Ink Figure Study No. 002 by *aaronmiller on deviantART

i usually work in oils for the long pose. But i really want to break it up and work in ink. Its been great to shake things up a bit if you keep using the same materials all the time.

Figure Study No. 100

Figure Study No. 100 by *aaronmiller on deviantART

I'm sure I've really painted more, but this is the 100th I've documented.
Come on in a start creating your own collection.

Typical Study

Figure Study No.98 by *aaronmiller on deviantART

I usually try and do a 9x12 study for our long pose during class. I should post more of them here. And I'd love to post more of the other artist work. Artists in our sessions are encouraged to send in their work to be submitted here. And give us a link to your website as well.

wedding ceremony - Nikki&Nick

wedding ceremony - Nikki&Nick, originally uploaded by Aaron B. Miller.

I was asked to paint a couple getting married on Saturday. I had about 15 minutes to paint them standing there with all the guests and wedding party, etc.. I stayed about 10 minutes longer to paint a little background in. All they asked for was 20 minutes. I had a great time. I wish Nick and Nikki all the best.

Figure Drawing 8/25

Here is my ink & brush on Bristol board piece from the long pose tonight!

Canceled for tonight 8/13

Sorry folks our model canceled tonight. We are always at the mercy of the model's availability.

Karen Solem Gallery

Aaron here, I will have 3 paintings hanging at this show that opens this Friday.

They are having a great wine tasting as well.

Aaron Miller in a recent magazine article for Imagine FX

This just hit the newsstands and I thought I would share this with you guys.

FIGURE DRAWING CANCELED - 7/23!!!

WE HAVE NO MODEL TONIGHT! CLASS IS CANCELLED! CHECK BACK WITH US NEXT WEEK!

Paper supplies to bring to the session

Figure Study #70, originally uploaded by Double A Design.

For the last few weeks I've been taking note on what people are bringing to the session to draw on. Everything from a sketchbook to a computer.

We've had a few situations where I've noticed that the artist just didn't know what to expect and didn't bring enough paper to work on.

I want to go over a typical session for someone who is working in a dry medium such as charcoal, pencil or pastel.

The first half of the session is quick studies and gestures. You'll be going through quite a bit of paper here. depending on how large you draw or the size of the paper you're working on you should go through anywhere from 8-12 pieces of paper, newsprint or what have you.

The long pose should be 1 pieces but you may want to start over or move around half way through.

So stock up on the paper you need. If you want to leave a large pad of newsprint feel free. If you give me enough time I could always pick up a pad for all of you bike riders who come. We'll keep them safe and put your name on it.

See you on Tuesday or Thursday nights.

–Aaron