Another Man from Downtown Amman

11 1/2" by 8" watercolours on arches 300 paper

Sketch of a young lady

11 1/2" by 8" watercolours on arches 300 paper

behind the scenes

11 1/2" by 8" watercolours on arches 300 paper

old man in downtown Amman

11 1/2" by 8" watercolours on arches 300 paper

portrait of a lady

11 1/2" by 8" watercolours on arches 300 paper

Costume Sketches for a Movie

These are a few sketches I did for costumes that will be done for a Jordanian feature film called Line Of Sight.
I did these with the help of a few figures chosen from a huge archive of models in different poses on Posemaniacs an invaluable site for artists http://www.posemaniacs.com/

ballet dancer sketch #9

his is the last one in this series, next I will paint a series of dancers behind the scenes with strong lighting accenting shadows

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ballet dancer sketch #8

I am so excited for this post, it is post #100 on my blog... feels kind of special...
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO IS SO KIND AS TO FOLLOW MY BLOG... or leave a comment, your input really makes me very happy

I discovered Posemaniacs a few months ago, it is a great reference for any position you wish to draw... they have thousands of figures posing in different poses and you can turn them around and sketch away...
I find it particularly useful when I want to draw costume illustrations that look as close to real life as possible...especially that you don´t have a model near by to sketch... http://www.posemaniacs.com/
try it and see how much fun it is
 these ballerina sketches  were not done using this link, it was copied from some photos I took some time ago

11 1/2" by 8" watercolours on arches 300 paper

ballet dancer sketch #7

11 1/2" by 8" watercolours on arches 300 paper

I feel that focusing on certain subjects to paint, developes my skills and ability to draw,  and discover techniques to suit each subject

My daughter

My daughter is a photogapher, and an artist. This is one of her photos. Grocery shopping in downtown.

She uses a Nikkormat, (Vintage Nikon camera) using film, she uses a 50mm lens, using 100 ISO film. Mostly expired film. I thought I would share it with you. Would appreciate feedback.

If you want to see more:

-My daughter's blog: theluma.tumblr.com/

-My daughter's Flickr address: www.flickr.com/photos/l_92/

ballet dancer sketch #6

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portrait of a pretty face

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ballet dancer sketch # 5

A HUGE THANK YOU ... to each and everyone of you who is so kink as to follow my blog...and those who dropped by and comented on my paintings.... I do appreciate each comment and feel absolutely rewarded by having friends such as yourselves, your comments make me want to paint more and be a better artist
I also apologies for not having the time to leave comments on your blogs, but I am lurking and following your updated all the time...

watercolours on arches 300 paper- 11 1/2" by 8"

sweet face of an old man from downtown amman #3

watercolour on canson paper  11 1/2" by 8"

portrait of a man in downtown amman #2

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