Walt Whitman portrait by Thomas Eakins will be my second cider project painting. here is the first study thereof.

 Cider Bar Project involves several old world mastercopies I will be graced with the honor to present two paintings to the cause. This is a wipe-out study of the first by Auguste Mayer of the battle of trafalgar. 

Third Grisaile figure two week pose oil on canvas 16x20" 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

Weeklong workshop with Alan Carroll before end of the term. Here is his site Surface Fragments This is my mastercopy measuring 4 feet by 7 feet. Acrylic paint and lotsa fun. you can see the various stages of the working process. 2012

Sphere study second attempt Grisaille tiling madness hopefully finished? oil on canvas 9x11" 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

second grisaille figure painting cropped torso (working on tiling) oil on canvas 11x20" 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

grisaille figure poster study last week oil on canvas 5x9" 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

First grisaille figure painting (3 days) first attempt at tiling oil on canvas 11x20" 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

Figure poster study Grisaille oil on canvas 5x9" 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

Grisaille master copy poster study of mercury killing someone by Velazquez oil on canvas 4x10" 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

Grisaille master copy poster study of still life by Chardin oil on canvas 5x9" 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

Master copy poster study of still life by Chardin oil on canvas 4x6" 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

Grisaille master copy poster study of Praying woman by Ribera oil on canvas 6x9" 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

Grisaille Master copy poster study of nude by corbet oil on canvas 5x9" 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

First successful poster study (value focused paint sketch) oil on canvas 5x9" 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

First finished Under painting drawing and wipe-out full figure 2012 oil on canvas Martijn Caspar Swart

Under painting wipe-out figure study oil on canvas 5x7" 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

Under painting wipe-out figure study oil on canvas 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

Under painting wipe-out figure study oil on canvas 5x8" MCS

Grisaille Poster Study Master Copy of John Singer Sargent 'Spanish dancer' Oil on canvas 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

Two Day Pose from Early in year two Charcoal and white pencil on toned paper 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

Sketches from year two Pastel pencil on paper 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

Gesture sketches from first weeks of year two Pastel pencil on paper 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

Ecorche' Equine Cast Drawing Final Project of the first year Grumbacher charcoal on Strathmore 500 Paper 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

Ayjay Final Figure pose of the first year (one month) Grumbacher charcoal on Strathmore 500 Paper 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

Visit to Frye Museum Today Value Composition Study Drawing Pitt Pastel Pencil on Toned Paper 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

John Morra Homage to Chardin Grisaille Poster Study 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

Johannes Vermeer Girl with Red Hat Grisaille Poster Study 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

Peter Paul Rubens Anatomy Study Master Copy Pitt Pastel Pencil on Toned Canson Paper 2012 Martijn Caspar Swart

Veronica Sixth Pose Atelier Studio Charcoal on Paper 2011 MCSwart

Tami fourth pose Atelier studio Charcoal on Paper 2011 MCSwart

Ima first pose Atelier Studio Charcoal on Paper 2011 MCSwart

Deseraih from Geoffrey Flack Workshop Three Color Conte Pastels on Toned Paper 2011 MCSwart

Desrerea from Geoffrey Flack Workshop Ink and Gouache on Amber Shellac Paper 2011 MCSwart

Desereah from Geoffrey Flack Workshop Pen and Ink on Toned Paper 2011 MCSwart

Master Copy of Charles Bargue Plate "Belvedere Torso" Charcoal (Grumbacher) on Paper (Strathmore 500) 2011 MCSwart

Sphere Study Charcoal (Grumbacher) on Paper (Strathmore 500 series) 2011 MCSwart

Rom from Leonid Gervitz Portrait Painting Class Oil on Canvas 2011 MCSwart

Alexis from Leonid Gervitz Portrait Painting Class Oil on Canvas 2011 MCSwart

James from Michael Lane Figure Drawing Class charcoal and chalk 2011 MCSwart

The Whisper of The Muse Master Copy 2011 MCSwart