Showing posts with label oil pastel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oil pastel. Show all posts
Thursday, June 14, 2018
"Black Dress" - oil pastel drawing of the model
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
On My Easel - original oil pastel profile in progress
Much to do on this piece, and since I love drawing profiles, it'll be a pleasure, It's on Colourfix paper, 16 x 20". Thanks for looking!
Thursday, April 12, 2018
Profile - oil pastel portrait
Another of the oil pastel over acrylic paper drawings- what a pleasant combo to work with. This one is 12 x 12". Thanks for looking!
Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Looking Around - mixed media figurative
I slathered acrylic paint on paper pretty thickly, then drew with a General's Peel & Sketch charcoal pencil, and worked over that with oil pastel. Kind of a quick, frantic piece done from one of my old black and white drawings. Oil pastel works so great over acrylic - really just glides over the surface. On 9 x 12" Strathmore acrylic paper. Thanks for stopping by!
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
On My Easel - Cowboy - oil pastel figurative work in progress
Hoping to get this finished tomorrow, it's 6 x 12" on Ampersand Pastelbord, which is so great. I love dogs and love seeing cowboys and their dogs - the best. Much to do, but such a pleasure to work on this subject and on Pastelbord. Thanks for looking!
Monday, August 28, 2017
Playing Guitar - oil pastel figurative drawing
Hey, Houston, Corpus Christi, Victoria and all of y'all down that way coping with this disaster - hope you're safe!
Friday, June 16, 2017
On My Easel - oil pastel portrait drawing in progress
I have so many things that I'm working on and nothing is anywhere near being finished, so here's one of the works in progress. Lots of stuff to do to reach a stopping point, but am thinking I'll leave the negative space as is. It's about 14 x 12" on Colourfix paper. Thanks for stopping by!
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Gwen - original oil pastel nude painting
Tuesday, January 03, 2017
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
At the Soirée - original oil pastel figurative drawing
This drawing happened quickly - I had been thinking about this tilt of the head, so I just experimented. There wasn't a model in sight, so I simply had to make do. And I just let it be the way it is - pretty loose, my favorite thing, actually. For the support, I used multi-media artboard that I purchased from Jerry's and I love it! I think it'll take lots of abuse and the surface is wonderful - accepts everything I've tried. I'm SO thankful to be living when there are many art products available - no grinding colors myself - ugh! The artboard is 10 x 8" and I left a little border around it, so maybe it's about 9 x 7". Thanks for stopping by!
Monday, September 28, 2015
Sketch of Moira - original oil pastel portrait drawing
I've drawn and painted this model before and it was great to have her as the model again. She holds the pose so well - I'm not at all sure I could do that. This drawing was done on 14 x 11" Art Spectrum Colourfix paper, using gloriously gooey Senneliers. Colourfix is thought of and advertised as a surface for soft pastel, but it is absolutely perfect for oil pastel - its surface allows the application of multiple layers. If you like working with oil pastel, do give this paper a try. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Snuggle - original oil pastel figurative painting
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Nude on Blues - original oil pastel nude painting
Friday, August 21, 2015
Livy Reading - original oil pastel figurative painting
to WWI. Have read many books on this subject and am also reading the Maisie Dobbs mystery series which is set in the years immediately after the war. Good to mix mystery and history - my two favorite subjects. I'm wondering if other artists out there listen to books while painting. Anyway, I'm not sure what Livy's reading, but she does seem engrossed in her book. I painted Livy on 10 x 8" Ampersand Pastelbord, using mostly Sennelier oil pastels. Thanks for stopping by!
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Polka Dot Bow - ACEO original oil pastel portrait painting
Friday, March 13, 2015
Seated Model with Wineglass - original oil pastel figurative painting
Done on Judson's Guerilla Painter carton paper, this painting is 7 x 5" - I used mostly Senneliers with a few Caran d'Ache and Holbein. It's so satisfying to work on this paper - it has many of the attributes of the carton paper of the Impressionists' day, but is touted as being more archival. I love its warm color, as well. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog - check out my latest posting on my oil pastel blog by clicking here.
Sunday, March 01, 2015
The Model Takes a Break - original oil pastel figurative painting
This little piece is one I did while the model was waiting 'til break time was over. It's on 7 x 5" Pastelbord and is another one I think will become a larger piece. My previous post (The Model in a Dark Robe) is one that I have been painting as a larger work and it is SO different from the original. When the larger painting is finished, I'll post it - or maybe I shouldn't, since it's taken such a different turn that it may look as if someone else did it. Hmmm - don't know how that happens - oh well, thanks for stopping by!
Friday, January 30, 2015
Model on a Sofa - original oil pastel figurative painting
Sunday, January 04, 2015
Nude with Flowered Panel - original oil pastel painting of a nude model
I love painting and drawing nudes and I love flowered panels, so this was one I really enjoyed doing. It's on 7 x 5" Pastelbord. Thanks for looking!
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!
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