tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7935171722786676952012-02-16T01:15:17.553-08:00Kevin Blagravehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14214570765078914779noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793517172278667695.post-72019166608036537132011-09-10T22:34:00.000-07:002011-09-10T22:34:36.648-07:00been a long time. I had a long summer trip to Italy and I just returned a few weeks ago. I wanted to share some of the sketches I did while I was over there and since getting back. Enjoy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hlNjqdfz128/TmxIJN9XWfI/AAAAAAAAACg/pwZMtG03DQU/s1600/sketchbook1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hlNjqdfz128/TmxIJN9XWfI/AAAAAAAAACg/pwZMtG03DQU/s320/sketchbook1.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MksLY30iVkk/TmxIJymwbQI/AAAAAAAAACk/cSVydJYjLoM/s1600/sketchbook2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="186" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MksLY30iVkk/TmxIJymwbQI/AAAAAAAAACk/cSVydJYjLoM/s320/sketchbook2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tiTZ-6V3LbU/TmxIKqlhytI/AAAAAAAAACo/QUUl_BFm3e8/s1600/sketchbook3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tiTZ-6V3LbU/TmxIKqlhytI/AAAAAAAAACo/QUUl_BFm3e8/s320/sketchbook3.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-At4kfkkQxq0/TmxILtCDjyI/AAAAAAAAACs/XS_A_jvhB24/s1600/sketchbook4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-At4kfkkQxq0/TmxILtCDjyI/AAAAAAAAACs/XS_A_jvhB24/s320/sketchbook4.jpg" width="152" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ccnydq-OAu8/TmxIMWJyBgI/AAAAAAAAACw/xOTXSGjI2CA/s1600/sketchbook5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="218" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ccnydq-OAu8/TmxIMWJyBgI/AAAAAAAAACw/xOTXSGjI2CA/s320/sketchbook5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xZZVeJRuZgI/TmxINDUatKI/AAAAAAAAAC0/ulHzAwdtDHU/s1600/sketchbook6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xZZVeJRuZgI/TmxINDUatKI/AAAAAAAAAC0/ulHzAwdtDHU/s320/sketchbook6.jpg" width="217" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lnnP1Rq63Co/TmxIOHQaGUI/AAAAAAAAAC4/Y6Uw7NTYTmk/s1600/sketchbook7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lnnP1Rq63Co/TmxIOHQaGUI/AAAAAAAAAC4/Y6Uw7NTYTmk/s320/sketchbook7.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sCCLPj17rrg/TmxIPaw_RsI/AAAAAAAAAC8/vsFECBYeNBc/s1600/sketchbook8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-sCCLPj17rrg/TmxIPaw_RsI/AAAAAAAAAC8/vsFECBYeNBc/s320/sketchbook8.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sKg5cdY-FwY/TmxIQmhK9aI/AAAAAAAAADA/vIIVzkgRBYU/s1600/sketchbook9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sKg5cdY-FwY/TmxIQmhK9aI/AAAAAAAAADA/vIIVzkgRBYU/s320/sketchbook9.jpg" width="222" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JAgrs3L73O4/TmxIRm8Ct-I/AAAAAAAAADE/O7ypsOsrfh4/s1600/sketchbook10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JAgrs3L73O4/TmxIRm8Ct-I/AAAAAAAAADE/O7ypsOsrfh4/s320/sketchbook10.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7wmHXwZTdR8/TmxISaRy3HI/AAAAAAAAADI/qTz9dlu8m7E/s1600/sketchbook11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7wmHXwZTdR8/TmxISaRy3HI/AAAAAAAAADI/qTz9dlu8m7E/s320/sketchbook11.jpg" width="173" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t-dEoUq-WKc/TmxITShzHyI/AAAAAAAAADM/wz00ZAsAuW4/s1600/sketchbook12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-t-dEoUq-WKc/TmxITShzHyI/AAAAAAAAADM/wz00ZAsAuW4/s320/sketchbook12.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bMj3VRYW9og/TmxIUDRZQ1I/AAAAAAAAADQ/H_cjmeQBaLQ/s1600/sketchbook13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bMj3VRYW9og/TmxIUDRZQ1I/AAAAAAAAADQ/H_cjmeQBaLQ/s320/sketchbook13.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/793517172278667695-7201916660803653713?l=kevinblagrave.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kevin Blagravehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14214570765078914779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793517172278667695.post-45254241300108952082011-06-02T14:07:00.000-07:002011-06-02T14:07:31.744-07:00I was goofing around to see how going back and forth between sumi ink and white gouache would work. I threw some red watercolor on top for the punch of the clothes.<br />Got the image from Vogue Magazine: model is Du Juan.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3c8Hy0j80VQ/Tef7SkPbRUI/AAAAAAAAACc/oE0YgkHKkF8/s1600/IMG_0257.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3c8Hy0j80VQ/Tef7SkPbRUI/AAAAAAAAACc/oE0YgkHKkF8/s320/IMG_0257.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/793517172278667695-4525424130010895208?l=kevinblagrave.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kevin Blagravehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14214570765078914779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793517172278667695.post-22272700019749226142011-05-31T19:13:00.000-07:002011-05-31T19:13:44.865-07:00I have finally started on a piece I had the idea for several years ago. It is a life size figure drawn on a scroll of paper only 18" wide so that parts of the figure will be cropped on the sides. The idea stems from my love of the long vertical Chinese landscape paintings. My goal is to replicate the flow of one of those pieces in this one. here is a scale sketch before i go for it on the big paper.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D42wq6zNBk8/TeWgSSkxJOI/AAAAAAAAACY/GyiXS09HTtc/s1600/IMG_0256.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D42wq6zNBk8/TeWgSSkxJOI/AAAAAAAAACY/GyiXS09HTtc/s320/IMG_0256.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/793517172278667695-2227270001974922614?l=kevinblagrave.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kevin Blagravehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14214570765078914779noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793517172278667695.post-9409107274229964962011-05-30T21:15:00.000-07:002011-05-30T21:15:39.823-07:00next drawing, same girl, same magazine. this paper proved more&nbsp;absorbent&nbsp;then i thought. It gave it an interesting effect.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OPm0iwxlgMI/TeRrRHwzPcI/AAAAAAAAACU/LOOJRovJuMk/s1600/IMG_0255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OPm0iwxlgMI/TeRrRHwzPcI/AAAAAAAAACU/LOOJRovJuMk/s320/IMG_0255.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the pics are from my Ipod so they aren't to hot.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/793517172278667695-940910727422996496?l=kevinblagrave.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kevin Blagravehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14214570765078914779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793517172278667695.post-10028781559248859262011-05-24T22:22:00.000-07:002011-05-24T22:41:30.217-07:00Holy cow it has been a while!<br />So I have decided that If i could just draw beautiful women for the rest of my life I would be happy with that.<br />Here is my rendition of Liu Yifei from Next+ One magazine.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hcEuu6X0Yho/TdyRrs8667I/AAAAAAAAACQ/UVm8Wv1LIF4/s1600/IMG_0252.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hcEuu6X0Yho/TdyRrs8667I/AAAAAAAAACQ/UVm8Wv1LIF4/s320/IMG_0252.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/793517172278667695-1002878155924885926?l=kevinblagrave.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kevin Blagravehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14214570765078914779noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793517172278667695.post-55506093527465482112009-09-24T09:45:00.000-07:002009-09-24T09:45:56.345-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4RvT_OeSqAw/Sruh8uFu2OI/AAAAAAAAAB0/H6BAzX-shbw/s1600-h/IMG_3539.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4RvT_OeSqAw/Sruh8uFu2OI/AAAAAAAAAB0/H6BAzX-shbw/s320/IMG_3539.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"young monks"<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">etching &nbsp;4.5"x6"<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/793517172278667695-5550609352746548211?l=kevinblagrave.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kevin Blagravehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14214570765078914779noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-793517172278667695.post-87391512272704637262009-09-22T01:31:00.000-07:002009-09-23T13:54:40.205-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4RvT_OeSqAw/SriKdBTgcfI/AAAAAAAAABk/QTGoFAHUW3c/s1600-h/isabelladrypoint.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4RvT_OeSqAw/SriKdBTgcfI/AAAAAAAAABk/QTGoFAHUW3c/s320/isabelladrypoint.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Isabella"<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">drypoint 6"x8"<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4RvT_OeSqAw/SriKfcOKKoI/AAAAAAAAABs/jVDVcehLBMI/s1600-h/clothedfig.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4RvT_OeSqAw/SriKfcOKKoI/AAAAAAAAABs/jVDVcehLBMI/s320/clothedfig.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"drape"<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">oil on canvas &nbsp;18"x24"<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/793517172278667695-8739151227270463726?l=kevinblagrave.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kevin Blagravehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14214570765078914779noreply@blogger.com0