GCA Behind the Scenes

Figure drawing competition 2013, behind the scenes.

Justine Kalb allowed me to be sneaky and document the event in my own way.

Adrienne Stanger, tired.

Josh LaRock, Moby and Adrienne looking at stuff.

Jacob Collins's announcement.

Patricio, measuring. 

(Have you seen Patrick B's final drawing? It was absolutely amazing.)

Brendan Johnston -- being awesome and mysterious.

Josh LaRock and Ted Minoff talking about pencils (maybe, maybe not).

Kingsley and LaRock. 

Rick Piloco teaching his summer workshop.

If you ever get a chance to study with Piloco, do it. He's the sweetest, most attentive, most patient person.

Third, second and first place.

(This is how I'll always remember Katie Whipple's personality, just like in this photo. She's leaving for Italy, though. Woohoo!) 

Brendan Johnston's drawing and audience. 

Connor deJong and Josh LaRock talking about secret boyish stuff.

Moving to Brooklyn

I'm so tired all the time.

But I love school. 

And I can't wait for Riley to get here so we can paint my new room.

 Beaux-Arts Atelier open house.

 Architecture students and their Florence studies (I think).

Midtown Kesha.

 Backyard!

 Jack explaining something.

Kevin Rich from The Molters, up all night. I don't know how he does it.

Little Rachael's Christmas postcard for her parents.

Adam K

 Sarah Bird's incredible still life piece at the Grand Central Academy of Art.

Editorial work for Kesha.

Workshop week at GCA

Workshop week at GCA. 

Edward Minoff painting Jack Frank from The Molters.

Midtown

International roommates

Midtown after work.

Yuri Lee in Brooklyn.

Yes of course, I am speaking in metaphor

I finished my first cast drawing at the Grand Central Academy after weeks of work. Maybe even months. This is my first half-day off in so long and I am terribly excited for workshop week (and because school starts at 10)! Value studies! Yay! I love my school...

Trying to comprehend The Form outside the theoretical explanation is frankly one of the most complicated activities I can list. At times it seems believable, like I am touching it... and then something happens. 

I've got so many e-mails to reply and the list of things to do keeps increasing. Outside, a siren and inside the heater and the Christmas lights, vestiges of the previous year, of a different life.

Perceiving life as a linear arrow is a silly conjecture. 

Rachael and Adrian, 5th Ave. 

 Williamsburg Bridge

SoHo

I love being alive.