Connie Chadwell's Hackberry Street Studio: November 2008

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Flamenco Again - original oil figurative painting

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

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Friday Evening - original oil pastel figurative painting

SOLD

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.

Friday, November 21, 2008

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

Saturday, November 15, 2008

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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Friday, November 14, 2008

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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