Kenney Mencher

I'm Kenney Mencher. I'm an artist who left a tenured professorship in 2016 to pursue making art full time. This blog is about art, art history, with a emphasis on human rights. I make homoerotic art featuring bears, otters & other gay wildlife.

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Painting a portrait with imprimatura and ala prima









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The Human Figure
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How to draw a portrait

  • Demonstration Video: How to draw the head in pencil
  •  Demonstration Video: Sketching the Head and Face in wash media
  • Demonstration Single Portrait (Joy Anne Delight))
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  • Demonstration: How I make a painting (Hat in Hand) 
  • Demonstration: How I revise and work out problems in my paintings.
  • Demonstration: How I make a painting "Buoy"
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