time of this session,

sleeps a lot nowadays.

 

Slept right through all this.

 

Raven Lenore,

thank you again for being such

a willing and inspiring canvas. Possibly, the

only canvas to date who puts as much thought

(and dreaming) into Human Canvas 

sessions as I do.

 

And this was one of 3 done this night.

We later went out to an orchard for some night-time

photos. That'll be coming soon.

Please... Check back.

THE HUMAN CANVAS - The 100th Drawing

 

The 100th Drawing!

 

There it is.

No matter how you count.

That is to say, there are a few that aren't

in the count that probably should be. At the

same time, there are a few IN the count that probably SHOULDN'T be. That SHOULD average out to

this being the 100th.

 

So...

Just in case,

I decided that if

I put "The 100th" into the drawing,

then no MATTER what...

 

Literally OR figuratively...

 

It's the 100th Drawing.

 

Shaelyn provided the

canvas for me once again.

I actually tried to time it out so that

she WOULD be the 100th. She was, after all,

the canvas for something for which

I drew on many lessons.

 

The koi above was a part of it.

Link to the whole adventure HERE.

I ended up CALLING it Drawing on Many Lessons.

 

But back to this'n.

 

I ended up pulling a bit from

the "Drawing on Many Lessons" session...

 

The flowers...

 

 

And...

 

Of Course...

 

Another koi.

 

So here's Shaelyn...

With The 100th Drawing.

Number 98 and 99 were the same night,

on Sadie. But they were on her feet,

and we never saw her.

 

So here's Sadie...

 

And lined up, numbers 98, 99...

And The 100the Drawing.

 

Thanks for stopping by,

and number 101-103 were REALLY cool!

Check back soon!

THE HUMAN CANVAS - Fancy Footwork!

 

This...

Was FUN!

I know I say that a lot, but hey.

And based on the above photo, I was

gonna call this one "Tripping On Your Feet",

but after admiring that pedi, I instead went with

"Fancy Footwork".

 

The blends accomplished

for this exercise came simply from

using QUITE the variety

of ultra-fine...

 

...Fine-line...

 

 

...And the addition of another color...

 

...Or two...

 

...Or three or four or so.

 

Now flip that foot 90 degrees for a quick inspection...

...Add just a bit of background.

JUST enough to make it stand out a bit...

 

And we're pretty much done - with this part.

Sadie (the person at the top of these feet) 

and I had been talking about a design that would

encompass both a sun and a moon. All the designs 

I came up with... Designs combining the two - well,

I didn't like. I also looked to the web, and found

some really cool YARD art, but 

not really great body art.

So I think it was Sadie

who suggested simply putting a sun on one foot,

and a moon on the other.

 

Workin' upside down for this part,

again - using a few different colors to

make it a little less "flat".

 

And here we go back

to the blending method of starting with

a dark blue...

 

...And pulling it out and

spreading it with a lighter blue.

Flip that foot over (again), and I think we're good.

Especially when ya line it back up with the other.

And again... dig that pedi!

Smooth out a few lines,

and step back for a POV...

...And then out to another rug. 

One that went really well with the drawing.

Thanks Sadie.

I don't think this will

be the tattoo idea you were looking for,

but it sure was a fun drawing!

Thanks again!

 

And you...

Reading this right now...

If I count these as TWO drawings

(I really really debated this), they would count as Human Canvas drawings #98 and #99.

 

Come back soon for The 100th Drawing!