Friday, August 19, 2016
Red, White and Blue Jive - original mixed media figurative drawing
Just a fun drawing using a little of this, a little of that - specifically, ink, watercolor, colored pencil, oil pastel. Quick and a pleasure to do - no looking back. I loved her position, looking back at him, who seems to be in another world. It's on 6 x 8" mixed media paper. Thanks for stopping by!
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Bronc Rider #2 - original figurative oil painting
This rider did really well at the pro rodeo here in Junction, Texas, last weekend. I don't know how on earth they stay on - well they don't always - but they very often do. Gorgeous horses and brave cowboys - a really great combination! This painting is on 10 x 10" canvas. Thanks for looking!
Sunday, August 07, 2016
The Godmother - original oil pastel figurative painting
We hear a lot about godfathers, but not so much about godmothers, of whom I am one. It's an awesome responsibility. I loved the tender way this woman held her little godson as they were waiting to go into the church. You can tell it was early in the spring, because not even a tiny baby would need a blanket in the triple digits we've been having this summer.
I was looking today at the forecast for the next couple of weeks. It looks like it might cool down to 93, which is pretty good when you're used to 102 degrees!
This piece is on 7 x 5" Pastelbord. Thanks for looking!
I was looking today at the forecast for the next couple of weeks. It looks like it might cool down to 93, which is pretty good when you're used to 102 degrees!
This piece is on 7 x 5" Pastelbord. Thanks for looking!
Saturday, August 06, 2016
A Nude for Sunday - original oil painting of a nude model
This painting is on 6 x 6" Gessobord. Thanks for stopping by!
Thursday, August 04, 2016
Nudes on Aqua Paper - original charcoal sketches of nudes
The paper doesn't look aqua here, but it really is - Fabriano azure. I love all the fabulous papers available and am always haunting art stores for colored papers for drawings. This one is about 9 x 12". Thanks for stopping by! SOLD
Saturday, July 30, 2016
Songbird - original charcoal portrait sketch
Thursday, July 28, 2016
Country Love - original oil figurative painting
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016
The Exit - original oil pastel figurative
Monday, July 25, 2016
Lilia on the Bed - original figurative oil painting
I love painting these little 6 x 6" panels and have a few on my easel to finish in the next few days. Thanks for looking!
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Summer - original miniature oil portrait painting
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Wednesday, July 20, 2016
On My Easel - Wanna Dance - original charcoal figurative sketch
With this drawing, I was searching for the right casual approach by the woman. Since I photographed this sketch, though, I have decided to do the painting with only her hand on his shoulder. Will post the painting when I'm through. It's fun to go through all the possibilities and work out the right approach. This drawing is on 12 x 9" pastel paper. Thanks for looking!
Sunday, July 17, 2016
A Few Minutes with Steffi - original oil pastel portrait drawing
This quick drawing of Steffi was fun to do - of course, I always wish for more time. It seems to work better, though, when I have to scramble to get the drawing done in a few minutes. I did this on 9 x 12" oil pastel paper with Sennelier oil pastels. Thanks for stopping by!
Sunday, July 10, 2016
On My Easel - Another Torch Singer - original oil pastel figurative painting in progress
This painting is pretty well sketched in - now I want to bring it to a more "finished" state. Figurative work attracts me so much because, I think, of the emotional content. Of course, the technical aspects are first, but that special moment, that fleeting expression, always draws me in and I'm always watching for it. This painting is on 12 x 9" Pastelbord. Hoping to finish it tomorrow, but maybe not 'til later in the week - will post when it's done. Thanks so much for looking!
Girl with Tablet - original oil pastel portrait
I just colored over the notan I did in the previous post and realized, too, that I had not included some shadows in the original. Oh well, a learning process and a really great guide for further work. Years ago, I took a portrait class in pastel in which we did something similar - the underpainting wasn't black and white, but color values instead. This coming week, I'll be concentrating on that way of working. Thanks for stopping by!
Friday, July 08, 2016
Dark and Light - original water-soluble pencil notan sketch
A little notan sketch - I guess it qualifies as notan - just trying to simplify and then maybe work in color. It's drawn on 9 x 12" Yupo. Thanks for stopping by!
Tuesday, July 05, 2016
Sketch for "Formal" - original charcoal figurative drawing
Thursday, June 30, 2016
Shelly Reading - original oil figurative painting
Every now and then, I like to go really small like this 4 x 4" oil - can't noodle with it too much and can't have much detail. Painted with a pretty big brush, it's on Ampersand Gessobord. Thanks for looking!
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Rapt Attention - original charcoal figurative drawing
I've done a few sketches lately of groups of people and this woman particularly interested me, so I singled her out for a drawing. She was so interested in what the other two people at the gathering were saying that it was perfect for me. She (unintentionally) held the pose for a long time and I was able to do a little sketch to work from when I got home. She likes the drawing, too - always a good sign! I used a Peel n Sketch charcoal pencil by General Pencil - one of my favorite drawing implements - on Strathmore sketch paper and is about 13 x 12. Thanks for stopping by!
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Nude Looking Down - original oil pastel nude
I did this one over an oil painting that just didn't make me happy - which is why this one is on Gessobord, instead of Pastelbord. Done quickly - on autopilot - it's 7 x 5" - thanks for stopping by!
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Nudes Over Nudes - original mixed media drawings of nudes
Wednesday, June 08, 2016
Country Evening - original figurative oil painting
Another evening of dancing Texas' favorite dance - the two step. I paint endless images of this dance, and never tire of it. And I love to play country music while I work. Today I listened to Bob Wills, the great country musician who is remembered for his western swing music. Waylon Jennings' song "Bob Wills Is Still The King" is absolutely right! (I don't think the Bob Wills site has music, but it can be found many places on the internet.) I used stretched portrait canvas for this - very smooth and so easy to work on. It's 10 x 8" - thanks for stopping by!
Tuesday, June 07, 2016
More Hot Tango - original oil figurative painting
This 8 x 8" painting was done on Gessobord. It's the middle of the day and somehow, I'm not as loquacious (guess that applies to the written word, too) as I am when it's much later in the day. Much, much later. Night owl stuff, actually. That's the long way of saying this will be a short post.
Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks for stopping by!
Friday, June 03, 2016
The Print Dress - original ink portrait drawing
This afternoon I was watching what I guess one would call a 'costume drama', but this 'costume' was definitely not in the movie. Somehow, though, I just had the urge to draw a print dress and here it is - a little sketch, but very pleasing to do. Ink is so tricky - this was actually a very thin marker - but you never know until you actually make a mark whether it'll work or not and then it's too late. Great for drawing training, but still, sometimes best to leave things out, which is what I did here. Usually, I just go for it and then regret it. Maybe after all this time, I'm learning that less really is more. Who knows? Anyway, it's 8 1/2 x 6" on cold press watercolor paper. Thanks for stopping by.
Thursday, June 02, 2016
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Lavender Nudes - original ink and water soluble crayon drawing
I held a Penstix ink marker pen at the end next to me, so that I couldn't control the pen very well, plus the cold press watercolor paper with all those hills and valleys also makes the job a little more iffy. SO much fun to do - I can get a looser line and somehow it's just so satisfying to my soul. Don't know what it says about me that I don't like to be in control - just an artist for ya, I guess. It's about 9 x 10 1/2". Thanks for stopping by!
Monday, May 23, 2016
On My Easel - Rita - oil pastel portrait painting in progress
Saturday, May 21, 2016
Saturday Night Scribbles - original charcoal sketches
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Sketch for Barrel Racer - original charcoal figurative drawing
Saturday, May 14, 2016
The Pitch - original charcoal figurative drawing
I've been obsessed with this left-handed pitcher thing - I suppose you can tell - and I'm getting closer to what I'm looking for - such joy when that happens! This drawing is on 11 x 14" Strathmore paper. It is ridiculously late, but really couldn't sleep without getting this to a certain point. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Sketches for Lefty - original charcoal figurative drawing
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