John Kayrouz

Drawing and Painting in Durham, NC

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Portrait WIP. Big up with that cadmium red! #portrait #realism #oilpainting #oilportrait #brush #heads #face #instaart #instaartist

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Photo of ze booth at #illuxcon. Ready to go. I'm selling original oil paints, small works (framed), and prints! Table #69. Which is the best table number to have is it not?

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Brandywine Museum recap pt.1 dueing my stay at #illuxcon. Some close up faces from paintings by N.C. Wyeth and Howard Pyle. Not much paint used on each of these yet both artists achieve big expressions. What a conundrum I'm still figuring out myself. #brandywine #ncwyeth #howardpyle #portrait #illustration #fantasy #oilpainting

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I have a table at #illuxcon! And I'm still framing things! Two days to prepare. Hotel desk converted to impromptu studio set up. Yes, the ice bucket now holds my brushes.

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Detail: finished oil painting. 16" x 20". Woo hoo! #oilpainting #oilportrait #woman #fantasy #abstract #realism #horror

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Study in oil. 8.5" x 11" on watercolor paper. #oilpainting #portrait #woman #dress #mirror #realism #brush #painting

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Drawing and drawing. Sip more tea. Drawing drawing. These take a long time but make the painting go much faster. #drawing #portrait #face #female model #coloredpencil #linework #realism #heads

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Face study. Red colored pencil and one of those Ticonderoga #2s. #face #portrait #realism #woman #heads #sketch #sketchbook

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From yesterday's model session. I love to emphasize the figure's bones and contours with colored pencils. A good state of mind that always happens for one of my drawings when working with a model. Side note: this drawing looks very lonely :( #coloredpencil #lifedrawing #model #sketch #realism

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30 min pose at @durhamartscouncil weekly life drawing. Vine charcoal on paper. #nude figure #figuredrawing #lifedrawing #woman #charcoal #study #sketch #instaart #instaartist #durham #art council #model #nude model

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Exploring more ideas. Faces. #portrait #watercolor #frottage #leaves #coloredpencil #pencil #sketchbook #instaart #instaartist

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Working on a face today. #portrait #oilportrait #instaartist #instaart #woman #graphic #design #realism #fantasy

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What's on the easel right now. #nude #woman #figuredrawing #painting #oilportrait #nude figure #ink #instaart #instaartist

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Sketchbook page study. More big hands. #female #sketch #sketchbook #figuredrawing #portrait #ink #pencil

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Colored pencil figure drawing! Great model. Drawing a figure lying down then flipping the canvas up when done yields instant floaty feeling. #model #lifedrawing #figuredrawing #sketch #nude #woman #female

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Working on a new piece. Soft vine charcoal and a little wet are a joy to work with. Many touch ups needed but I wanted to post a little WIP. #nude #woman #charcoal #figuredrawing #linework # underdrawing

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Woot! Figure drawing today with a stick of soft vine charcoal. This was a 20 minute pose. Very wonky in some places but I like the voluptuous legs that are happening. #charcoal #figuredrawing #nude #lifedrawing #woman #realism #sketch