Painted castings

These are early castings of my first three sideshow sculpts -- painted with a faux metal finish.

More Sideshow

Here's the last figure in this batch of Sideshow characters. This is Johnny Eck -- also one of the performers in Tod Browning's "Freaks." This is based on various photos from multiple sources-- as well as still frames from the movie.

Beatty's Minature Sideshow and Odditorium: Part Two

More sideshow sculptures, as promised. Both from Tod Browning's "Freaks," here are Koo Koo the Bird Lady and Angelo Rossitto! More to come (as hinted in the group shot....)

Life drawing -- one more for the road....

Here are a few of the results from this week's life drawing session. One seated pose offered me such a bad view that I only drew the model's arm -- and then did a bunch of quick sketches of the other artists...!

Bill's last night...

Bassist Bill Keefe (of the Vibro Champs) is leaving the Twin Cities -- packing up and moving to Switzerland. He played his last gig at Lee's last night -- with the Al Subola Quartet. A good crowd was there to give Bill a solid send off -- and to celebrate bartender George's birthday! I must admit that these aren't the greatest pictures, but they're what I got....

Return of life drawing....

Another Monday night session -- male model this time. I'd drawn this fellow before at a life drawing co-op I used to attend a few years back. Here are my one minute gestures and a twenty minute pose.

Even more life drawing

Another Monday night session at MCAD. Repeat of the model from a couple weeks ago. These are pencil on newsprint -- 5 and 15 minute sketches.