Figure Drawing & Observational Practice

These undergraduate drawings explore gesture, structural anatomy, and the translation of three-dimensional form onto a two-dimensional surface. Coursework progresses from rapid studies of line and volume to sustained drawings that examine skeletal landmarks, musculature, and planar transitions. My teaching emphasizes careful observation and analytical decision-making, helping students use drawing as a foundation for independent creative research.

Figure II: Two Day Pose (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Figure II: Two Day Pose
Charcoal on Paper
24” x 36”
Saint Louis Community College–Meramec

Figure II: Two Day Pose (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Figure II: Two Day Pose
Charcoal on Paper
24” x 36”
Saint Louis Community College–Meramec

Figure II: Two Day Pose (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Figure II: Two Day Pose
Graphite on Paper
24” x 36”
Saint Louis Community College–Meramec

Figure I: Five Day Pose (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Figure I: Five Day Pose
Charcoal on Paper
24” x 36”
Saint Louis Community College–Meramec

Figure I: One Day Pose (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Figure I: One Day Pose
Charcoal on Newsprint
24” x 36”
Saint Louis Community College–Meramec

Figure I: CA, GA, IL (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Figure I: Computer Animation, Game Art, and Illustration
Charcoal on Paper
18” x 24”
Two-Minute Gestures
Ringling College

Figure I for Computer Animation, Game Art & Illustration: Twenty Minute Reclining Poses (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Figure I for Computer Animation, Game Art & Illustration: Twenty Minute Reclining Poses
Charcoal on Newsprint
18” x 24”
Ringling College

Figure I for Computer Animation, Game Art & Illustration: 10 x 2 minute Poses: Clothed Figure (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Figure I for Computer Animation, Game Art & Illustration: 10 x 2 minute Poses: Clothed Figure
Charcoal on Newsprint
18” x 24”
Ringling College

Drawing II: Four Day Still Life (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Drawing II: Four Day Still Life
Graphite on Paper
18” x 24”
Saint Louis Community College–Meramec

Drawing II: Four Day Still Life (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Drawing II: Four Day Still Life
Graphite on Paper
18” x 24”
Saint Louis Community College–Meramec

Figure I: Final Project: Bargue Copy (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Figure I: Final Project: Bargue Copy
Graphite on Paper
24” x 36”
Saint Louis Community College–Meramec

Figure I: Final Project: Master Copy (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Figure I: Final Project: Master Copy
Charcoal on Paper
24” x 36”
Saint Louis Community College–Meramec

Figure I for CA, GA, IL: Anatomy Project: Front/Back Line Drawing (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Figure I for Computer Animation, Game Art, and Illustration: Anatomy Project: Front/Back Line Drawing
Graphite on Paper
18” x 24”
Ringling College of Art and Design

Figure I: CA, GA, IL: Front/Back Bones Labeled in Photoshop: Anatomy Project (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Figure I: Computer Animation, Game Art, and Illustration: Front/Back Bones Labeled in Photoshop: Anatomy Project
Colored Pencil on Tracing Paper
18” x 24”
Ringling College of Art and Design

Figure I: CA, GA, IL: Anatomy Project: Front/Back Bones, Muscles, Line Drawings (Copy) (Copy) (Copy)

Figure I: Computer Animation, Game Art, and Illustration: Anatomy Project: Front/Back Bones, Muscles, Line Drawings
Colored Pencil on Tracing Paper over Graphite on Paper
18” x 24”
Ringling College of Art and Design

Drawing II: Four Day Still Life Graphite on Paper 18” x 24” Saint Louis Community College–Meramec

Drawing II: Four Day Still Life
Graphite on Paper
18” x 24”
Saint Louis Community College–Meramec

Figure I: Computer Animation, Game Art, and Illustration: Anatomy Project: Front/Back Muscles over Front/Back Line Drawing Colored Pencil on Tracing Paper over Paper 18” x 24” Ringling College of Art and Design

Figure I: Computer Animation, Game Art, and Illustration: Anatomy Project: Front/Back Muscles over Front/Back Line Drawing
Colored Pencil on Tracing Paper over Paper
18” x 24”
Ringling College of Art and Design

Figure I for Computer Animation, Game Art & Illustration: Five Minute Gesture Charcoal on Newsprint 18” x 24”

Figure I for Computer Animation, Game Art & Illustration: Five Minute Gesture
Charcoal on Newsprint
18” x 24”

Figure I: Computer Animation, Game Art, and Illustration: Anatomy Project: Front/Back Muscles Labeled in Photoshop Colored Pencil on Paper 18” x 24” Ringling College of Art and Design

Figure I: Computer Animation, Game Art, and Illustration: Anatomy Project: Front/Back Muscles Labeled in Photoshop
Colored Pencil on Paper
18” x 24”
Ringling College of Art and Design