Sketchbook - Artist Vas Avramidis

Figure Study #1

2006-12-12T08:59:00.000-08:00

Drawing of a model from an irregular angle. I so much prefer these odd views as opposed to the traditional poses. 11x14, Watercolor & Gouache, Bristol

Figure Study #2

2006-12-17T09:04:00.000-08:00

Watercolor & Pastel on Arches Coldpress.

Figure Study #3

2006-12-21T09:07:00.000-08:00

Don't ask...I am not sure what this means. All I can say is that after a while you get a little giddy. 11x14, Watercolor & Pastel, Arches Coldress

Figure Study #4

2006-12-23T09:10:00.000-08:00

This is by far my personal favorite. The colors, the unique point-of-view, the gestural quality; all combine to make this a drawing that I am proud of. 11x14, Watercolor & Pastel, Bristol

Figure Study #5

2006-12-26T09:23:00.000-08:00

18x24, Watercolor, Strathmore WC

Horse Portrait

2007-01-07T08:28:00.000-08:00

18x24, Graphite

Horse Torso

2007-01-11T08:26:00.000-08:00

Just another random horse sketch. I once heard that artists are obsessive about subjects...I guess my obsession for now is horses. 8x10, Graphite

Gestural Horse

2007-01-18T08:18:00.000-08:00

Aren't horses majestic? I need to move onto a farm! 8x10, Graphite

Design Plans

2007-01-24T08:21:00.000-08:00

I had done a who series of horse sketches, around 20, and towards the end I began to get delirious and started to think more abstractly. I drew this horse schematically, imagining that this was how God began when he created the horse. 8x10, Graphite

Figure Study #6

2007-01-29T09:24:00.000-08:00

A wild and crazy figure drawing of my wife. 18x24, Watercolor & Pastel, Strathmore WC

Chisels

2007-02-01T08:35:00.000-08:00

A color pencil drawing of a pair of wood chisels. 4x3, Cotton rag, Color Pencil & Pastel

Turtle

2007-02-08T08:46:00.000-08:00

Small sketch of a turtle, I love drawing nature. One thing you'll probably never catch me doing is drawing architectural items, nature is by far more beautiful and interesting to me. 4x3, Cotton Rag, Colored Pencil

Mom's Plant

2007-02-13T08:53:00.000-08:00

4x3, Cotton Rag, Colored Pencil

A Happy Little Tree

2007-02-26T08:51:00.000-08:00

Just a happy little tree as Bob Ross would say. 4x3, Cotton Rag, Colored Pencil

Watching TV

2007-03-01T09:19:00.000-08:00

This is a figure study of my wife...I love drawing and painting her. She is so patient with me, and so supportive of my work. 18x24, Watercolor & Pastel, Strathmore WC

Beauty

2007-03-05T08:30:00.000-08:00

I love this angle, it makes the horse look so gentle, serene, and beautiful. 18x24, Graphite

Paint Brushes

2007-03-08T08:39:00.000-08:00

I love cotton rag, its such a great and resilient paper. This sketch has so many layers built into it, no other paper could hold up to that kind of torture. 4x3, Cotton Rag, Color Pencil & Pastel

What a Horse Dreams?

2007-03-10T08:05:00.000-08:00

I have an obsession with horses, especially miniatures. I have always wondered what is in a horses mind. What do they think? What do they dream? This is one attempt to capture that mystery in art. 18x24, Mixed media (Graphite, Charcoal, Chalk, Marker)

Figure study - Reclining Nude

2007-03-11T08:15:00.000-07:00

Figure study of a reclining nude - 18x24, Graphite

Master Lock

2007-03-13T08:49:00.000-07:00

Not everything needs an explanation or comment...it's just a master lock. 4x3, Cotton Rag, Colored Pencil & Pastel

All Curled Up

2007-03-14T09:13:00.000-07:00

This is a painting of my favorite model...my wife. I love the way she was all curled up, it created such beautiful curves and graceful lines. 18x24, Watercolor, Strathmore WC

After Dark

2007-03-15T08:43:00.000-07:00

The life of ordinary objects like this shoe seem to take on a mysterious quality after dark. When the rest of the world is sleeping and this shoe is no longer thought about or used, it becomes almost a magical thing. 4x3, Cotton Rag, Colored Pencil & Pastel