Erin Wall Meads

2012-01-17T13:25:00.000-08:00

2011-11-06T16:24:00.000-08:00

A recent painting for the Beaux Arts Annual Fundrasier at the Scottsdale Artists' School, November 12, 2011.

2011-09-16T07:15:00.000-07:00

Digital Self Portrait

2011-09-09T14:08:00.000-07:00

2011-07-11T07:47:00.000-07:00

sketch of Profile Head of a Young Woman, Leopold Carl Müller (Austrian, 1834-1892), Walters Museum of Art

2011-05-24T12:33:00.000-07:00

2011-05-11T13:31:00.000-07:00

2011-05-10T12:14:00.001-07:00

2011-05-10T12:11:00.000-07:00

2011-04-14T08:25:00.000-07:00

2011-04-14T08:24:00.000-07:00

2011-04-12T12:57:00.000-07:00

2011-04-12T12:52:00.000-07:00

2011-04-12T12:48:00.000-07:00

2011-04-12T12:46:00.000-07:00

2011-01-17T12:53:00.000-08:00

2011-01-06T10:17:00.000-08:00

2011-01-06T09:49:00.000-08:00

These paintings are extremely small in scale, and their frames are made from left over molding.

2010-12-14T09:42:00.000-08:00

This was a 3 week pose we did in October at the Zoll Studio's open session. I wish I could have had maybe one more session to smooth out some of the color. It looks a little "patchy" to me. Although, I do like the spontaneity my brushstrokes have when painting from life.

Moab Bike Crew

2010-10-07T11:01:00.000-07:00

2010-10-07T10:59:00.000-07:00

Jazmyn

2010-10-07T10:58:00.000-07:00

2010-09-28T09:12:00.000-07:00

This painting is 36" x 48" in its entirety.

2010-09-28T09:08:00.002-07:00

I worked on this head painting in two sessions from life at the Zoll Studio in Timonium, Maryland. Molly, the model, was excellent to work from.

2010-09-28T09:08:00.001-07:00

2010-08-31T06:43:00.000-07:00

The reference I had for this painting was really great, but I found myself struggling with color temperature. I think it ended up alright, but it was definitely a challenge. I had a lot of fun with reflected light.

Jazmyn

2010-08-31T06:42:00.000-07:00

This is a head study for a larger painting I'm doing of Jazmyn playing the piano. I'm especially trying to get the values right here.

Robyn and her iPod

2010-08-19T13:43:00.000-07:00

Here are some recent illustrations.

Little Garner

2010-08-19T13:42:00.002-07:00

2010-08-19T13:42:00.001-07:00

3 Tiny Apples

2010-07-15T10:46:00.000-07:00

3 Apples
2" x 4"
Oil

These are my favorite kind of apples. They are tiny and they cost 25 cents at Wegman's. Tiny apples make great for a tiny painting.

Nostalgic Notions

2010-05-01T23:18:00.003-07:00

Beach Lily
7 x 9
Oil

Sold

Eight Years Old
16" x 20"
Oil

Sold

Melissa Jean
11" x 14"
Oil

Country Pearl
22" x 30"
Nupastel

Rural Recollections
14" x 18"
Oil

Sold

Steve
19" x 25"
Nupastel

Handsome Glimpse & Walking Pretty
16" x 20" & 12" x 16"
Oil

Shooter
14" x 18"
Oil

A Swell Round
22" x 30"
Nupastel

Sold

Little Flat Capper
12" x 16"
Oil

Sold

Carly
11" x 14"
Oil

Courtney
19" x 25"
Nupastel

Sold

Hannah
12" x 16"
Oil

Sold

Reminiscing
22" x 30"
Nupastel

Remembering the Yellow Ones
14" x 18"
Oil

Scott
11" x 14"
Oil

The Performers
22" x 30"
Nupastel

Sold

Ellie and her Cello
16" x 20"
Oil

Sold

My BFA Show reception went really well. It was so fun to see everyone.
All works are for sale.
Contact me for a price list if you are interested in purchasing a piece.

Some Recent work

2010-01-31T21:43:00.000-08:00

Draped figure drawings

2009-11-24T15:38:00.000-08:00

Simon Playing a Shepherd

2009-11-23T09:45:00.000-08:00

This shepherd boy is almost complete. It's for a Christmas assignment.

2009-11-23T09:42:00.000-08:00

These are my cute nieces.

Carly - Nov 2009

2009-11-23T09:39:00.000-08:00

Carly is one of the best models I have ever had. She sits so still, and she wore her hair the same way and the same outfit for four different sessions. She is amazing!

Some Head Paintings

2009-10-30T09:23:00.001-07:00

"Hannah"

oil on board

12" x 16"

"Melissa"

oil on canvas

12" x 16"

Here are a few head paintings I have done for Justin Taylor's head painting class.

Cristy Painting

2009-10-29T19:57:00.000-07:00

My friend Cristy posed for me for this painting. It is not quite finished. I am still working on it and will update the photo when it's complete.

Elsie

2009-10-16T08:20:00.001-07:00

Head Paintings and Drawings - Sept. 2009

2009-10-02T07:30:00.000-07:00

Bernadette in Purple

For Bountiful/Davis Art Center Exhibit: Face to Face

http://www.bdac.org/exhibitions/coming_soon.htm

Carly

Lindsey

Courtney

Cristy

Raymar entries - August, September 2009

2009-10-02T07:27:00.000-07:00

Child on the Beach

This is my niece.

Celebrate

I re-did this self portait.

Painting from old photos

2009-07-20T13:17:00.000-07:00

These are paintings of my great grandma and grandpa, Elva and Claswson Elliott.

Plein Air April - June 2009

2009-06-24T12:02:00.000-07:00

Sustained Drawings April - June 2009

2009-06-24T11:52:00.001-07:00

5-Minute Gesture Drawings, April - June 2009

2009-06-24T11:46:00.001-07:00

My Sketchbook May - June 2009

2009-06-24T11:37:00.000-07:00

Some Drawings

2009-06-14T17:23:00.000-07:00

ILLUSTRATIONS

2009-05-04T10:10:00.000-07:00

This is an illustration from the story Hansel and Gretel.
This is an editorial illustration about how toy stores in San Francisco are disappearing.
This is an editorial illustration about a man with social anxiety who has lost years of his life because of the disorder.
This is an illustration about an abstract idea dealing with the word HAND.
This is a monochromatic still-life painting from Fall semester 2008.

2009 Life Drawing Class Work

2009-05-04T10:07:00.000-07:00

20 minutes

5 minutes

VAILL 351 Final

2009-02-06T13:04:00.000-08:00

Celebrate. 13" x 20". Oil.

My Left Hand

2008-12-11T08:04:00.000-08:00

I love drawing hand gestures. I used to avoid hands altogether, but after hearing some inspiring words about making your weakenesses your strenghts, I started drawing them. My sketchbook has pages of them now, and I think I'm getting better at them.

November Studies

2008-12-08T10:38:00.000-08:00

Head Paintings

2008-11-13T13:55:00.000-08:00

2-Hour Head Paintings

2008-10-02T12:46:00.000-07:00

Painting from Daguerreotypes

2008-08-24T20:41:00.000-07:00

Here are some recent head paintings I've done at Whitaker's studio. He has me painting these old dageurreotypes. A dageurreotype is an obsolete photographic process, invented in 1839, in which a picture made on a silver surface sensitized with iodine was developed by exposure to mercury vapor (Dictionary.com).
I usually do one each day, or work on one for two days. It's a great exercise but makes me appreciate working from life.

Drawings 2007-2008

2008-08-15T14:32:00.001-07:00

Head Paintings 2007-2008

2008-07-23T07:44:00.000-07:00

A few of my head paintings in oil, pastel, nupastel, charcoal, and graphite pencil.

Apprenticeship: William Whitaker

2008-07-04T10:53:00.001-07:00

I have had the opportunity for the past two months to apprentice with William Whitaker. I work with him three times a week where I am currently mastering drawing and will work my way up to painting. One of my favorite parts of the deal is watching Bill at work. I recently sat for a head study he painted. The accompanying image is me in paint. Check out his website, www.williamwhitaker.com

Bargue Complete

2008-07-04T10:43:00.000-07:00

I finished my first Bargue drawing. It took a really long time, but I learned a lot. I am starting on my second that hopefully won't take quite as long. I really enjoy drawing and am excited to begin painting exercises in preparation for Fall.

Robert Barrett

2008-06-30T14:40:00.000-07:00

Not only am I a teaching assistant for Robert Barrett, but I am a big fan as well. I mostly love watching him draw, but I also enjoy listening to him talk. He is extremely knowledgeable and eloquent with his words. His humble personality and thoughtful character are what make him a great example to me, not to mention his outstanding drawing abilities and designer skills. Check out his web site, www.roberttbarrett.com.

Mancini

2008-06-14T18:54:00.000-07:00

I really loved this painting Portrait of a Man by Anotnio Mancini. I saw it in the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard in Boston just recently and got a rough snapshot of it. I love the realistic, yet painterly quality of the piece. It is so much better in real life. Sargent's A Venetian Woman in a Scarlet Shawl hung right beside it, and I couldn't help but sit and stare at the two. There were other Mancini paintings in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. I would like to go to Philadelphia on my next trip where there are a few more.

Bargue drawing update

2008-06-08T17:20:00.000-07:00

I have been working on my first Bargue drawing for over one month now. My last few working days have gone really well though, and I'm feeling good about it. Working on the Bargue challenges my patience and requires me to slow way down. It's almost like some kind of therapy in which I literally have to - or rather, get to - forget about everything that is going on in my life. When I'm drawing, that's all I have to think about. It's really a neat experience. I can't wait to be done, but I am enjoying the daily learning I get from working on it.

Mark Stahmann works at Bill Whitaker's studio also and gave me a miniature lesson on Bargue and cast drawings. Check his drawings from the Angel Academy out on his web site http://www.markstahmann.com/