Lila's Naptime

This 20-minute life drawing was done with vine charcoal on cold press watercolor paper. 18" x 24".

Another Geisha

Geishas are among my favorite subjects. Although I will probably do a larger, more finished piece based on this drawing, I sometimes find that a painting loses some of the life and looseness found in the drawing. This is oil pastel on Strathmore 403.

Five of my works - all of which have been featured on my blog - are in the annual juried membership show of the Kerrville Art Club at the Kerr Arts and Cultural Center in Kerrville, Texas. If you're in the area, please drop by and see our show.

Lollipop

This 8" x 6" painting is oil pastel on Strathmore 403 paper.

Dancing Girl

Oil pastel on Strathmore 403.

At the Beach

This painting of the little girl studying the sand at her feet is oil, 6" x 6".

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1950s

I'm away from home and studio and likely to stay that way for a few days due to an ice storm. This is when old movies on TV come in. I watched a rock and roll movie from the 50s - not memorable, but some of the characters were fun to draw. This guy was a guitarist in one of the bands that played a song in the movie. I loved the outfit he wore; the jacket had a design, but I had to draw quickly, so just got the overall color. Oil pastel on Strathmore 403.

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Girl with Her Little Dog

I saw this girl standing outside the grocery store, waiting I think, for her mom. I don't know what she was watching so intently, but her little dog was completely unconcerned. This is oil on board, 7" x 5".

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Mitchell

Vine charcoal w/touches of white pastel on Strathmore drawing paper.

The Swashbuckler

This is the actor, the same model as in "Gangster", an earlier post. I used vine charcoal in this 20 minute pose.

Bella

Oil pastel on Mi-Tientes board.

Rehearsal

I am away from home and don't have many art supplies with me, but I was lucky to be able to watch some flamenco dancers rehearsing today, so I did this little drawing with vine charcoal on vellum Bristol. 12"x9".

Dancers

Oil on board, 7" x 5".

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Just Thinkin'

This quick little painting reminds me of a rancher standing in a parched landscape just thinking how much he needs rain. Which we got today! That's a big deal in this part of Texas. Oil on board, 6"x6".

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Caroline, Contemplating

This is one I did awhile ago, but everything else was wet or unfinished, etc. - oil on board.

Feather Fan, 20"x 16"

This feather fan was made by the model's father and given to her as a gift. Oil on board.

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Another Tango

More people dancing - I seem to have this urge to do these drawings. I guess I should call it a series. Oil pastel on Mi-tientes board. SOLD

Bullrider

I love to do rodeo drawings - I can scribble them very quickly and fill them in later. This began with a drawing I did at a rodeo last summer. I put a little watercolor over it and added oil pastel. It has an unfinished look, but I'll just let it stay that way.

Yellow Dress

This quick little drawing is oil pastel on Strathmore oil pastel paper.

Flowers

Oil pastel on cold press watercolor paper.

Gangster

This model is also an actor and I'm always delighted when he shows up to pose. Charcoal.

Sharon, Sleeping

This is oil pastel on Strathmore oil pastel paper.

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Geisha 3

This little sketch is oil pastel on cold press watercolor paper. I decided the chair was a little too red in the first photo, so I stroked warm green over it.

Flamenco

I love to watch flamenco dancers - all dancers , really. This is a first attempt - I will probably finish it after the holidays.

The paint will be more deliberate and there will be other dancers and a guitarist in the background. I just wanted to get the drawing of the dancer done. This is acrylic on board.

Tango - figure sketch

Charcoal. I sketched this, but will change the position of the male dancer's head and eliminate most of the background, I think - stay tuned.

Portrait of Chris

This was to be a longer pose, but my model got tired of the whole thing after about 22 minutes, therefore it's a 22 minute pose. Charcoal.

Portrait in an Orange Bikini

This 20 minute pose was done with acrylic - a medium I'm going to try to work with more often.

Study of Roger - Dog Portrait

I just wanted to sketch my wonderful boy, Roger, after we came home from our evening walk. He was the perfect model for about 15 minutes, which was enough time for this little drawing. Charcoal pencil on Strathmore 400.

Nude on Black No. 4

Another short pose drawn on black textured paper, using oil pastel.

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The Rookie

An oil pastel short pose on Canson Mi-Tientes.

Three Figures

Here the model is turning slightly to the right and I have attempted to capture these quick poses with a brush and three or four hues of acrylic paint on a piece of canvas.