Finished painting plus sneak peak of a new one--update 7-3-10

[emily g]

Ok, a couple of people at the sf workshop were getting on my case because I don't post much artwork.
So I'll try to post a few things here. Hopefully I can keep adding to it.

I did this a couple of weeks ago.
Nupastel on coldpress watercolor paper.


People seemed to like this drawing from my portfolio.
Nupastel on newsprint.


This is an old image that I did when I was in school.
I had it kicking around so I threw it in my portfolio--mostly for myself so I could think about the differences between the way I drew then and the way I draw now.
Nupastel on vellum.

I think back then, I could give the appearance of good structure, but I wasn't really thinking about it.
I was just drawing what was in front of me.
Now, I'm really interested in structure and often prefer my structural drawings over my more rendered stuff.

emily

[MoP]

Cool stuff. They have a nice feeling of "weight" to them. Your rendering is way better than mine so I can't crit that - the last guy there has really nice values IMO.
For some reason the first woman's stomach looks more like cloth than folds of flesh, I can't really figure out why ... maybe it's just my screwed up brain

Keep it up!

PS. Were you one of the 14 who had dinner at that crazy Chinese restaurant with the rotating table, the night before the workshop? I think I was sitting a couple of people left of you.

[hito]

cool civilwar soldier. The lower half of the face and the cloth is very nice.

I remember watching over your should while you were doing some life drawing. Then you left. Ron walked over, picked up Foster's sketchbook and after finishing looking at it, saw your spot open, shrugged and sat down and started drawing.

Hope to see more soon.

[Groover McNab]

Ah, it was great seeing these in person. Looking forward to the storybook stuff

[NoUseFrAName]

coolness. I've often wondered what your art looked like.
Enjoyed the creativity of your mind in the lounge discussions for long enough to be interested in the creativity in your art!

keep it regular!

-Rob

[artkitty]

yay emily arts~
all your figure studies were impressive. Good stuff with the nupastel! I like the linear approach.

[cartoonfox]

wooo, finaly you made a sketchbook!! ^-^

i really like your life drawings. and that soldier is looking nice, i like the cloth folds.

if you do any more sp's, you should post those here as well.


looking forward to seeing more of your stuff, keep updating ^-^

was great seeing you in san fran, hopefully we will meet again in prague.
where do you live by the way? i might be moving to san diego this september for watts, are you part of the socal sketch group?




peace

[jetpack42]

i totally regret forgetting to ask you about looking at your sketchbook. These sketches rock!!!!! urrrrrrrrraaaaghhhhhhhh!!!!!!111111111

[Sketch]

That last drawing is amazing. I love the hat. So much character to it. I'll be watching this one.

[cotron]

hey emily-

nice meeting you, hope you had as much fun at the workshop as I did. these drawings are all real nice, they have a good display of light and shadow. now post more!!

[cburt]

emily, these are really nice, especially the first of the three. you have a very good understanding of value shapes, and this makes your drawings really POP. keep posting more and i'll keep checking.
-cburt

[gaboartpage]

Emily look at all the the people
asking for more, you gotta keep posting now ;-)
thats for sure, great construction,
really solid work, edges and accents

great drawings !! congratulations

im happy you joining the fun
at daily sketchbooks

take care !!

Gabriel

[Burning Eyes]

these are wonderful! too bad i didnt get to meet you... you and alot of others, it was fun tho, and keep postin now!

[mentler]

I will prescribe more posting ~~~~~ large doses would be best!

Normal People Scare Me

[oDD]

love the second one. keep up the great work.

[Crane]

Post more, much more!
Gotta keep us folks happy uh hu.
Love the 1st one. i so suck at life drawing...phooey

I scare normal people.

[corky13]

*WeirdotronSuddenlyIsStandingOnYourHead.
ItAlmostWeightsNothingButItsSizeIsLikeABus*

" Nice Soldier...has such a "solid" look. It would be very nice to view more of your at. So dont keep us waiting too long "

*WeirdotronCrawlsIntoYourEarAndDisappears*

[hurricane]

nice loose way of render the pictures, very beautifull

post some more !

cheers

[Bojee]

damn, sorry I missed you at the workshop, great work! please post more soon.

[RES]

Nice work Emily. I really like you’re second Pic.
You mange to show solid structure with simply loose lines, something I’ am very envies of.
I guess now you’ve got your sketch book going I’m going to have to do the same. I’ll PM you when I do.

[prostate sunrise]

never got around to saying it was awesome meeting you at the workshop. its very nice to see some of your art, which is very fine to look at, and i hope to see more.



peace



oh yeah, thanks for the b-day shout out.

[emily g]

Thanks so much for the replies and comments, everyone. They make me so happy!

I miss all my friends from the workshop. I had a dream the other night that you all came to stay at my house . . . and we went rollerblading . . . and I was an awesome rollerblader . . . then I knew it must be a dream ‘cause I can’t skate.

MoP, that’s a legitimate comment about the flesh—I guess it just looks that way sometimes. Yes, that was me at dinner--the one with the long blond hair sitting a couple seats to the right of you.
hito, thanks! Yes, I don’t mind if Ron wants to draw on my newsprint pad!
Groover, thanks, it was really great to meet you. Perhaps I’ll post some children’s stuff sometime.
NoUse, aha, thanks for complimenting my mind! I enjoy discussing things with you, too.
artkitty, thanks so much! Glad I got to hang out with you a lot in sf.
cartoonfox, ah, I’ll never be able to keep up with your insane sketchbook frequency! I live in Utah, about 1 ½ hours by plane from SoCal. But if you come down to San Diego, you’ll be a lot closer than in Wales!
jetpack, so happy I got to meet you. Maybe my sketchbook stuff posted here will appease you.
Sketch, thanks! I’ll try to keep it worthy of watching.
cotron, glad I got to meet you, Cody. Yes, I had tons of fun in sf, and I’ll try to keep up the posts.
cburt, thank you very much for the comments. Here’s another post for you to look at.
gabo, thanks so much—if only I had half the dedication that you do!
burning eyes, I remember seeing you on the last night in the Galleria lobby. But I was wiped out by then—I mostly sat in the chair like a blob and listened to you guys quote Napoleon Dynamite.
mentler, sure thing! It was great to meet you and see your drawings up close!
oDD, thank you, and I’ll try.
Black_neon, hehe, thanks, life drawing is the best!
corky13, thanks for the comment, I hope the wait wasn’t too long.
hurricane, hey, thanks! I have some gestures to post this time.
Bojee, errrgh, arrrgh, how come I didn’t meet you! Thanks, and I’ll have to catch you at the next workshop.
RES, great to see you here, Ryan. I’d love to see what kind of stuff you post up.
Prostate, it was great meeting you, too, even though you were embarrassed to tell people your online handle, hehe.

Okay, I’m glad I brought my big newsprint pad to the workshop, though I wish I had gotten some more sustained drawing done. The models were changing so quick I mostly got gesture-stuff. I should’ve stolen somebody’s easel . . .













Didn't get a lot of sketchbook drawing done because I was so distracted, but here's some stuff.





Thanks again guys for all your comments and motivation . . . I hope to have some more good stuff to post up soon.
emily

[hurricane]

viewtifull gestures !!!

very nice pen movements, i enjoyd watching these !

[pvpham]

Holy crap!!! Your drawings are awesome. I particularly like the first 3 drawing in that second batch. What am I talking bout...I like all of it. What is nupastel by the way?

Keep updating please.

Phil

[steak-tron]

booty-full figures emily. They're so clean and concise, it'd be cool to watch you chisle those out.

[clogik]

wowee these are great, i really get a sense of the form with these gestures. mad props!

[jetpack42]

soooooooooo goooooooooooodddddddd *dizzy*

i was reallly happy to meet you too. its so great to be able to put a person with a name, and a cool person at that!

now you've given us a little taste....if you don't keep appeasing us at semi-regular intervals, we'll become an angry mob soon enough! beware!

[Bojee]

Beautiful gestures Emily.... next time for sure.

[emily g]

hurricane, thanks, I’m glad you like them! Thanks for stopping by!
pvpham, hey thanks for the comments! Nupastel is just a particular brand of pastel you can buy.
steak-tron, thank you very much, sir. “Chisel” is such a great way to describe it—sometimes I feel like I’m sculpting with the chalk.
chaotic logic, thanks so much and thanks for looking!
jetpack42, oh no, what have I done? I don’t want any angry mobs! Hehe, hopefully sf will not be the last time we meet.
bojee, thanks for taking a look at my little thread. Maybe one day I can have a thread like yours.

Ok, here’s a few little things.
This is something I did for fun in a more children’s book style.
It’s really small, only about 4” x 4”--you can see the weave of the canvas.
oil on canvas


Here’s some figure drawings from the portfolio.
nupastel on newsprint


nupastel on newsprint


Here’s some sketchbook pages—random people sketched from life.
mechanical pencil


mechanical pencil


emily

[Nixon]

Hey Emily! Didn't I work with you at Waterford? Great stuff here, I love your figurative work and it reminded me of BYU illustration...then that Dragon I think I remember before I left.

Keep up the great work! Post more!