Last week I began taking a figure drawing class taught by Steve Carpenter. Steve is a phenomenally accomplished artist whose work has been shown in the U.S., France, Monaco, Switzerland, and too many other places to mention. He once worked as an illustrator for Disney; he spent several years as a freelance illustrator in Europe; and was once commissioned to create postage stamps for Monaco. His art has been shown in multiple countries; in June dozens of his paintings will be on display in Zurich at the Belltree Tower Gallery. He currently makes his home in Rochester, and we’re lucky to have him.

Today was my second class with Steve. Below is an image of one of the drawings I did this afternoon; you can click on it to see a larger version. I apologize for the fuzziness of it; I don’t have a scanner big enough for something this size, so I had to photograph it with my cell phone.