Back in Hopper House

Last week we had a model that really brought everyone to the drawing table- he was striking some great poses and the energy was high. These are the days when I realize why I love to draw- especially with these other artists. Pure bliss.

KSM compare and contrast

Yesterday photos of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed appeared in the Miami Herald, and from there were picked up by the NYTimes Lede Blog, Washington Post, and Daily Mail. A former West Point terrorism expert who monitors jihadist Web sites, Jarret Brachman, published images on his blog
Here you can read just how and why these photos were taken and the likely process to online distribution.
Many might recall the story of how KSM disliked the initial drawing I did of him, primarily his nose.

Figure drawing sessions start up SEPT 17, Hopper House

Fall is just about here, and the figure drawing program will be starting up again at Hopper House Thursday nights:
http://hopperfiguredrawing.blogspot.com/