Showing posts with label art on paper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art on paper. Show all posts
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Lindy Sleeping - original charcoal figurative drawing
Friday, January 30, 2015
Model on a Sofa - original oil pastel figurative painting
Wednesday, December 03, 2014
Jive Crazy - original charcoal figurative drawing
Listening to lots of jive music today, just couldn't help drawing this little couple - they're loving the oldies! It's on 6 x 6" Bristol board paper. Thanks for stopping by!
Saturday, November 22, 2014
Another Tango Charm - original figurative charcoal drawing
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Charcoal Tango - original charcoal figurative drawing
The tango dancers have danced my way again - this time they're on 14 x 11" Bristol paper. I used vine charcoal plus General's new Primo Elite Grande charcoal pencil. Very nice to work with. Charcoal is probably my all-time favorite to use in my drawings - so responsive and so forgiving and the delicious variety in the strokes one can make with it are such a joy! Thanks so much for stopping by! Sold
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Devie - original oil pastel portrait painting
Here's another portrait on the orangey Mi-Teintes paper, 9 x 12". This young woman was such a pleasure to paint. As I'm sure I've said before, the textured side of this paper is wonderful for helping me keep the piece from getting too tight. Although I really layer the oil pastel on her face, the rest is fairly loose. Thanks for stopping by!
Monday, November 10, 2014
Scibbled Nude - original ink drawing of a nude
I'm planning to use this drawing for something else - a painting, or maybe a drypoint etching (my latest obsession) - but the best laid plans and all that. It was fun working on patterned paper. This drawing is about 7 1/2 x 7 1/2", using an ultra fine point Sharpie. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Thursday, November 06, 2014
The Message - original oil pastel portrait sketch
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Jerri - original oil pastel portrait drawing
Jerri is such a good model and I have more drawings of her that may actually turn into paintings. I'm always saying that and nothing comes of it. And I don't think a drawing is made legitimate by becoming a painting - it's just that sometimes, things look good in oil paint. I am especially interested in doing paintings that are also drawings for a good portion of the piece. Too many times, I've covered up lines that I loved and then missed them. Am going to try not to do that again. Anyway, that's what I'm up to here at Hackberry Street Studio. Glad you stopped by - thanks for listening! Sold
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Sketch of Boxers - original oil pastel figurative drawing
As a little kid, I watched the 'fights' on TV with my father - a brutal sport, I know, but I admire the superb conditioning of the contestants. I'm thinking about doing more of these drawings, possibly long panels of them. This one was done on carton paper, 7 x 5". Thanks for stopping by!
Tuesday, September 09, 2014
Pink Tutu - oiginal oil pastel figurative painting
I had the pleasure of sitting and watching some young ballerinas - a real drawing opportunity. This one kept fiddling with her new tutu - I think she just loved touching it and feeling like a real ballerina. The painting is done on 7 x 5" carton from Judson's Art Outfitters - can also be purchased from Amazon. I love the cardboard color, since I'm a fan of drawing on cardboard - even though that's a no-no in the conservation department. The carton is archival and good for oil, acrylic and soft pastel, as well. Thanks for stopping by!
Friday, September 05, 2014
Ink Dance - original ink figurative drawing
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Seated Dancer - original ink figurative drawing
Line is my favorite drawing method and I had a really good time with this little drawing - squiggle, squiggle. It's done with an Itoya Doubleheader and touches from my Niji Waterbrush on Borden & Riley Paris paper, 12 x 9". Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Saturday, August 23, 2014
Woman at a Restaurant - original ink figurative drawing
Another line drawing - just fooling around with ink, 12 x 9" on Borden and Riley Paris paper for pens. Today I participated in a photogravure printmaking class sponsored by the McNay Art Museum in conjunction with their photogravure exhibit. We went to Hare and Hound Press for instruction - I will never master the intricacies of printmaking, but today was interesting and fun.
Here's my print - maybe a little over wiped, but not too bad, I think.
Here's my print - maybe a little over wiped, but not too bad, I think.
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Brenda - original oil pastel portrait drawing
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Two Nudes - original charcoal nude drawing
Here are two more nudes from the latest drawing session. Done on Strathmore drawing paper, about 14 x 9". I drew while listening to "music" that sounded like pots and pans banging around. I am not kidding - but it was a mostly youngish group and since I was the newcomer, I couldn't say anything. Thanks for stopping by!
Thursday, July 24, 2014
JiveHappy - original ink figurative drawing
My little jivers are back with a vengeance - well, actually, they are never far away. I think all my little characters know I love them! I've been doing lots of sketches that may or may not end up as paintings. I'm a firm believer in drawing just for the sake of drawing - so whether they become paintings doesn't really matter to me. This one is ink on 6 x 6" Bristol board. Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Summer Reader - original oil pastel figurative sketch
Here's a little sketch I did of a girl engrossed in her book - not the required reading during school terms. The joy of summer - I remember it well! This is oil pastel on 9 x 12" Strathmore 403 paper. Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Sunday, June 08, 2014
Charcoal Sketch of a Seated Model - original figurative charcoal drawing
I was very fortunate to have some wonderful company for the past week or so and they just happened to be terrific models, so I have lots of drawings from which to make paintings. Maybe my enthusiasm for the drawings will carry over into making the paintings. For me, drawings are so immediate and don't even require me to think - just react to the model. It's absolute heaven! I did one painting from life, last week, that turned out really well, but the other one was a failure. Except for the nose. The nose was pretty good, so I wiped off everything but the nose. This drawing was done with really soft vine charcoal on cream Strathmore drawing paper and is about 10 x 8". Thanks so much for stopping by!
Monday, May 26, 2014
Seated Nude in Black and White - original charcoal drawing of a nude
This is a drawing I dug out from a few months ago. It's about 12 x 8 1/2", done in vine charcoal on Bristol paper. I love the way charcoal behaves on Bristol board - the way it copes with that slick surface. Thanks for stopping by.
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