Figure and Head studies in charcoal, graphite, pen and paint..

**ranunkel** · February 3rd, 2011, 01:31 AM

Your figure drawings and paintings are absolutely beautiful! I have just joined a local croquis drawing society to improve my life drawing skills.

I am going to follow your blog!

**kevinwueste** · June 13th, 2011, 01:10 PM

a selection of recent works.. everything here is from the live model except "superman" (yes that's his real, crazy tattoo!) and the young woman on the sofa - those are from life sketches and refs. -Kevin

**mattlinz** · June 13th, 2011, 02:05 PM

Great update Kevin! Thanks for the inspiration!

**dpaint** · June 13th, 2011, 02:06 PM

Great stuff as usual. Love the color choices your making with these.

**kevinwueste** · July 17th, 2011, 04:44 PM

.. all on newsprint.. figure is 18 x 24" and the others are about 1/2 sheet of that.. The final small portrait/head study is about 10 x 12" also charcoal on newsprint. thanks for looking!

**OldJake666** · July 18th, 2011, 01:59 AM

OMG THE DUDE WITH THE SUPERMAN TATTOO! I've had that model. He's a kind of weird guy, isn't he?

I remember he once had a stuffed jaguar with him, which he called his "spirit buddy" and the teacher kept moving it because it was covering his feet and he was getting upset about that hahaha

**Frank Gressie** · July 19th, 2011, 04:41 PM

amazing as always kevin! getting better by the update!

frank

**ClassicalGIRL** · July 21st, 2011, 04:46 PM

"Beautifully Stunning" !!!!! ' Very much the Masters voice in these - Umm ' I have a Funny Feeling I've seen some of these Gorgeous works somewhere before , in my dreams perhaps....!!

**kevinwueste** · August 16th, 2011, 04:32 PM

these are all quick paintings - max about 5 hours and some at 2.5 or so.. the drawings were about 2 hours each or so.. All from the live model. thanks for looking! and thank you all for the comments!~

-Kevin

and a few more I think at my blog -- cheers !

**mattlinz** · August 16th, 2011, 04:46 PM

Kevin - Your work is such a treat to look at. I love how you handle the brush.

**.:WoLf:.** · August 17th, 2011, 09:14 AM

maan i love your work

@OnlineLifedrawing: cmon man... do you really have to promote this in every sketchbook?

**yannos** · August 28th, 2011, 10:33 AM

Awesome progression ! You're on the right track !

**Zarahn Southon** · September 21st, 2011, 06:17 AM

Awesome work! Its great looking at the progress in your drawings & paintings

**Velocity Kendall** · October 15th, 2011, 08:51 PM

wow wow wow wow wow wow etc

**kevinwueste** · October 15th, 2011, 10:18 PM

Thank you kind peoples for your thoughts and commentary! Happy Saturday!

The first figure is on "good" paper ( e.g., strathmore 400) - and was about 8 hours in the making from the live model ( all of these are unless stated otherwise). Charcoal pencil, wolff's carbon, compressed and willow.
Joanna was about an hour and a bit on newsprint.
Some quick figure studies - mostly 10,20's
Kristin 40 minutes and Alicia 20..
Anna Netrebko - a Russian opera singer in Acrylics - via photo
Linda Thorsen from "The Avengers - via photo Acrylics on paper..

cheers all - kevin

**mattlinz** · October 16th, 2011, 06:04 PM

Amazing!

**F!END** · October 17th, 2011, 12:07 PM

killin it.... Those figure drawings are candy.

**.:WoLf:.** · October 18th, 2011, 09:16 AM

Your skills make me wanna kill myself

amazing work Sir, keep it up!

**I-Bomb** · December 29th, 2011, 08:19 PM

I love your studies kevinwueste especially your charcoal studies

**idharam** · December 31st, 2011, 01:11 AM

Very very nice work done here.
I like all the work.
Thanks for sharing these

**kevinwueste** · February 11th, 2012, 11:43 AM

@Matt - thanks Sir!
@F!end - cheers - I wish !
@Wolf with many dots around name - please - NO don't do that - I can send you some M&M's if that will forestall any bad decisions!
@mitalisharma34 - thank you - now where are these diagrams!
@udonhead - thank you !
idharam - thank you
ktmiller - I will work on the colors !

Here are some new figures from my classes.. The new semester as been super fun so far! The gestures are TEd and Jeffrey - mostly 2 minute-ers.. the longer poses are 5, 10 and maybe a 20 .. Veronique is 30 minutes..

Thank you for looking !

-Kevin

**mattlinz** · February 11th, 2012, 02:33 PM

Kevin, you know I'm a fan. Anytime I need some inspiration. I just look at this thread. Beautiful work!!

**kevinwueste** · October 2nd, 2012, 05:15 AM

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Ennis - very small head study - done @ the TnT workshop this summer..

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Last day painting... oil on Linen.. oh - these are from the live model..

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2nd to last day - above.. from live model..

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Demo for one of my figure classes..

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ditto above..
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**JoFi** · October 2nd, 2012, 10:37 AM

Your work is incredibly inspiring! Thank you so much for sharing, Kevin!

**Greenhouse** · October 5th, 2012, 05:59 PM

I'm speechless! It's breathtakingly beautiful!

**xinranliu** · October 7th, 2012, 03:50 PM

beautiful work mr. wueste! those oil portraits are killer @_@

**Black Spot** · October 7th, 2012, 04:20 PM

Gee, your stuff is very good. Makes me realise how much further I've got to go yet. Post more and more often please.

**ClassicalGIRL** · October 8th, 2012, 10:48 AM

I think maybe ' just maybe a brilliant artist in the making .... Goshim ' theres one of these nudes the standing contrapposto pose amongst these , that stands out as one of your much more incredible drawings to soft eyes ...Thankyou really loved lingering on these ...bought a hugh smile for sure ..! A

**Kolbenito** · October 17th, 2012, 07:17 PM

This is my new homepage. Inspring work, really makes me want to draw everytime I see this. Outstanding.

**lionheartGFX** · October 25th, 2012, 04:16 PM

wow amazing work, loving those portraits and the figures are awesome as always, when you do those figures what is the first thing you put down in the paper?