On My Easel - oil pastel figurative work in progress

I was just having fun with this one that's done from a scene I saw recently - I enjoyed the happy colors.  I will work on it some more - not kidding myself about the major things I need to develop - but will love every moment; it's simply a delight to work on!  This is painted with Sennelier oil pastels on 8 x 10" Multi Media pastel panel.  Hope you enjoy - thanks for stopping by!

Redhead Tango - original figurative oil painting

Just for fun, I used slightly different dancers this time - he doesn't have his hat and his partner is a redhead.  I love the colors in red hair and those redheads who have a greenish tint - well not really green exactly, but a greenish undertone - are fascinating.  I LOVE painting them.  And I was so interested in the way she has her head turned while he plants a kiss on her cheek.  A devil to paint, but I enjoyed it.  This painting is 6 x 6" on gessoed board. Thanks for looking!

Jive on Green - original acrylic figurative painting

Here's just a sort of fun thing I did over the weekend - 12 x 16" acrylic on board.  Thanks for looking!

Jivin' Their Way - original oil figurative painting

I really loved doing this one - well, of course, I have fun with every single one of my jivers, but this one, especially.  Maybe it's because I sense their joy. The painting's not dry yet, so is a little fuzzy-looking in the photo.  "Jivin' Their Way" is on 8 x 8" archival canvas panel.  Thanks so much for stopping by! SOLD

On My Easel - Sketch of Dancers - original oil pastel figurative sketch

I am sort of obsessed with the way this woman has her arm around this guy - a 'hold' I guess I'd call it.  Lately, I've done a bunch of drawings of women with their arms like this, so I guess that amounts to an obsession.  It will pass.  Thanks for stopping by!

Another Evening at the Bistro - original oil figurative painting

I hope everyone had a great Fourth!  Most places in this part of the world nixed the fireworks display because of the wildfire danger, but we had one here in Junction.  I watched from my back porch - it was actually down at the city park on the Llano River - but still a good view and the show was really fine!
This painting is on 8 x 10" archival canvas board.  Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Another Couple at the Bistro - original oil figurative painting

I just love the blues that decorate this little establishment - juxtaposing warm and cool of any hue is thrilling to me and it's probably why I've always loved this place.  Plus there are always plenty of people to observe - and then paint.  I'm sort of a gossip in paint.  Instead of saying "you should have seen so-and-so at such-and-such a place", I just paint them.  But you're safe!  In almost all cases, I don't know my subjects and only make teeny little sketches - maybe just a turn of head that's hard to remember otherwise.  I do just a few lines, more akin to a gesture than a full-fledged sketch, and then I make them 'my people', anyway.
This one is 5 x 7" on Gessobord.  Thanks for stopping by!  Sold

Happy to See Him - original oil figurative painting

I am interested in painting a tango dancer with her hand on her partner's face - like here - and although these two aren't necessarily tango dancers, it just seemed to me to work here.  Last weekend, I was in a coffee shop with the most gorgeous green paint on the walls.  I love green and I've been thinking about that paint color, so here we are - hand on face, green on walls.  
As always, though, there was red paint involved.  Cadmium red.  The worst offender.  It seeks me out.  It finds me.  It attaches itself to my skin, hair, clothes and everything else it can find.  And it's not just cadmium red that bedevils me.  For years, I painted with only ivory black, yellow ochre, titanium white and Indian red.  Indian red is much the same, I can tell you!  Does this affect anyone else?  Am I the only one?  Sigh.
This painting is 6 x 6" on Gessobord.  Thanks so much for dropping by!

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!

Sketch of a Couple - original figurative charcoal sketch

Here's a sketch of a couple I was able to observe today - I was sitting some distance away and without my glasses, but I think I got the jist of the thing.  I know what I think was going on, but will leave it open to interpretation.  This will be a painting soon.
Yesterday, at the National Gallery here in London, I found a Vuillard painting I had not known about - The Earthenware Pot - and I love it!  Can't get it out of my mind. 
This drawing is on sketch paper, about 7 x 9", using General's Primo charcoal pencils.  Thanks for looking!

Favorite Table - original oil figurative painting

This painting is on 7 x 5" panel - thanks for looking!

Milonga Stroll - original oil figurative painting

My tango couple has been on vacation for awhile (a tango cruise, maybe?).  Now they're back, strolling to the dance floor for the next tango.  I did this one quickly, without many details, because it just felt "right".  I stopped before I killed it!  Amazing!  (Patting self on back.)
This painting is 7 x 5" on Gessobord.  Thanks so much for stopping by! SOLD

Evening at the Cafe - original oil figurative painting by Connie Chadwell

I just got back into town and thought I should get busy posting something, so here is a restaurant painting - 11 x 14" on Gessobord. Thanks so much for stopping by.

Tango Sweethearts - original oil figurative painting by Connie Chadwell

I didn't really intend for this couple to look as if they were going to kiss - I just wanted them to dance. They paid no attention to me, however, so here they are on canvas, 12 x 9". Thanks so much for stopping by!

The Couple at the Bar - original oil figurative painting by Connie Chadwell

This is from one of my bar drawings. It was a Friday evening and this couple was engaged in deep conversation, oblivious to everything going on around them. They were still there when I left.

Although it was a little darker in the bar area, I kept it lighter so my figures could be seen. The painting is 8 x 10" on Gessobord.

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Music Lovers - original oil figurative painting by Connie Chadwell

I've had this painting in my head for awhile and today I finally got it done - or 'got 'er done' - as they say in these parts. I'm happy because I think it expresses the emotion I was seeking.

It's 6 x 6" on Gessobord.

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"Tango Lovers Again" - original oil figurative painting

My favorite subject - the romance of tango. This painting is 7 x 5" on gessoed panel. Thanks for stopping by! SOLD

Hot Tango - original oil figurative painting

I've hesitated to post this painting because it is similar to another one I did recently, just smaller. But I really love this little painting - it's looser and more juicy than I usually do. Note to me - don't strive for precision, or what passes for precision with me, just let go. It's 7 x 5" on gessoed board.

Thanks so much for stopping by! SOLD

Valentines - original oil pastel figurative painting

This oil pastel on Pastelbord is 7 x 5". I loved doing this one and am very happy you stopped by! SOLD

More Tango Passion - original oil figurative painting

And now back to tango.

For some reason - I think because I took the picture early this morning with available light, (I usually take pictures under lights) it doesn't appear as gold in the background as it really is. Anyway, this painting is 7 x 5", oil on board. Thanks for stopping by! SOLD