Showing posts with label dancers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dancers. Show all posts
Friday, September 08, 2023
More Jivers - Original Figurative Drawing
This 11 x 14" charcoal and ink drawing on Bristol board was a challenge because of the woman's turn of her leg - always kind of tough to depict, but I'm happy with how it turned out. Just put on the music and drew these two jivers - much fun! I teetered on overworking this piece but held off - thanks for stopping by!
Sunday, May 15, 2022
More Valentines - original oil pastel portrait
Another oil pastel done from one of my charcoal drawings. I do love the beauty and emotion of dance - whether waltz, two-step or tango (or actually any other kind). It was so apparent to me that these two were really happy to be together. This one is on 8 x 10" Judson's Guerilla carton board - two of my favorite artists from the past, Vuillard and Toulouse-Lautrec used cardstock, but I could never find any that was archival, but now - thank you Judson's - comes this great surface which is so wonderful for oil pastel! If you want to use oil paint and want a little extra protection for the surface from the damage that can be caused by oil (not the same as the oil in oil pastel, which is not a problem) clear gesso is a great option. After it gets a little more dry, I will bond it to museum board. Thanks for stopping by!
Wednesday, May 04, 2022
Valentines - original charcoal and pastel drawing of tango dancers
I know it's kind of an odd name for such an intense drawing, but I actually meant to post this on Valentine's Day and got sidetracked. I drew this one with charcoal, graphite and soft pastel. It's been awhile since I posted at all - have been busy with a landscape painting course as well as getting my garden going. Am soaking Hyacinth Bean seeds for my new arbor, planting another couple of tomatoes today, as well as some squash, corn and beans. Roses are looking wonderful - but it's spring. We'll have temps in the 90's and above 100 one day this week so my lovelies will be suffering soon. Thanks for stopping by!
Sunday, October 03, 2021
How I capture movement in figures - original oil pastel figurative drawing
And yeah, I do dance a little - such great music, who could resist! The lines are mostly in segments with a little smearing to indicate movement and energy. Even when a bit of line ends up in a place I might not have intended, I often just leave it - a surprise here and there. Music is really inspirational when drawing dancers so I have lots of rock, tango, flamenco (gypsy) and some salsa music to get me going. I used to attend a life drawing class where the monitor had mambo music playing as we drew from the model. We all agreed we had never done our gestures so fast and with such emotion! Of course, there are many different things that encourage artists to make art - what inspires you to draw or paint?
This drawing - "More Jivin' #5" is on 5 x 7" Pastelbord. Thanks for stopping by!
Friday, September 11, 2020
Scribbled Dancers - original ink figurative drawing
Monday, August 19, 2019
Sweet Jive - original oil pastel figurative
I love the looseness I can get with oil pastel and fairly gritty surfaces (in this case Ampersand Pastelbord). Lines, scribbles and emotion always make me feel like I've done something with my day! I used Holbein oil pastel on this 7 x 5" piece. Thanks for looking!
Friday, March 29, 2019
Another Country Evening - original charcoal figurative drawing
Here's another drawing of my country dancers that I did on Strathmore's Toned Tan paper - 12 x 9". I think this darker color gives more of an "evening" impression. They were into sort of a country/two-step/swing dance and were really good - watched them last summer at the rodeo dance. I used vine charcoal, as well as charcoal pencil, plus white pencil for his shirt and hat. Thanks for stopping by!
Tuesday, February 05, 2019
Purple Dress - original oil figurative painting of dancers
I have been away soooo long - actually working on landscape classes that seem to take much of my time, but am learning, for sure!
This 7 x 5" painting on panel is a bit more abstract and it's one that I sort of let 'it be it' to paraphrase the saying 'let _____ be _____' - just so much fun for me! I did it on a Richeson panel, which has a pale umberish, greyish tone and really liked working on it. Thanks for stopping by!
This 7 x 5" painting on panel is a bit more abstract and it's one that I sort of let 'it be it' to paraphrase the saying 'let _____ be _____' - just so much fun for me! I did it on a Richeson panel, which has a pale umberish, greyish tone and really liked working on it. Thanks for stopping by!
Thursday, December 06, 2018
A Touch of Tangerine - original oil figurative painting
This piece is done on 10 x 10" stretched canvas - actually, it's been around awhile, but somehow I just never got around to posting it. I painted these dancers using a sketch I did a few years ago - it was a challenge to get her arms right. I could have changed it, I guess, but just really wanted to do it like the sketch, because I really love the position. Thanks for stopping by!
Monday, October 22, 2018
Tango Flourish - figurative painting of tango dancers
I was watching from a chair and got lots of good views, looking a little bit up at the dancers on that evening. Such a beautiful dance - tango - and I never tire of watching (and painting). This is on 12 x 9" panel. Delighted you stopped by!
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Country Evening Two-Steppers - oil pastel figurative painting
PS. to see how this one began, click here to see my January 18th post of the drawing on my oil pastel blog. C
Friday, December 01, 2017
Jivin Once Again - oil pastel figurative
I never tire of my jivers. These happy dancers are painted in oil pastel on 6 x 12" Pastelbord. Thanks for looking!
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Tango Drama #5 - original figurative oil painting
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Warm-Up - original oil pastel figurative drawing
These young girls - the three at the barre anyway - are warming up for their lesson. I think the older girl was rehearsing in the adjacent studio. This oil pastel is on Colourfix paper, 12 x 9". Thanks for stopping by!
Monday, May 15, 2017
Friday, April 28, 2017
Scenes from a Tango - original charcoal figurative
Just a little fun with my tango dancers. This charcoal drawing is 10 1/2 x 14" on drawing paper. Thanks for looking!
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Jumpin' Jivers - original acrylic figurative painting
Yes, I really saw it - I think youth is the first prerequisite for a jump like this one! And tons of practice, because he didn't seem to give it a second thought - all in a day's work! He probably didn't think of it as work, though, just lots of fun. I used Golden Open acrylic paint on an 8 x 8" panel. Thanks for looking!
Thursday, March 09, 2017
On My Easel - Warming Up - original oil pastel figurative work in progress
Friday, February 10, 2017
Wild Jive - original figurative oil painting
This painting is what listening to oldies will do for you - what a way to spend a couple of hours on Friday afternoon. The music is from my workout playlist, so it's all pretty lively. On 8 x 8" Gessobord. Thanks for looking!
Monday, February 06, 2017
More Little Jivers - original figurative oil painting
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