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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · 17d

Some highlights from Inktober so far

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · Sep 25

Recent #figureDrawing work, focused on shorter poses. These are from 5 & 10 min poses in #oilPastel

#drawing #lifedrawing #pastel

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · Sep 1

Pair of #pleinair #drawing from a family visit to Montana. One in chalk pastel and one in oil pastel. I’m still trying to hone my travel kit for a big adventure this winter and can’t decide between the two #pastel types.

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · Aug 30

Visiting family and reminded of how very introverted I am. So sketched this angel fish while enjoying the serenity of the fish tanks.

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · Jul 7

#Pleinair drawing in #oilpastel from a paddleboard adventure. It was drawn while floating, which went better than I expected. I’m still too slow, didn’t have time to finish before it was time to pack up and paddle on.

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · Jul 6

#oilpastel portrait @hipboneartstudio.bsky.social - This one wasn’t a very good likeness but I decided to exaggerate the color when I was getting frustrated drawing. I’m still not sure about it although I enjoy how different it is from my usual stuff.

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · Jun 8

It’s actually “how can I show that this what I think this is?”

Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · Jun 8

#pastel of Crater Lake…12x16 miiight be too big of a paper for a canvas for traveling- my partner got very bored while I was working. It was a good stretch for my brain though and a perfect day to be making art in perfect place.

#pleinair #art #CraterLake #oilPastel #travel

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · May 29

A midweek #figuredrawing session @hipboneartstudio.bsky.social
This one a 30 min pose in #oilpastel

#art #portrait #pastel #lifedrawing

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · May 17

Another quick #figuredrawing sketch in #pastel. I still can’t let go of the pencil underlay to get the proportions set, even in a 5min pose - I’m amazed at the many artist with the vision and skill to not need it.
#lifedrawing #art

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · May 4

Drawing @hipboneartstudio.bsky.social - working on being faster to improve my travel drawings. This is a 15 minute #sketch in #oilpastel

#lifedrawing #pastel

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · Apr 20

#figuredrawing at @hipboneartstudio.bsky.social - not my finest overall, but I think this 15 min study came together nicely.
#oilpastel #pastel #art

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · Apr 12

Enjoying my city and its love of odd #bicycle events: 500 lap relay around a large traffic circle. More regatta than race though, complete with people running pancakes to those riding very tall bikes.

#portland #pdx #ladds500

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · Apr 8

#bigbotbash by Bill Making Stuff. Decided to try it out (and keep to the recommended height 😬). This is a meaty bot with the Junkboy Generator results: Gooogly head, beefy arms, too many wires, hook hand, weirdo flavor. Haven’t thought up a name for it yet…
#scratchbuild #junkbot

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · Apr 3

Part of a quick sketch in the park this past weekend. Not my favorite result but it was a pleasant way to spend an hour in the sunshine.

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · Apr 3

Find joy no matter where you are.

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · Mar 16

Spending a weekend near Bend OR and enjoying the winter snow and wonderful trees. Well worth putting chains on the car. Drawing of the forest in oil pastel.

#forest #pnw #oilpastel #pastel

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · Mar 9

In an art making mood and did a #cat drawing. Cas is a most royal feline, it’s only fitting she pose for a #portrait. Black paper and #oilpastel.

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · Mar 9

I was lucky enough to see Hamilton live…so wow. In honor of Paul Tazewell’s costume design for Hamilton (also he won an Oscar, hot damn!), I did a sketch of Aaron Burr in the style I remember trying to learn in Paul’s class. I still can’t draw or even understand a cravat; some things don’t change.

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · Mar 8

This brought so much joy!!!!

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · Mar 6

Quick 20 minute lunch sketch! Made an improvised sketchbook from some copier paper and a folder, worked great.

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · Feb 23

Consumed life drawing at @hipboneartstudio.bsky.social - 3 hour session in #oilPastel

A much needed time away from everything to sit and draw. And the model brought some impressive props!

#figureDrawing #pastel #portrait

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · Feb 17

More and more, I think of Goya. After years of heroic court portraits, he created desperate drawings showing horrors of war. At the end of his life, all he had left was a manic scream into the void painted alone onto the walls of his home. When I see the news or AI “art” sludge, I feel him there.

Saturn Devouring His Son by Goya. From Wikipedia.

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · Feb 13

When I realized that the car he started on was a “Black Grand National”, sort of blew my mind in the first 2 min. His show had so many layers, but I do feel like I need an annotated transcript to actually understand 95% of them. I’ll definitely listen to the podcast!

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Trevor @thesqarchi.bsky.social · Feb 6

I’ve been having a lot of trouble making art lately, life has felt too heavy. Maybe need to get back to figure drawing again, nothing like sitting in a room for 3 hours to force the issue. Here’s an oil pastel from a few months ago from a model session.

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