Paulo Ruvalcaba's Blog (6)

Happy New Year!

I did this at my buddy Rubino's place. I came over to study this skull for a self portrait painting I'm working on. It was a fun study and a great way to wrap up the end of the year. Happy New Year everybody!

Added by Paulo Ruvalcaba on January 1, 2011 at 10:10 — 1 Comment

Family Portraits Painting Road Trip-Nov 2010 Continued

My cousin Becky

12"x16"

So I couldn't stay away from color! I used Ivory Black, Cad Red, and Yellow Ochre.

My uncle Luis

11"x14

I tried sticking to Burnt…

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Added by Paulo Ruvalcaba on December 1, 2010 at 4:48 — 1 Comment

Family Portraits Painting Road Trip - November 2010

This is my aunt Zefe. 11"x14" Burnt Sienna and Ultramarine.

I took Richards advice and used Burnt Sienna and Ultramarine Blue for this study. I believe this is considered "duotone" vs "monochrome". Still strongly value…

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Added by Paulo Ruvalcaba on November 22, 2010 at 10:00 — No Comments

Monochrome Studies

"Doña Delia", 9"x11" Oil on Gesso Panel, 2.5hrs

This is Doña Delia, my cousins grandma. She posed for us this weekend at my Tía Amelias house for a portrait painting session. She did such a wonderful job modeling.!

"Self Portrait", 4"x6" Oil on Gesso Panel, 3hrs

I'm going on a six month stint… Continue

Added by Paulo Ruvalcaba on October 5, 2010 at 8:00 — 2 Comments

Paintings from LAAFA classes

Added by Paulo Ruvalcaba on July 13, 2010 at 4:30 — No Comments

Let the blogging begin

This is my first post. I'll just start dumping works that I've done recently and post new ones as I they come along. I'll start w/ a painting I did of my Grandfather just over a year ago. He was kind enough to sit there and pose for me long enough to paint him.

Added by Paulo Ruvalcaba on July 8, 2010 at 5:30 — 3 Comments