Showing posts with label ballroom dancers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ballroom dancers. Show all posts
Thursday, May 05, 2011
The Tango Lesson - original oil figurative painting
The painting comes from my many visits to tango demonstrations where you sit on the floor to watch the various dancing couples. It's 11 x 14" on panel. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Another Tango Twist - original oil figurative painting
This tango painting is on 7 x 5" Gessobord. Today was a good day to stay inside and paint, since it's very chilly, so I got a lot done. It's good to focus solely on art instead of the garden - which is very tempting this time of year. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog!
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Jivin' All Over Again - original oil figurative painting
Been busy for awhile, but am turning my attention back to art. Here is today's 6 x 6" painting on Gessobord of my jivers. I was listening to a little of Matthew Pearl's The Last Dickens while I did this one - I love his work! Hope you're all having a nice early spring - thanks so much for stopping by! PS. This painting is based on my drawing from a few posts ago, Jivemania Again.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Feelin' the Beat - original charcoal figurative drawing
Friday, January 14, 2011
Another Tango Passion - original oil figurative painting
Wednesday, January 05, 2011
More Black and White Tango - original charcoal figurative sketch
This sketch will be the underlayer for a painting. I've not used this approach very much, but I know artists who do this - spray fixative on it and then paint over the drawing. Using this method should make the painting practically paint itself. This pose with the outside leg extending back is really a difficult one, because it's not very easy to make obvious which leg is in back, which is in front. While I'm pretty pleased with this one, I still may make changes in the painting as I work. This sketch is on 7 x 5" Gessobord.
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
Another Black and White Tango - original charcoal figurative dancer sketch
Here's a little loose gestural sketch of a painting to do tomorrow. It's charcoal on 6 x 6" Bristol board paper. Thanks so much for stopping by! SOLD
Thursday, December 09, 2010
"Tango Luv" - original oil figurative painting
This oil painting is on 7 x 5" Gessobord. Thanks so much for stopping by! To send me a private message, just click the "contact me" button to the right of my posts. SOLD
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Tango Fever II - original oil figurative painting
This couple really threw themselves into the dance they (and I) love. What graceful athletes they were - really gorgeous to watch! At last it's actually cool here in central Texas. As I suffered through our three digit temps much of the summer, I kept thinking that this time would eventually arrive. And it did. Ahhhhhh.
Today's painting is on 7 x 5" Gessobord and was delicious fun to paint. Thanks for stopping by! SOLD
Today's painting is on 7 x 5" Gessobord and was delicious fun to paint. Thanks for stopping by! SOLD
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Jivers - original mixed media figurative drawing
More fun for this little couple. This drawing began with ink, then Neocolor I, and finished with oil pastel. It's on 12 x 12" Bristol board paper. Thanks so much for looking!
Thursday, September 02, 2010
A Little Tango Step - original oil figurative painting
This painting is 7 x 5" on Gessobord and I was pleased with it because I thought it fairly painterly. I always think of myself as a 'line' person, so painting is actually a second language for me. Does anyone else feel they are either a 'line' or a 'shape' person? When I heard first heard that idea, it made perfect sense to me. What do y'all think? Line or shape? Anyone out there who's both?
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Sunday, August 29, 2010
Tango Flirt - original oil figurative painting
This couple was both graceful and athletic - thrilling to watch! The painting is on 7 x 5" Gessobord.
At the risk of boring you with my shorthand sketches, I thought I'd put some on this post, anyway. These were done at the local swimming pool, while I was there with my grandchildren. It's amazing the energy the little boys had - they were tireless in the games they played. These drawings are definitely from memory, because the second I put pencil to paper, they had zoomed on to something else. There are lots of these, but you're in luck - I'm just posting a few of them. I don't imagine anyone else can tell what's going on in these sketches except me. There's just enough information to remind me of the angle of the head or the foreshortening of the arms, especially (it's probably impossible to see) the hands of the little boy as he releases the ball. My eyes just zeroed in on his hands and I got them - tough to see, I know, but the little sketch speaks volumes to me.
I guess everyone has his or her own "shorthand" and it's particularly useful when working with figures in action, like these little fellows.
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Sunday, August 22, 2010
Tango Drama - original oil figurative painting
A hot dance for a hot night - at least here in the Texas Hill Country, where it's very warm and humid tonight. This painting is on 6 x 6" panel - thanks so much for stopping by!
Sunday, August 08, 2010
Tango Bliss - original oil figurative painting
Here they are, loving their favorite dance, and each other. This painting is oil on 6 x 6" Gessobord and is a bit softer than usual, which is the effect I was seeking, so I'm pleased. I have been doing several of these - some for a show - and I find I never, ever tire of painting and drawing dancers. It's probably all their energy that appeals to me and the emotion - always the emotion!
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Jumpin' - original mixed media figurative drawing by Connie Chadwell
This drawing began with a Prismacolor marker, then moved to Caran d'Ache Neoart Aquarelle, then finished up with oil pastel. I worked furiously and when it was done, I had about as much color on me as on the drawing. It's on Strathmore 300 6 x 6" Bristol board. There's a lot left unsaid here, but I wanted to do it quickly before I got bogged down in too much detail. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog! Sold
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Monday, March 22, 2010
More Tango Nights - original oil pastel figurative painting by Connie Chadwell
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Waiting to Dance - original oil figurative painting by Connie Chadwell
This painting is oil on 12 x 12" gessoed panel. It is, as an artist friend referred to my work, another of my 'short stories'. Is she waiting for someone who will never show up, or will she be asked to dance? I don't know. I hate to stare, although being so addicted to drawing and painting figures, I'm sure I should be embarrassed at all the 'watching' (there's a nice word for it) that I do. Anyway, I'm not sure how this story ended. Happily, I hope.
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Sunday, December 20, 2009
More Jitterbugs - original figurative oil painting by Connie Chadwell
I did see some folks carrying on like this recently - just living for the moment - and it was great to watch! The result for my artwork was lots of fun sketches that I may turn into paintings and post later. This 6 x 6" painting is on Gessobord and is somewhat tamer than some of the other drawings I brought home. It was so enjoyable to paint these little wild things that I think I actually smiled while I painted. Thanks so much for stopping by - I always love for you to visit Hackberry Street Studio! SOLD
Monday, September 21, 2009
More Tango Fever - original oil figurative painting by Connie Chadwell
More tango - this one is oil on Gessobord, 12 x 9", which like the last post, is a little bigger than I usually do for tango dancers. I was especially happy with the foreshortening of the leg. I did this painting from the recent charcoal drawing, "Tango Sketch". They're not exactly alike, because I decided to add a little flourish, but definitely similar.
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