Sunday, July 26, 2015
Charcoal Two Step - original charcoal figurative drawing
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Dreamer - original oil pastel/watercolor pencil portrait
Friday, July 17, 2015
Sketch of Luci - original chalk drawing of a nude
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
A Little More Tango Romance - original oil figurative painting
My tango dancers are still with me - maybe not for long, since they like to take breaks and brush up on their technique - and I'm enjoying them while they're here. I love the way he holds her - I wonder if she does, too. Hard to tell. Anyway, fun for me - thanks for stopping by!
Friday, July 10, 2015
Tango Love - original oil figurative painting
Tuesday, July 07, 2015
Tango Step - original figurative oil painting
This painting is on 10 x 10" gessoed panel. A little bigger than my usual pieces, but I love working on a square panel. As I was painting this, I happened to think of that test about shape preferences showing your personality. Here's a link - see what your personality is - don't know if I believe this stuff, but fun to check out, anyway. Thanks for stopping by!
Saturday, July 04, 2015
Fourth of July Rodeo - original watercolor stick figurative drawing
I was trying out my new set of Derwent Inktense sticks, along with a Caran d'Ache and a Daniel Smith watercolor stick on 12 x 9" Yupo. More than any other medium that I use, watercolor sticks on Yupo seem to be the most unpredictable and they're such fun to fool around with. Thanks for looking!
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Monday, June 22, 2015
Jive Drawing - original oil pastel figurative drawing
Here's a just for fun thing I did with Sennelier oil pastels on Art Spectrum Colourfix paper - just perfectly gritty - 12 x 9". Thanks for looking!
Friday, June 19, 2015
Happy Jive - original figurative oil painting
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Tango in Blues and Greys - original watercolor pencil figurative drawing
More of my latest obsession - the lines and softness of watercolor pencil - this stuff doesn't behave, which is part of the fun. My fixation will pass - but in the meantime, I'm loving it! This one is also on Yupo, about 11 x 8". Next time I use the pencils, I may use gessoed paper just to see how that works. So many choices, so little time. Thanks for looking!
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Dorie - original watercolor pencil portrait drawing
This model had the sweetest face - well, she still has it, but alas, I probably won't see her again. I used an Inktense pencil from Derwent in black, along with pale blue Caran d'Ache and Daniel Smith watercolor sticks. This was done on Yupo, about 9 x 7". The casualness, or maybe I should say the accidental result, is what attracts me to the combination of watercolor pencils and Yupo paper. Even though the drips from the watery colors don't generally go where I want them to, there's no stress because I don't feel the outcome has to be just so-so. Maybe I should have done some work to make it more realistic - but I just didn't want to - that's the fun of it! Thanks for stopping by!
Monday, June 15, 2015
Thursday, June 11, 2015
On My Easel - Sketch for The Cellist - original oil pastel portrait
Friday, June 05, 2015
On My Easel - Livy - original oil portrait painting from life in progress
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
On My Easel - Barrel Racer - original figurative oil painting in progress
Much more to do on this one, but I love trying to capture the power and speed of these beautiful animals as they race around the barrels. At the moment, I'm working on several paintings - dancers, women, western, but haven't posted because I kept leaving the laptop that I can actually use for posting on my blog at the studio and didn't realize it 'til too late, so I have a few things to post in the coming days. Am painting this on 8 x 10" archival canvas board. Thanks for looking!
Monday, May 18, 2015
Another Seated Nude - original charcoal drawing of a nude
Here's another drawing from awhile back - I've been hung up on the Mad Men marathon, then the final episode (sob) and have done very little in the way of art. Now I'll get back to work. This drawing is about 11 x 14". It has some lines in the background and a few on the figure itself that are kind of a mystery - a good bit of restating going on, I think. I always like seeing the original intentions and then what finally happened. Anyway, it looks like a drawing I enjoyed doing. Thanks for stopping by!
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Standing Charcoal Nude - original charcoal drawing of a nude
I always love standing poses. This one was done months ago at a drawing group and everything I'm working on at the moment is nowhere near being finished - can't even be a 'work in progress'. It's very handy to have lots of drawings around for times like this. This one is about 14 x 8" - thanks for looking!
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Sketch of Satine - original oil pastel portrait sketch
A few Caran d'Ache oil pastels were all I had with me when this sketch opportunity came up, so I just did the best I could on this quick little drawing. It's about 9 x 9" on Strathmore 403 pastel paper. Thanks for looking!
Friday, May 08, 2015
Nude in Charcoal - original charcoal drawing of a nude
Wednesday, May 06, 2015
Flamenco in Charcoal Again - original charcoal figurative drawing
I bravely decided to challenge myself with a bit of foreshortening (her right arm). This was drawn on 14 x 11" Strathmore drawing paper, but matted to about 13 x 9". Thanks for visiting my blog!
Friday, May 01, 2015
Tiny Lia - original oil pastel portrait painting (ATC)
I am on an ACEO/ATC kick at the moment and have been using Caran d'Ache Neopastels instead of my usual Senneliers. They are not as soft as the Senneliers and are easier to work with in such a small area without sharpening them. See my post on my oil pastel blog. I used a 3 1/2 x 2 1/2" piece of illustration board for this one - owing to my photography skills, it's a little warmer than in real life - will try tomorrow to get a photo in better light. Thanks for looking!
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Tango Delight - original figurative oil painting
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Tango Flourish - original figurative oil painting
They're still dancing the night away as I paint them. This one is on 7 x 5" board. Thanks for looking!
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
The Pitcher - original ink and charcoal figurative drawing
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Tango Fire - original oil figurative painting
"Tango Fire" is painted on 6 x 6" gessoed hardboard and, as always, it was much fun to visit with my little tango dancers and see what they're up to. Thanks for stopping by!
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Flamenco in Charcoal - original charcoal figurative drawing
I adore working in charcoal and I love flamenco, thus, this drawing. It's 12 x 8" on plate Bristol paper. Thanks for looking!
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Six Jivers - original acrylic figurative drawing
Every now and then I like to get out my size "0" or "1" bright (brush) and black acrylic paint to work from memory or terrorize those around me to 'hold that pose' - they don't even realize it's a pose - and draw quickly without regard to accuracy. I was working on one pose when I discovered a beautiful ear on one of my 'models' - white ear against the black shapes behind it. Yum! A tiny discovery, to be sure, but something I might not even notice unless I'd gotten busy with brush and acrylic - one of my favorite drawing methods. My post tonight is one that I did from memory and is on 14 x 17" paper. Thanks for stopping by! PS - It's raining! That's a big deal in central Texas!
Monday, April 06, 2015
Lindy's Curls - original charcoal portrait drawing
Wednesday, April 01, 2015
On My Easel - original oil figurative painting in progress
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