Last week one of my favorite models moved back to Israel after modeling for 30 years in the Bay Area. Here is a diptych I made a couple months back. I feel so grateful for the past 4 years - thank you, Merav!
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Today I stayed home, drew an old napping dog named Sparky & finally found a home for some stained glass my dad made. The bottom tulip piece was from an old building on Chicago's South Side that he re-leaded and the piece above was made with antique leaded glass. I am very happy to have these here with me in San Francisco.
**To see my most recent work head over to my website at www.ukerbi.com Happy to be home and drawing in SF! Signed up for a great figure drawing class at 23rd Street Studio. If you're looking for a nice studio with great models in San Francisco look into Michael's class! I spent the morning up in the loft drawing with a birds eye view. Here's a link to Michael's Studio :) http://23rdstreetstudio.com/
Best place to find new work: www.ukerbi.com Last week I sat in on a figure drawing session with Joe Steiner and a model he's been painting for over 10 years. Joe, now in his 70s, has identified as an artist his entire life. His daughter, Lisa (also a painter) and my mother we're great friends growing up. The Steiner family paintings were some of my first introductions into the art world. When my sisters and I were younger, we threatened to run away and sleep under an apple tree. Not long after our threat, Joe, Lisa and my mom were in our bedroom sketching out a huge apple tree that stretched from the floor and bent up onto the ceiling. I helped paint the apples and when we were done we put our beds underneath. 20 years later I find myself in Joe's basement in Skokie, Illinois, again, drawing together. Many of his models are from the south side around his old studio on Howard Street. Instead of paying to lug his setup to a figure drawing studio, he invited p...
***Gosh it's been a while since I posted on this blog! If your curious about my new work, come check out my website HERE Lillstreet Art Center, Last Wednesday Night I was able to drop in this week for Lillstreet's Figure Drawing Class - If you're ever in Chicago, come and sit in! The models are great and the space is beautiful. Tonight's model broke his foot and injured his arm while modeling at SAIC on Friday :( I can't believe that he even came out! I'm sorry to say that I really enjoyed getting to sketch those deep purples and yellows from where he is healing... Here's the link to Lillstreets figure drawing page: https://lillstreet.com/class/9193 Lillstreet Art Center 4401 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60640