The Art of Autumn Rain Turkel ← Representational fine art and photography

Cool down photo study

Dec

2012

Yet another photo study. I do these for warmup or when I really feel rusty. Right now I am getting back in the drawing saddle after some downtime. So I am forcing myself to do more of these than usual.

Warm up Photo study

Oct

2012

Well, I finally have another moment for some personal work. My morning warmup was a photo study of Tiffany. She is so enjoyable to draw.

More Alla Prima 9-29-12: Old Gentleman

Sep

2012

I have been spending more time painting and in workshops looking at models and translating that into paint. Here is another from yesterday. Oil on linen. For the record, old guy stubble is a bitch to paint.

More Alla Prima 9-28-12

Sep

2012

I hit another workshop last night and had the pleasure of painting another Fabos of the famed Fabos line of art models. I had some specific goals in mind regarding the painting, but threw them out when I saw who was modeling and went for a completely different approach. Thanks for looking.

Morning warm up: Tiffany walking

Sep

2012

I felt like drawing a beautiful asian today. Luckily I know a few and have some great references to choose from. So here is a warm-up drawing of Tiffany.

Alla prima study 9-22-12

Sep

2012

Another study in oil. 16×20 oil on linen board.

Alla prima study

Sep

2012

Here is an image I did last night. It’s oil on linen board 16×20. As a new feature I am going to offer this one up for sale. If you want it click on the paypal button below and I will ship it out to you asap. The cost includes shipping and tax, you ...

Tiffany digital portrait

Aug

2012

So I have been working on this one for quite some time. This is a portrait of Tiffany. She is an inspirational model. For those that are interested I included an animation of my process on this one so you can see my approach.

Loose morning study

Aug

2012

I deliberately kept this one more loose than my other studies. The wonderful Tiffany was my muse.

New model; New inspiration

Jul

2012

I finally got this one to model for me. It was a great shoot and very productive. I have many references to work from and will be painting her portrait here as soon as I have a free moment. Until then here is a warm up drawing and a photo.