Apology - original oil figure painting

It seemed that she was sorry for something - I hope he accepted her apology. Oil on Gessobord, it's 7 x 5". Thanks for looking! SOLD

The Rose Tattoo - charcoal drawing of a nude

I love this tattoo and was glad I had a good view of it today in the drawing group. This drawing is from a 30 minute pose and done on Strathmore 400 drawing paper. I used several different types of charcoal. It's about 15 x 8". Thanks for stopping by!

Tango Romance II - oil painting of figures

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

Watching - charcoal portrait of a young man

This is a 20-minute charcoal drawing from the drawing group that I attended today. I'll try to do a painting based on this drawing. It's on Strathmore drawing paper. Thanks for looking!

August, 1959 - original oil figure painting

I'd really, really love to be on a beach right now - we're in for yet another night in the 'teens. Enough cold weather!

Oil on Gessobord, this painting is 5 x 7".

Sold to a collector in San Antonio.

Tango Romance - original oil figure painting

Here's another of my tango paintings - a tough pose to do, but when you're painting something you love, it works out. This dance combines expressiveness and the beauty of the figure in motion - two of my favorite things; so no matter what else I may draw or paint, I always come back to tango. This one is 7 x 5" on gessoed board.

It's so cold today that I just stayed in my cozy studio and did five new small paintings (including this one) that I will post in the coming days.

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Coffeebreak - original oil figure painting

This is not typical of my work, but I took some painting courses several years ago in which we did this type of painting. "Coffeebreak" is a quick study done from life. Once in a while I just like to try something more "modern", I guess. On gessoed hardboard, this painting is 6x6".

SOLD

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A Few Poses - charcoal drawings

Here are a few poses from the last drawing group. We didn't have a nude. Sometimes we do, or we have a portrait model. On this day, we had a model in a swimsuit with a tee. The drawing on the top, where the model is seated with her hands in her lap, is the one that (since I was late) I missed all but the last couple of minutes of the pose. It's my favorite. Although it doesn't actually make sense, I still love it. I know you shouldn't love something you do because you don't see the things that are wrong with it, but I love it precisely because of all the things that are "wrong".

Tango Mood - oil figure painting

This little painting is one of my favorites - everything just worked. She kept her head down the way I wanted and they both cooperated because, I think, they really wanted to dance together.

It's 7x5" on gessoed board. Thanks for stopping by!

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Nude with Greens and Blues - oil pastel nude

I often use oil pastel on black paper, but this time I gessoed a 5x7" "Hardbord" panel and then brushed on black acrylic. When that was dry, I used oil pastel to paint the nude from a drawing done in a life drawing group. It was really tough to get the acrylic to accept the oil pastel, especially the Sennelier. I think it was because of the pronounced brush marks I left when I applied the acrylic, plus I applied the gesso with a roller that was really for a rough surface. So I brought this on myself. Working with tiny strokes, however, got the job done, in addition to using some Caran d'Ache oil pastels, which sometimes seem to work better on rough surfaces.

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Her Move - figure painting of a young girl

I don't know the game she and her friends were playing, but she looks a little bored. Maybe it wasn't going well. This was done from a drawing. It's oil on gessoed board, 7x5". Thanks for looking!

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Study of Lexie - original oil on board

This quick little study of a one of my granddaughters will be helpful for the portrait that I will paint of her in the next couple of months. It always seems to me that studies done prior to the portrait are often more lively and charming than the portrait itself. I hope that won't be the case here, so I'll have to keep that in mind as I work. I did this in oil on a 7x5" gessoed board.