#kellyfoss

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. -Albert Einstein . My imagination is a mess. From life I painted the model @111raven a while back. I've had in my head ever since then a grand plan on how to complete the piece. Well, I finally have taken the initial step! I slowly oil sketched in a loose background, thinking (and looking at my reference photo) as I went. 🎨 Do you find watching an artist paint relaxing? Or do you enjoy listening to ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) videos? IF you said to either- the 52 min, real time version of this video is up on my youtube. No talking- just painting (and NYC sounds in the background). LINK IN BIO. . Artwork status: It's an oil on canvas, 18" x 24" (45.72 x 60.96 cm) work-in-progress. To be on the "First Look List", email [email protected] and you'll see it the finished painting before it goes public. . Materials: @newwaveart palette, @gamblincolors burnt umber & titanium white oil paint, and @winsorandnewton 8 Monarch round brush. LINK in bio for detailed art supply lists (amazon affiliate). . 🎵: Chill by @liqwyd . #kellyfoss #timelapsepainting (at New York City, N.Y.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNacmpfBZNa/?igshid=33nc0qqkpv77

I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome while trying to succeed. -Booker T. Washington . A look at my easel now, and my drawing in progress. I don't think I've ever had the eyes of a portrait follow me as much as this one does! Seriously, I'll need to make a video to show you. 👀📽 After I finish him... Who's a historical WOMAN you think I should draw? . Materials: @strathmoreart Tan mixed media paper, graphite, and white charcoal. LINK IN BIO to detailed art supply lists (amazon affiliate). . Artwork status: available for purchase. . #kellyfoss #portraitdrawing #bookertwashington (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNFwcGgBXIa/?igshid=pqvd17mq1da

Thoughts are mightier than armies. -William McGregor Paxton . I eliminated blue from my 3 color challenge! With this drawing I only used red and yellow (in addition to graphite and white charcoal). It's a study of a #williammcgregorpaxton pastel drawing. He married the artist Elizabeth Okie, who I think might be the model for this piece. I think I'll keep going with the drawing, and really make it mine. 🤔 QUESTION for the artists: When do you know to stop? . Materials: 5.5" x 8.5" (14 x 21.6 cm) @strathmoreart tan paper, @blickartmaterials Yellow, @fabercastellusa Deep Red, @generalpencil White charcoal, and @staedtler graphite. LINK IN BIO for detailed art supply lists (amazon affiliate). . Artwork status: Available for purchase. . #kellyfoss (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNAon-oBGFa/?igshid=dqz770wkdfng

Some things are more precious because they don't last long. -Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray . I found my eye drawing a little mussed up. *SWIPE to see the drawing when it was originally completed*. It had become fuzzy from being leafed together and moved about in my sketchbook. I apparently never sprayed it with fixative. So I gave it a little refresh: erasing and drawing on it once again (see first image). I originally drew it from life but today it was from memory and what felt good. It was my own eye. I remember, 2 yrs ago, sitting in bed and drawing it with a little mirror. I was inspired by the perfectionist style of Ingres. Now that's its "un-mussed" I will spray it to protect it, as I should have the first time. . LINK IN BIO for detailed art supply lists (amazon affiliate). . Materials: A 5.5" x 5.5" (14 x 14 cm) on @strathmoreart tan paper . Graphite, carbon, white charcoal, red and yellow pencils. . Artwork status: Available for purchase . #kellyfoss #eyedrawing (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMkZTgUBlQy/?igshid=10o94c24i77cj

...I see that my own hands can make The world that's in my mind. -Langston Hughes . Here's a selection of some of my hand studies. Imperfect, but fun. Swipe to see the individual drawings. The first one is my own hand, drawn from life. The fifth one you'll probably recognize as Michelangelo's David. The others were done in online live model sessions with @thejollysketcher . . 👉 Ok, here's a fun challenge for myself! For every hundred likes I get on this post I'll draw a hand. 😁 Please comment (using the emojis) what hand positions I should draw. 👋✌🤟🤙🖖👍,etc? . Materials: @strathmoreart tan & gray paper, @staedtler graphite, @generalpencil white charcoal, and @fabercastellglobal red pencil. LINK IN BIO for detailed art supply lists (amazon affiliate). . Artwork status: Available for purchase. . #kellyfoss #handdrawing (at New York City) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMXiW0VBS89/?igshid=1csn7szvke5q3

I pretend I am a princess, so that I can try and behave like one. -Frances Hodgson Burnett, A Little Princess . It was enchanting to reimagine an old master painting as part of my "remastered old master" series (Jacob van Oost the Elder's "Head of a young girl", c. 1603-1671). It's like getting to share a model with a famous artist, and having the freedom of imposing my own vision. AND giving myself the 3 color restriction (to use only red, yellow & blue [in addition to black & white]). ⭐ Drawing from imagination, I was picturing early morning, the birth of Spring, and the stubbornness of hope. I hope you like it! 💙 What "old master" painting do you think I should "re-do" next? . Materials: 5.5" x 8.5" (14 x21.6 cm) @strathmoreart tan paper, @blickartmaterials dark blue pencil, @generalpencil white charcoal & Kimberly yellow pencil, @staedtler Mars lumograph black pencils, and a @fabercastellglobal deep red pencil. LINK IN BIO for detailed art supply lists (amazon affiliate). . Artwork status: Available for purchase . #kellyfoss #jacobvanoost #portraitdrawing (at New York, USA) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMPyYIiBtT0/?igshid=thyyg0ifqgpb

She made herself stronger by fighting with the wind. -Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden . Here's a little sneak peek of something I'm working on now. Along with my black & white pencils, I'm using only 3 colors: a @fabercastellglobal red, a @generalpencil yellow, and a @blickartmaterials blue. ❤💛💙 If you haven't colored a piece this way, give this primary color challenge a try! Any red, yellow & blue will do. It takes patience and layering... but it pays off in earning a better understanding of how to mix colors. 🙂 Are you going to try it? Have you already? I want to hear about it. . LINK in bio for detailed art supply lists (amazon affiliate). . #kellyfoss #primarycolors (at New York City) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMC9KqJB6Nf/?igshid=15w2zzz7kc8ri

How it started and how its going. 🙂 . The left Mona Lisa I painted in my teens? The drawing I did last year. ✍ As you can see in the left photo of me, I went through an abstract period. ☺ The other pic is me in recent years doing a master copy painting at the @metmuseum . Some days I feel overwhelmed by the challenges of my career. Apart from business hurdles, there's natural frustrations in my creations. I didn't start off with extraordinary ability. It's been a lifetime of efforts. Effort with heart. THAT makes a difference; The heart whispers to try again tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day. 💙 All of this to say, the road to a destination is rarely straight and is often bumpy. There may be detours. There may be flat tires. But enjoy the journey. LET it be imperfect, but fun. Because no matter how squiggly your map looks, it's slowly getting you closer to where you want to be. Trust that. . #kellyfoss #marchmeetthemaker #imperfectbutfun (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL94MqeBM31/?igshid=59g7rmg1168x