Love what you do.

**Sufferfest** · December 27th, 2012, 10:40 PM

I've been at my art work for about a year and half. Shortly after my father died -- whom I loved greatly -- I decided that I ought to do in life what most inspires me.

**blueyesopn** · December 27th, 2012, 10:42 PM

any chance you can resize quickhead and sculpt? liking your stuff

**Sufferfest** · December 27th, 2012, 10:46 PM

A few more:

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**Sufferfest** · December 27th, 2012, 10:58 PM

Originally Posted by blueyesopn

any chance you can resize quickhead and sculpt? liking your stuff

Oops, very sorry about that. Here we go:

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**Sufferfest** · December 28th, 2012, 10:10 AM

A new thing to get me going in the morning is to immediately do a 5-min self portrait in the mirror, I will try to post this daily -- here is today's:

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**Artful_Stool** · December 28th, 2012, 10:48 AM

Hey, sorry for your lose and a warm welcome to CA aswell, your work is so promising that it reminds of my art teacher.If i have to suggest anything, i would say tht those curtains looks flat try to fix that out. I hope u will keep it updated, good luck!

**Sufferfest** · December 28th, 2012, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by Artful_Stool

Hey, sorry for your lose and a warm welcome to CA aswell, your work is so promising that it reminds of my art teacher.If i have to suggest anything, i would say tht those curtains looks flat try to fix that out. I hope u will keep it updated, good luck!

Thank you much! I really appreciate the critique and I will work on this.

**Sufferfest** · December 29th, 2012, 11:04 AM

Another morning self-portrait. I found it's much harder to make yourself look down in the composition and then glance up and draw.
And a quick attempt to sketch my wife -- she'd probably fillet me alive if she knew I posted this.

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**Cojac** · December 29th, 2012, 11:16 AM

Your drawings are great. I like the line work and the shadding. I see some anatomical flaus, the eyes are bigger them they should be, but maybe it is the way you like to do. I like your work. Keep posting.

**Sufferfest** · December 29th, 2012, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by Cojac

Your drawings are great. I like the line work and the shadding. I see some anatomical flaus, the eyes are bigger them they should be, but maybe it is the way you like to do. I like your work. Keep posting.

Thanks and I definitely do need to watch my proportions -- thank you for pointing this out.

Here's some practice for tomorrow's plein air get together -- I've never done this before and I'm a little nervous.

The first is a sketch from my backyard and the last is a quick digital sketch (~45min) from reference.

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**Sufferfest** · December 30th, 2012, 04:41 PM

From today's Plein Air session. This was fun. I have never painted outside before, I think I will continue to do this.

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**Sufferfest** · December 30th, 2012, 10:16 PM

Bizarre still life of my electronic teapot

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**AngeliqueBenrahou** · December 30th, 2012, 10:33 PM

Great stuff so far, I really love your portraits, they have some great emotion in them!

**Sufferfest** · January 12th, 2013, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by AngeliqueBenrahou

Great stuff so far, I really love your portraits, they have some great emotion in them!

Greatly appreciated!

Here's another self portrait. Not perfect but getting somewhere.

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**Sufferfest** · January 13th, 2013, 02:41 AM

A few more

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**Sufferfest** · January 18th, 2013, 10:45 PM

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A study from a few nights ago and a sketch before work this morning.

**Sufferfest** · February 3rd, 2013, 11:16 PM

Truly started a sketchbook this time--from life or from my head:

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**sknawt** · February 4th, 2013, 12:15 AM

The beautiful female in the second row looks really good, but I think maybe the values done with marker on top may have been done hesitantly? The depression behind the cheekbone seems to be quite defined, but the eye socket seems to lack value... idk, maybe I'm just too new. Anyways, very inspirational. I hope you keep posting!

**Sufferfest** · February 8th, 2013, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by sknawt

The beautiful female in the second row looks really good, but I think maybe the values done with marker on top may have been done hesitantly? The depression behind the cheekbone seems to be quite defined, but the eye socket seems to lack value... idk, maybe I'm just too new. Anyways, very inspirational. I hope you keep posting!

You are quite right on the values in that drawing. Ever seeking to improve -- I thank you.