R. I. P.
1992 - 2010
Shelter mutt, studio companion, constant shadow, good friend and a good dog.
Observations by Doug Rugh, a classically trained artist based on Cape Cod,Massachusetts. (Overwrought penumbras, tangential tales and meager conundrums diffused through the squinting oculus of a shade arranger.)
Showing posts with label studies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label studies. Show all posts
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Thursday, December 03, 2009
New Figure Studies Added to (eBay Style) Store
Labels:
charcoal,
conte,
Depot Group,
drawing,
eBay,
exhibitions,
figures,
galleries,
gouache,
pastel,
sketches,
studies,
value/tone
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Capturing an Audience
Excerpt from this posting:
"...A little later a girl came up to me in a rare quiet moment and said, "If I sit out there will you paint me?"..."
This journal entry is now available as part of a compilation in ebook form:
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
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"...A little later a girl came up to me in a rare quiet moment and said, "If I sit out there will you paint me?"..."
This journal entry is now available as part of a compilation in ebook form:
Specifications:
Epub and PDF formats
102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
More information here.
Labels:
brushstrokes,
Cape Cod,
challenges,
children,
figures,
gesture,
interpretation,
landscape,
location,
methods,
model,
oil painting,
painting,
plein air,
portrait,
studies,
summer,
viewers,
Woods Hole
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Cape Cod Parent

Excerpt from this posting:
"...and my wife just shook her head (end of subject.)..."
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
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Labels:
Cape Cod,
creativity,
daughters,
fatherhood,
figures,
gesture,
oil painting,
painting,
studies,
time
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Small Heads

Excerpt from this posting:
"Each of these heads is about an inch high and was done in 20 minutes. When the model doesn't show up at one of our local portrait sessions we all take turns posing. It reminds us how hard it is to sit still for even short periods of time. It's also a chance to talk about our friend, now frozen, without them butting in..."
This journal entry is now available as part of a compilation in ebook form:
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
More information here.
-Doug Rugh
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Michelangelo at the Coffee Shop
Excerpt from this posting:
"...Without signing the drawing I quickly walked out, leaving it on the table..."
This journal entry is now available as part of a compilation in ebook form:
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
More information here.
"...Without signing the drawing I quickly walked out, leaving it on the table..."
This journal entry is now available as part of a compilation in ebook form:
Specifications:
Epub and PDF formats
102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
More information here.
Labels:
drawing,
exploits,
inspiration,
masters,
methods,
oil painting,
painting,
realism,
studies,
value/tone,
viewers
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Extra Fresh

Excerpt from this posting:
"...Someone, an older woman, will come into my studio and say, "You wouldn't want to paint me, would you?" I'm conflicted because there are two ways I can go with this..."
This journal entry is now available as part of a compilation in ebook form:
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
More information here.
-Doug Rugh
Labels:
aesthetics,
career,
challenges,
inspiration,
model,
oil painting,
painting,
personalities,
portrait,
studies,
studio
Sunday, October 29, 2006
A Knife, A Face and a Bit of Color

Excerpt from this posting:
"...it is the chance to revel in pure color. Trowel on the thick paint and when it is just right, like a Polaroid developing, the truth kicks in..."
This journal entry is now available as part of a compilation in ebook form:
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
More information here.
Labels:
aesthetics,
color,
edges,
hue/temperature,
impression,
knife,
loose,
materials,
methods,
oil painting,
optics,
paint quality,
painting,
palette,
portrait,
saturation/chroma,
studies,
style,
value/tone
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Starting Trouble

Excerpt from this posting:
"...Cars kept pulling in next to me and the occupants would look over my shoulder..."
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
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-Doug Rugh
Labels:
Cape Cod,
challenges,
inspiration,
landscape,
light,
location,
loose,
oil painting,
paint quality,
painting,
plein air,
portrait,
props,
studies,
viewers
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Pushing and Pulling

Excerpt from this posting:
"...only came to life as I pushed the paint around. I've found that there are two ways to make something up..."
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
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-Doug Rugh
Labels:
color,
hue/temperature,
imagination,
influence,
interpretation,
light,
masters,
methods,
oil painting,
painting,
portrait,
realism,
studies,
value/tone
Saturday, October 14, 2006
How Many Dabs is a Man?
This journal entry is now available as part of a compilation in ebook form:
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
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Epub and PDF formats
102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
More information here.
Labels:
figures,
gesture,
location,
loose,
oil painting,
paint quality,
painting,
studies
Channeling Angela

Excerpt from this posting:
"...It's channeling and at the end you wake up and watch the film...."
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
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Is Somebody Trying to Tell Me Something?

Excerpt from this posting:
"...This way I'm following the movement of the horses and always painting...."
This journal entry is now available as part of a compilation in ebook form:
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102 Entries
26,700+ Words
95 Full-Color Illustrations (Oil paintings by the author.)
2006 - 2010
More information here.
Labels:
figures,
foreshortening,
gesture,
insight,
loose,
methods,
oil painting,
painting,
plein air,
portrait,
studies
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