Showing posts with label figurative drawing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label figurative drawing. Show all posts
Monday, February 25, 2013
The Participant - original quick portrait sketch from life
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Sketch of The Model with a Wineglass - original charcoal figurative drawing
Really good model with a moody look to her and great at holding a difficult pose with shoulder forward, leaning on her arm. Maybe a painting in this - I don't know. It's always just fun to draw, whether the drawings become paintings or not. Drawings are my absolute favorite art thing! This one is vine charcoal on Strathmore drawing paper, 14 x 11" - thanks for looking!
Friday, November 16, 2012
A Little Flamenco - original charcoal figurative drawing
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Southpaw - original charcoal figurative drawing
Totally not related to my blog - but I'm going to say it anyway - is that I saw Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder on Sunday night. Wonderful! They're such fabulous musicians and I loved every minute of their performance. See them if you can!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Monday, July 23, 2012
Frenzy - original mixed media figurative drawing
Some jive music, paper, my drawing markers, oil crayon and oil pastels, (and a tiny bit of charcoal) and I'm all set for a great evening. My crazy little jivers are back with a vengeance - well, they never really leave me - and they're jumpin' to the music on this 5 x 17" Bristol board paper. There are two of these - this is the first one to be posted.
I love the way people move - frantic, like in this drawing - or more controlled as in baseball, which is something I've been sketching lately. I sit in front of the TV watching and attempting to catch the pitcher at the moment he releases the ball. Very challenging, but I'll keep trying. I love baseball, so it's a fun thing to do. I saw the Orioles play fairly often when living in the D.C. area, but alas, no team nearby, so I make do with TV.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
I love the way people move - frantic, like in this drawing - or more controlled as in baseball, which is something I've been sketching lately. I sit in front of the TV watching and attempting to catch the pitcher at the moment he releases the ball. Very challenging, but I'll keep trying. I love baseball, so it's a fun thing to do. I saw the Orioles play fairly often when living in the D.C. area, but alas, no team nearby, so I make do with TV.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Tres Bailoras - original charcoal figurative drawing
This drawing is done with vine charcoal on 14 x 16" Strathmore drawing paper. These are pretty quick poses, which is why they have a sort of unfinished look. I keep thinking that I'll tighten them up, but I know I won't - maybe it's a touch of laziness on my part, but also the drawing might end up being a bit too tight. I figure a little inexactness is more me, anyway. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Late Afternoon - original charcoal figurative drawing
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Orange Bikini - original oil pastel figurative drawing
This fun little drawing is one that I posted a while back on my oil pastel blog, which is what I do sometimes, when I'm working on an oil pastel and just sort of thinking about it. This drawing is on grey Art Spectrum Colourfix paper, nice and gritty, 12 x 9". Thanks for looking!
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Crazy Little Jivers - original mixed media figurative drawing
Here they are again, no sign of wearing down, much less stopping their antics! Where there's music with that boogie beat, you'll find them dancing the night away! I used ink - probably the Prismacolor pen - I just reach for them and don't really notice which one I have while in the heat of battle - and Caran d'Ache wax crayons. These crayons, Neocolor I, are a delight to work with, as are all the Caran d'Ache products that I've tried. Plus, there's a tiny bit of charcoal here and there. The paper is Strathmore sequential Bristol board paper 5 x 15".
It seems like weeks since I posted anything, but have been busy trying watercolors - I do this every now and again just to prove to myself that I'm way too obsessively meddlesome to do watercolor. Thanks so much for visiting my blog! Sold
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Jivedoodles Again - original graphite figurative drawing
And if you haven't worked with woodless graphite, it's also a delight. All that luscious graphite - plus, it smears well, too. I guess I shouldn't say "smear" - not too sophisticated - maybe "soften" is better.
I hope everyone had a lovely Easter - thanks so much for stopping by!
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Little Jivers - original figurative ink drawing
Here's an example of what I did while waiting (for what seemed like an hour) for an appointment. I could see it would be a lengthy wait and, fortunately, I had a couple of pens - one regular ballpoint and the other, a marker with a thin tip. Also lucky for me, I had a 6 x 6 pad of Bristol board paper, so I did lots of pages of these little people. I worked on designing the page, as well as scribbling my little creations - always good practice, I think. Thanks so much for dropping by! Sold
Monday, February 20, 2012
Lexie's Summer - original charcoal portrait drawing
This was drawn about midsummer, when the boredom sets in. Remember when summer went on forever? I loved it - even if I didn't have anything to do sometimes. Now time flies by, but Lexie hasn't gotten to the age where it just zooms along.
I began drawing this from life - she is a wonderful model and can hold a pose amazingly well for a young girl - then finished from some quick sketches, plus a photo. I kept it kind of loose and sketchy, but I'm pleased with the likeness. This drawing is about 20 x 16" on Stonehenge paper. Thanks so much for stopping by! See what's new on my oil pastel blog!
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