Long pose at Project Art

This was from the second two hours of the night. For the first hour I just did some studies.

Life (drawing) after TSA...

I am very grateful to be a part of Toronto's figure drawing community, which is more prolific than I realized. A comprehensive list compiled by another blogger and life drawing enthusiast, Heather Leach, puts this in perspective. Many thanks to the hard-working artists keeping the life drawing scene in Toronto alive and well.

Here are a few examples from sketches done recently at Artist25 near Dundas and Lansdowne:

 

 

 

And here are a few recent sketches from former TSA instructor Mark Hazen's figure drawing sessions:

 

 

 

 

First Liver Surgery Video

Forgot to post this earlier. My first contribution to the Toronto Video Atlas of Liver, Pancreas and Transplant Surgery is finally uploaded! The procedure is a segment VI/VII resection (warning, lots of blood): http://pie.med.utoronto.ca/TVASurg/TVASurg_content/surg/PL_segment67resection.html

VIC illustrations

Recently did some illustrations for Virtual Interactive Case modules: http://pie.med.utoronto.ca/VIC/index.htm

Farewell, Toronto School of Art

Unfortunately an era of enjoyment and learning has come to an end, as Toronto School of Art has closed down. I am grateful for the time I spent there, and wish the very best to the many artists and teachers whom I met through the open life drawing workshops. What follows are some sketches from the last few sessions I attended at TSA.

From August, finally getting around to posting 'em

Sketching at the AGO

Went to the Art Gallery of Ontario yesterday and did some random sketching. I would eventually like to do some thorough studies of sculpture and composition, but first I need to get an idea of where everything is in the gallery, so I spent a good amount of time just exploring and finding some really cool stuff I never knew they had. For example, I never knew there was an extensive model ship exhibit in the basement! These gave me a great chance to sketch some subjects I had never even considered:

I was overwhelmed by the amount of detail on some of these ship models, but trying to simplify the larger shapes and get the perspective right is just the kind of mental exercise I need.

Next time I will remember to include the names of the pieces I am referencing. This last composition study was just one of several great examples from the European oil painting collection at the AGO. I will definitely be repeating this excursion.