Lisa

Lisa takes elegant poses and holds them so well. I did this drawing with charcoal on Ingres-type paper. Thanks for stopping by!

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Modern Aphrodite

I have always admired the way models tirelessly hold a pose so that artists can draw and paint them.

I once did a series of Aphrodites in several different media and then segued into the modern beauties who posed at life drawing groups, especially those with tattoos and piercings. I found this one the other day and it reminded me how much I enjoyed that series. This painting is acrylic on gessoed board, 20" x 16".

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Another Nude on Black

This is another in the series of Nudes on Black. It's oil pastel on Borden & Riley black pastel paper. I love doing these because they are quick and loose - my favorite way to work.

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Celia

This quick portrait is done with watercolor crayons on Borden and Riley paper for pens. Celia is an acquaintance who has been a model for drawing groups, so holding still for a portrait was no problem for her.

Nude in Gesture

This is of course a quick little drawing with charcoal - my favorite way of making art: drawing without really thinking or focusing on any one area. It's about 14" x 4".

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Green Dress - drypoint etching w/watercolor crayon

Today's posting is a drypoint etching that I colored with oil pastel. The image size is 5" x 3 1/2" on Rives BFK.
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The Antique Vase - monotype w/oil pastel

I used oil pastel over a monotype that I did from life years ago. It's about 9" x 7". This is one of the monotypes in which you lay paper over the inked plate and draw. It's good for teaching drawing because it doesn't allow corrections very easily.

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Butterfly

The little girl in this painting couldn't believe her good luck when she was surrounded by butterflies and one actually stayed in her hand for a few seconds. This is oil on gessoed hardboard, 7"x5".

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Here Comes the Parade!

This is a Fourth of July painting done for the Daily Painters Gallery - all with red, white and blue. The painting is oil on gessoed board - 7" x 5".

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Blondie - nude, charcoal and pastel

I'm probably cheating here, since this drawing is many years old, but everything I'm working on is either still wet or not completed. I used charcoal and a little pastel on toned paper for this drawing.

A little news: The North Light book, "Strokes of Genius, The Best of Drawing", is now available. I am thrilled that one of my drawings, "The Model's Musings", is included with all the beautiful work in this publication!

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Wildflowers

This little drawing is for the Daily Painters challenge - Crayolas on black Stonehenge paper, 4" x 3".

Lonesome - figurative acrylic

This cowboy is done with acrylic paints on watercolor paper, 23" x 15".

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Hula Hoop - figurative oil

Watching this little girl brought back memories. I think I have an old hula hoop in the closet under the stairs. Maybe one of these evenings...

This is 6" x 6", oil on gessoed board.

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Garden Gate - figurative oil

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This 6" x 6" oil painting is on gessoed panel. To inquire about my work, please email me at paige312@cebridge.net.

Pinata - figurative oil

It amazes me how such dainty little girls at a birthday party can turn into determined little sluggers in search of candy. This hapless insect pinata didn't last too long under the onslaught.

Oil on 6" x 6" gessoed hardboard.

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After Five - oil pastel figurative

This is a tiny sketch for a larger piece. I did it in a hurry and didn't have a chance to put in many details and maybe that's a good thing. An impression of the scene is really what I was after. Oil pastel on Strathmore 403 - 5" x 4".

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Another Nude

Another nude in a beautiful pose - one of my all-time favorite subjects - and I was able to use enough line segments to make me happy. This one is charcoal on Strathmore paper, and is 19" x 11".

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Geisha on Bridge - figurative oil pastel

This 10" x 6 1/2" oil pastel is on black Stonehenge paper - my favorite medium on one of my favorite papers.

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Nude with Looking Glass

Oil paint on gessoed hardboard, 6" x 6". To inquire about this painting or any of my work, please email me at paige312@cebridge.net

Original Oil Tango Dancers at Artworks Gallery, Austin, TX

This 7" x 5" oil painting is another of my works currently exhibited at Artworks Gallery, 1214 W. 6th Street, Austin, TX.

My Original Oil Tango Dancers at Artworks Gallery, Austin, TX

This 14" x 11" original oil painting is one of my paintings of tango dancers which can be seen at Artworks Gallery, 1214 W. 6th Street, Austin, TX. SOLD

The Date - oil pastel

This oil pastel drawing is 6" x 7 1/2", on Stonehenge paper.

Another Eve - oil pastel figurative

Another from my "Eve" series, this painting is oil pastel on Stonehenge paper, 9" x 7", matted in a professionally cut antique white acid-free 14" x 11" mat and backing board.

To see the Oil Pastel Society Artist of the Month for May (me), click on the Oil Pastel Society link on this page for the interview.

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Solitude - portrait

This painting is one that I did from a watercolor crayon drawing done from life. It is 6" x 6", oil with touches of oil pastel on quality gessoed hardboard.

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Drama Queen - oil, figurative/portrait

I am back from my short hiatus - tanned and rested. Well, maybe not tanned, but certainly rested. And with lots and lots of material with which to create my people stories.

Plus, I was so lucky to encounter tango enthusiasts fresh from tango tours, cruises actually. They danced as I drew. More of these subjects will be posted in the coming days.

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This 5" x 7" oil is on quality gessoed hardboard. Please email me at paige312@cebridge.net to inquire about my artwork.

Bar Scene - oil pastel figurative

I had to do this drawing practically in the dark and very quickly, too. It was hard to see exactly what colors I was using, so I just relied on value.

There was just something about the jesture of this pose that attracted me. Of course, they didn't keep it for long. I LOVE drawing people when they are just being themselves and aren't "posed".

This oil pastel is 9" x 9" on Strathmore 403 paper.

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Reclining Nude - oil pastel on paper

A small oil pastel from the drawing group that I often attend, this model is one of my favorites for the classic poses that she takes.

It is matted in a professionally cut acid-free board, 11" x 14", ready to be framed behind glass.

Tango Dancers - figurative oil

This painting, "Turquoise Rhythm" is for sale on eBay at hackberrystreetstudio and is 7" x 5", oil on gessoed hardboard.

Another of the small paintings in my dancers' series, this one is called "Turquoise Rhythm" and was done from drawings I did while watching tango dancers.

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"Lila's Naptime 2" - nude, original oil, 6" x 6"

Here is a 6" x 6" oil on board version of "Lila's Naptime", the drawing that I posted earlier. This little painting was done the same night and is very similar to the larger drawing. It is for sale on eBay at hackberrystreetstudio.

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Sweet Nothings - figurative oil on board - 7" x 5"

No matter how I tried to paint her, this woman just insisted on whispering in her partner's ear. Sometimes my characters have minds of their own and are simply beyond my control. Oh well. Oil on board, 7" x 5".

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