Looking Back - original oil figurative painting

This painting is 8 x 8" on panel. It began life as a portrait, but I decided I wasn't happy with it - the model was gone and I couldn't redo it - so I scraped it off and painted this one from one of my drawings. NFS

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Tango Swing - original oil figurative painting

This painting is 12 x 9" on canvas. SOLD

The Model, Seated - original oil pastel nude

I'm hooked on oil pastels on black Stonehenge. A little bit of the black paper shows through here and there, which I like - and the paper is so easy to work with.

I loved the poses this model took. Mostly, I did charcoal drawings of the model and then did the oil pastel paintings from them. This is about 14 x 9". Thanks for looking!

Sad Songs - original oil pastel figurative painting

This oil pastel on Pastelbord, is 12 x 9". Thanks for looking!

Blue Sash - original oil pastel figurative painting

This painting is done from sort of a different perspective - the model was sitting on a 50's low chair and I was sitting on a stool. She was lying back in the chair, too, which lowered the pose. Usually, the model is on a stand. She seems a little more vulnerable this way - not what I intended, but there it is. SOLD

On Ampersand Pastelbord, this oil pastel is 10 x 8". Thanks for stopping by.

Red and Black Tango - original oil pastel figurative painting

This is oil pastel on black Stonehenge paper and is 11 x 7 1/2". Thanks for visiting my blog.

Nude Impression - original oil pastel figurative painting

There's nothing I love to do more - artwise - than oil pastel nudes - just completely lose myself in them. It's done quickly and 'recklessly', so that I don't lose the flavor of the model, whether it's done from one of my drawings or directly from the model. As I painted this one that I did from a life drawing, I decided that no matter what other painting or drawing I do each day, I'm going to do one of these, too. (Maybe I'll actually stick with this resolution.)

On Stonehenge black paper, this painting is 10 1/2 x 11". SOLD

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Tango Moment - original oil figurative painting

More tango - this one is 7 x 5" on board. Thanks for stopping by! SOLD

Favorite Pastime - original oil figurative painting

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

One of the fun things I did during the weekend was roller skating with my kids. It was so much fun and I actually stayed upright the whole time! Watching all those people - mostly really young people, I might add - cruising gracefully around the rink or crashing into each other, plus every skill level in between, provided me with some painting ideas, which I will probably pursue when I finish the things I'm working on right now.

Today's painting is another one I did using my wonderful orange chair. It's just my favorite place to curl up with a book. This is a quickly done painting and I left lots of brushstrokes - my favorite approach. It's still very wet - almost too wet to photograph. It's 6 x 6" on board. Thanks so much for visiting my blog!

Also, I have been 'tagged' - I think a total of three times, now - and when I get caught up, I'm going to do some tagging myself!

Flamenco Again - original oil figurative painting

This painting is 14 x 11" on archival canvas covered board. Thanks for stopping by!

Friday Evening - original oil pastel figurative painting

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More from my bar series - this was a Friday after hours scene, cozy and very friendly. It's 11 x 14" oil pastel on Pastelbord. Thanks for looking.

Red Flamenco - original oil figurative painting

This was a work in progress painting from a few postings ago and I'm finally finished! It's 20 x 16" on canvas. Thanks for looking. SOLD

New Stockings - original oil figurative painting

The other day, I was visiting with some women who were probably in their twenties during WWII and they were remembering how precious stockings were in those days. Some of them even drew black lines down the backs of their legs in lieu of real stocking seams and they had various ways of mending the stockings they did have, or hiding the mends. SOLD

I have been thinking of the deprivations that were endured in the war years - granted, the lack of stockings is a relatively tiny problem, but women everywhere love little luxuries. I was thinking about that when I did this painting. It's 7 x 5" on Gessobord.

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Sleeping Child - original oil pastel painting

This oil pastel was done from life on green 5 x 7" Pastelbord. I wanted to preserve the drawing quality of the piece, so the entire support isn't covered. Since it was done from life, I had a limited amount of time until she awoke from her nap. I did only what was absolutely necessary to portray a sleeping little girl.

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Country Lovers - original oil figurative painting

Here's another view of that sweet western dance, the Texas Two Step. This oil painting is 12 x 9" on canvas. Thanks for stopping by! SOLD

Tango Kiss - original oil figurative painting

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This is a little more loose than usual and loose makes me happy. It's 6 x 6" on Gessobord. Thanks for visiting my blog!

Sleeping - original oil figurative painting

This painting is 8 x 8" on gessoed panel. Thanks for visiting my blog! SOLD

First Barrel - original oil figurative painting

This painting is 8 x 8" on gessoed panel. Thanks for looking!SOLD

Red Guitar - original oil figurative painting by Connie Chadwell

Here's another version of Rock Star, this time it's oil on panel - 7 x 5". Thanks for looking!

Another Flamenco - original oil figurative painting

Using the previously posted drawing as my model, I painted this little flamenco dancer today when I attended the Thursday Painters - a group of artists who paint together once a week.

When I do the larger version of this painting, I will be able to include the fan that's in the drawing.

This is done on Gessobord, 7 x 5". Thanks for visiting my blog!

Drawing for Flamenco - original charcoal figurative drawing

I am continuing my series of flamenco dancers and this is one of the drawings I will be using for these Spanish dancer paintings. It's charcoal on 14 x 11" Strathmore drawing paper. In a few minutes, I'll post the miniature painting that I did from this drawing.

Early Evening - original oil figurative painting

Here's another of my bar series. Bars are great people watching places. This one had a big window behind it and there was a pink glow as the sun began to set. It was really lovely.

This painting is 6 x 6" on Gessobord.

Party Girl - oil pastel figurative painting

I was so intrigued by the position of this young woman's legs as she held forth on something or other for her listeners. She was very animated and became even more so as the evening wore on. Luckily, I had my little drawing notebook with me. The "model" enjoyed seeing my drawings of her, too. Kind of a 'candid camera' thing, but with charcoal. When I got back to my studio, I painted this very quickly from the gesture drawing.

The Ampersand Pastelbord that I used in this painting - and most of my oil pastels, lately - is just great for these quick drawing/paintings. This one is 7 x 5".

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More Flamenco - original oil figurative painting

This oil on panel is 8 x 8". Thanks for looking! SOLD

Renaissance Man - original oil figurative painting

I spent some time recently at an art museum and even though I was there to see the art, much of my time was spent doing tiny little sketches of the people I saw. Actually, I had not intended to do any drawing and all I had with me was a 4 x 2 1/2" memo pad, but that proved to be enough. Art and people - what a great afternoon!

This painting is oil on panel and is 7 x 5". Thanks for visiting my blog.

Texas Two Step - original oil figurative painting

This dance is dear to my heart. It's in every dance hall in Texas and lots of other places, now. It seems to work for everything the band plays, except for a waltz - and I've even seen a few misguided souls attempt two stepping to a waltz.

The lights above the dancers are reminiscent of those in open air dance pavilions.

I plan to do more country dance paintings, along with my tango series, so I hope you will come back for another look. Thanks for stopping by!

The painting is 12 x 9" on stretched canvas. SOLD

Nude on Turquoise Cloth - original oil painting

I painted this 12 x 16" oil on panel today from a life drawing that I did about a year ago. I just love the pose and left it a little loose because, well, I am just comfortable with what isn't said - or painted.

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The Tourist - original oil painting

Walking and shopping all day will do this to you - I sympathized with her. This little painting is 5 x 5" on panel. Thanks for looking!

Jezebel - oil pastel nude painting

I painted this nude from a life drawing I did years ago. It's oil pastel on Pastelbord, 8 x 10". Thanks for stopping by!

The Torch Singer - original oil figurative painting

This lady began her life on the gessoed panel sitting at a table with a drink, but she didn't like that, she said, so she ended up being what she really is - a torch singer. It's 7 x 5" on Gessobord. Thanks so much for visiting my blog. SOLD

Summer Thriller - original oil figurative painting

Nothing beats a good mystery and this gal was really into hers. Or it could have been a romance novel, but in any case, it was a real page-turner. She didn't even seem to notice the soaring temperature!

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This painting is 5 x 5" on Gessobord. Thanks so much for visiting my blog!

"Runnin' Wild" - oil pastel figurative painting

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PLEASE CLICK ON THE OIL PASTEL SOCIETY LINK ON MY LINKS LIST TO SEE THE CURRENT MEMBERS' SHOW. I'm happy to report that I received third place in the show - the whole show is gorgeous and I'm so proud to be a part of the organization!

"Runnin' Wild" is painted on Pastelbord from one of my drawings of jive dancers. How great to just let go like that and put worries behind you, if only for a little while. It's 12 x 9". Thanks so much for stopping by!

Lipstick - original oil figurative painting

The ritual of applying lipstick - I have lots of drawings of this feminine process and "Lipstick" is done from one of them. It's 6 x 6" on Gessobord. Thanks for visiting my blog!SOLD

Waiting for Him - oil pastel figurative painting

Oil pastel is so wonderfully versatile. It can be a drawing or painting medium and it has no dust. This painting is 7 x 5" on Ampersand Pastelbord.

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Rock Star - oil pastel figurative painting

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Just foolin' around - this painting was done from a charcoal drawing that I did some time ago. It's 7 x 5" on Pastelbord. Thanks for looking!

More Tango Spice - original oil figurative painting

This painting is 7 x 5" on Ampersand Gessobord. Thanks for visiting my blog! SOLD

A Little More Tango Romance - original oil figurative painting

Another of my paintings of tango dancers, this one has a little more texture than they usually do. It's 7 x 5" on Ampersand Gessobord. Thanks for looking!SOLD

Red Bikini - original oil figure painting

In the spirit of the theme for August on Daily Painters Gallery, A Beautiful Earth, the human body is the most beautiful to me - each one is a masterpiece.

This painting is 7 x 5" on Gessobord. Thanks for stopping by! SOLD

Red Shawl - oil pastel portrait/figure painting

I haven't posted in so long, I've almost forgotten how, but here goes.

This pose has been a long-running endeavor of mine. About 12 or 13 years ago, I did a 24 x 20" oil painting of this model from life. I kept it a few years, but wasn't happy with it. In the meantime, I did a dry point etching of the pose from the oil painting. I trashed the painting, but saved the etching. Then a couple of years ago, I did another painting of 14 x 11" and disgustedly threw that one out, too. Now, FINALLY, I have one that pleases me. It's 7 x 5", oil pastel on Pastelbord. If at first you don't succeed ....

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Wallflower - original oil figure painting

One day she'll be a swan, but getting through the awkward stage is the challenge for now. I find young people at this sort of gawky time of life to be so charming and just wonderful to draw. This painting is 6 x 6" on Ampersand Gessobord and was painted from drawings that I did from life.SOLD

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The Letter II - original oil figure painting

This painting is 8 x 8" on Ampersand Gessobord. Thanks so much for visiting my blog! SOLD

Favorite Chair - oil pastel figure painting

My favorite kind of painting - done quickly without much detail. It's oil pastel - 5 x 7" on Ampersand Pastelbord. Thanks so much for visiting my blog!

Jade Buddha - oil pastel still life

Now for something completely different - for me, anyway. I have always loved this Buddha figurine, so just decided to paint it, instead of my usual subjects - hope I did it justice. Actually, I did this the other day, and it is a daily painting, just not today's daily painting.

This oil pastel is on 8 x 10" Ampersand Pastelbord. I love this stuff (Pastelbord)! The oil pastel feels very dry after a few days and then, being oil pastel, you can just spray the heck out of it with fixative, varnish it and frame without glass. At least, that's what I've been doing lately.

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Nude Turning Away - original oil painting

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This model never really relaxed into the pose, which is very unusual. Because it takes about five minutes for a model to lose her initial "enthusiasm" for the pose, I always fool around with my supplies for about that long, just waiting for her to relax. I could have fiddled around all evening and she would still have kept this difficult, twisting pose. She was remarkable and I hope to be able to paint her again.

The painting is 7 x 5" on Gessobord. Thank you for stopping by!

Venus and Mars - original oil figure painting

Ahh, the eternal struggle - you know - the one that makes the world go 'round. This painting is 7 x 5" on Ampersand Gessobord. Thanks so much for visiting my blog! SOLD

"Contemplation" - original oil painting of a nude

This painting is 6 x 6" on Gessobord. Thanks for looking! SOLD

Senorita - oil pastel portrait

This portrait is painted on Colourfix paper and is 12 x 9". Thanks for stopping by!

Nude, Reading - oil pastel figure painting

I have oil pastel on my mind, lately, because the Oil Pastel Society is holding its annual competition for members. In fact, the entries are due tomorrow and I'm in panic mode because I don't think I have anything to enter. So, I've been doing lots of oil pastels, which I love doing, and trying to find something, somewhere, that I can submit.

What I enjoyed about this painting is all the greens and blues in her skin. I love doing that, because they really are there, although this interpretation veers into neon territory, which I also enjoy. Well, I may not have anything to submit, but I sure am having a good time!

This painting is 7 x 5" on Pastelbord. Thanks for looking!SOLD

Red Kimono - oil painting by Connie Chadwell

Red and green, pink and green - I love the combination. So, it was perfect when the model posed in a red kimono against a green wall, although I must admit the green was a little softer than this one and maybe the red wasn't so red. But I got carried away.

This painting is 7 x 5" on Gessobord. Thanks so much for visiting my blog!SOLD

The Painter - oil painting by Connie Chadwell

This junior artist has the right idea in stepping back from the painting to check her progress. It's 7 x 5" on Gessobord - thanks for looking!SOLD