Wes Bulla
@wesbulla.bsky.social
I mostly paint and draw the human form, with the occasional still life. www.wesbulla.com
Pastel figure drawing. #art #figurativeart #figuredrawing #drawing #sketch #humanform #pastel #artonbluesky
Fairly quick figure sketch as I get back into working with graphite. I'll probably keep pushing this medium, though I much prefer charcoal. #figurativeart #drawing #art #sketch #graphite #figure #figuredrawing #wip
Painting titled "Drifting" from 2019. This was an early one from what I've come to think of as my "white fabric" phase. The use of white fabric was intended as a foil against an otherwise dark composition, and to provide rhythm and movement. #oilpainting #art #figurativeart #composition
Part of a painting from a few years back. #art #artwork #figurativeart #painting #oilpainting #painttexture #figure #artonbluesky #realism #representationalart
Figure drawing, done in charcoal and sanguine conté. #art #figure #figurativeart #drawing #sketch #charcoaldrawing #nudedrawing #nudeart #artonbluesky #artist
Detail of painting titled "Youthful Reverie". #art #artist #figurativeart #painting #oilpainting #painttexture #feet #portrait #impasto #artonbluesky
Self Portrait, done in charcoal on primed linen. #portrait #drawing #art #artwork #artonbluesky #figurativeart #charcoaldrawing #selfportrait #selfie
Detail from a still life painting. I enjoyed leaving some passages unfinished, plus using light and dark patterns to carve out positive and negative space. #art #artist #artwork #stilllife #painting #oilpainting #process #realism #representationalart #contemporary
An experimental study in rhythm and gesture, done in charcoal and sanguine conte crayon. #figure #art #artwork #figurativeart #drawing #humanform #gesture #charcoaldrawing #artonbluesky
Charcoal drawing from last year. #art #artist #portrait #drawing #charcoaldrawing #sketch #figurativeart #worksonpaper #artonbluesky
Part of an unfinished painting, future uncertain. I got as far as blocking in and building up layers of the figure, but the overall composition is a mess. Letting things settle for awhile before determining it's fate. #figurativeart #portrait #painting #oilpainting #wip #process #art #artwork
Still life that's lurking in the corner of a larger painting, done in a very limited palette. #oilpainting #art #artwork #figurativeart #stilllife #painting #artonbluesky #contemporaryart #realism #observation #process
When I'm not painting the human figure, I'm usually painting items from my surroundings. #art #painting #oilpainting #stilllife #artist #artwork #observation #sketch #everydaylife
Mother and Child Oil on canvas, 2024 #figurativeart #oilpainting #art #artwork #painting #oils #artonbluesky #realism #mother #parenthood #portrait
Charcoal drawing from a few years ago, done on gessoed paper. #art #artist #drawing #sketch #portrait #study #figurativeart #artonbluesky #contemporary #realism
"Youthful Reverie", oil on canvas, 42x36 inches, 2022. #art #fineart #painting #oilpainting #figurativeart #realism #artist #stilllife #artonbluesky
Paint texture and varnishing progress close-ups. #oilpaint #portrait #figure #art #artist #artonbluesky #realism #contemporaryart #wip
Preliminary study, done in vine and Nitram charcoal on paper. #portrait #study #charcoaldrawing #figuredrawing #worksonpaper #figurativeart #art #drawing
"Evening Interlude," oil on canvas, 42x36 inches. #artwork #painting #oilpainting #artist #figurativeart #realism #representationalart #figurepainting #landscape
Charcoal drawing on gessoed paper. #figure #figurativeart #drawing #fineart #artwork #artist #nude #nudedrawing #charcoaldrawing #humanform