Welcome to my Sketchbooks gallery page. This page is in development. I appreciate your patience with my process.
4 × 6 drawing 80lb
4 × 6 drawing 80lb is one of the sketchbooks for my earlier work with life drawing. The images here vary in a mixture of mediums from graphite, pastel, compressed chalk, vine charcoal, and watercolor. This sketchbook has been completed and is open to collage.
The life models included in this sketchbook are Anonymous Three, Christa, Cynthia, Ginger, Lori S., Jono,
Rob D., Sajda, and Tori.
Blue sketch 5 x 5
Blue sketch 5 x 5 is another sketchbook for my creative journey into smaller formats. In 2014, while I was left to my own devices outside of college courses, I started this sketchbook. I did this while attending SDAI’s “art gym” at the Museum of the Living Artist in Balboa Park here in San Diego. I continued using this blue sketchbook on occasion in 2015 at “art gym”, at “My Art Shed” in La Jolla, and in my Life Drawing class ARTF210C at San Diego Mesa College.
This five minute eraser sketch of Rob D. was updated with an addition of acrylic paint via a gel plate in 2023. This transitioned the sketchbook into use with a gel plate to apply acrylic paint to paper. Paper generally does not handle the moisture involved with acrylic paint, but works when done just right with a gel plate.
From this point in 2023, this became one of my new sketchbooks for photo reference drawing and painting. My photo references were derived from Instagram models and from my life model photography archive.
Some of the images in this sketchbook have also had digital versions created such as the following image of @vlad.uvarov.cg, I’ve included those digital versions into the gallery as well.
The life models included in this sketchbook are Anonymous One, Anonymous Three, @artmodelstl, @ayax_moon, @brocktonwarwick, David, Donovan, Earl, @giovanniortiz6151, @gjthefiguremodel, Harry Covair, Joel, Jono, @lifefigure_, @lifemodel.rach, @lorent_live_model, @luniversphotos_de_p, @malemodelmtl, @maxexhibiart, Meghan, @mistry.3y3z, @mrkendonagasaki, Rob D., Sabrina, Scott, @stokesjaronalex, @stuinsd, @vivastra_life_modelling, @vlad.uvarov.cg, Yoni, and Zoe.
50 lb. sketching 5 x 7
The 50 lb. sketching 5 x 7 is a sketchpad for my fleurdecie.com site with several Instagram life model photo reference drawings mixed in.
The life models included in this sketchbook are Anonymous Two, @giovanniortiz6151, @gjthefiguremodel, @luniversphotos_de_p, @maxexhibiart, @stokesjaronalex, @lifefigure_ and @mistry.3y3z.
rainbow sketch 5 x 7
The life models included in this sketchbook are Anonymous One, @artmodelstl, @ayax_moon, Donovan, Earl, @giovanniortiz6151, @gjthefiguremodel, @lifefigure_, @malemodelmtl, @maxexhibiart, @mistry.3y3z, @mrkendonagasaki, Scott, @stokesjaronalex, @stuinsd, @vivastra_life_modelling, @vlad.uvarov.cg, and Yoni.
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purple
Mixed Media (80 lb.) sketchbooks
9 x 12 toned gray
9 x 12 toned tan
Mixed Media (98 lb.) sketchbooks
7 x 10 Volume One
7 x 10 Volume Two
7 x 10 Volume Three
7 x 10 Volume Four (Oil)
9 x 12 Volume One
9 x 12 Volume Two (Oil)
11 x 14 Volume One
11 x 14 Volume Two (Oil)
18 x 24 Volume One
18 x 24 Volume Two
For images to other models, refer back to the Models post until new pages and galleries are added.