Pencil on heavy duty paper. Done in 20 minutes live from the model. #carlostaylorfineart

Trump Tweets too much

 Here is the process of on of my political cartoons. First I think of the idea and sketch something real fast to see if its readable from a distance. Then I directly draw with a saft pencil on the watercolor paper

Next comes the ink. I make sure I lay out the words and draw around them

Here I am adding color. I always start with yellow and then light blue.

 Here is the final piece. It would looks sleeker if I used a computer for the lettering but I like the analog feel of the hand drawn letters.

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Pollera

I paint over unsuccessful painting all the time and people think I'm nuts. If I don't like, then I don't want it out in the world representing me. This is one of those cases. This last image is about two sessions away from being completed and I like the way its turning out. There are some nice transitions where its very "buttery" and I like that!

The Devil Wears Prada,...Gucci

Evolution of a political cartoon.
I am so upset with the current lies being spread by the current administration that I felt compelled to react by doing some satirical cartoons. Kellyanne Conway was against Trump and said so on TV several times while running Ted Cruz political campaign. Now she is pro-Trump and any inane thing he comes up with. This type of flip flopping shows a lack of principals. It seems like America is asleep!! #trump #KellyanneConway #Dumptrump #thedailyshow

Stella. Painting over an older piece

Another painting where I work over an old piece of art that I was not very satisfied with.  Once again, I end up with something much nicer than what I am painting over.I have simplified my palette to 3 primary colors, a white and a Burnt Umber.  1st sitting

This is the end of the second session... and I can see that I made a mistake. I kept thinking that the legs where too long, but upon looking back at my last session I am thinking that I had a better sense of proportions. The model also kept shifting ever so slightly and I kept adjusting but that should not be an excuse.I got caught up in getting the color temperature right and lost sight of the proportions.

Here is the final piece. I need to figure out what to do with the background and clean up here and there but the colors are pleasing in person. here they appear a bit oversaturated and the shadows too dark. 

Pastel

 Same pose, but I decided to change it to Pastels and charcoal 

Evolution of a sitting pose

Quick color block in. I started with a limited palette of Ultramarine blue and Alizarin, white and oche. This helps me establish quick values. 

This is the first stage. I had some difficulty with the head. The angle proved difficult and the paint was lifting/smudging around so I will tackle it next session

 This is the second session. Adding layers of pain.

When I got home I painted a new head as I could not see very well , however I am not very happy with it.

Ink Drawing of a Samurai

This is an ink drawing I did with a Japanese brush and Windsor & Newton black ink. I do this without a preliminary drawing to sharpen my concentration skills. 

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Quick Drawings

 These are quick sketches done at the studio, live from the model. They are 2, 5 and 10 minute poses. They are all in my sketchbook as an exercise in concentrating and trying to capture a gesture in the most economical way.

Life studies

I encourage every artist that wants to evolve and improve, to draw from life. Even ...or perhaps especially if you create from your imagination, These are quick studies done with regular pencil. I noticed that you don't have to define every edge of the figure. In fact, if you draw "everything" you see, you leave little to the imagination and my interest is in transmitting a feeling rather than depicting exactly what is in front of me.Working from life makes you work fast as the model tends to shift slightly.

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