Friday, June 15, 2018
"Nude with Earrings" - original oil pastel painting of a nude
I've always loved back views because they are mysterious and actually very challenging. I worked here to get the values correct. And just to be completely true to myself, I didn't add color to her left leg. Drawing - my true love! Using Sennelier oil pastels, I painted this piece on 12 x 9" Colourfix paper. Thanks so much for looking!
Thursday, June 14, 2018
"Black Dress" - oil pastel drawing of the model
Tuesday, June 05, 2018
"Eggplant Aloft" - original still life oil painting
Here's more from my painting workshop. I was afraid the arrangement wouldn't be acceptable to our instructor, Scott Conary, but it passed muster and I was on my way. This workshop has opened up new painting ideas for me. This one is on canvas board, 8 x 10". Thanks for looking!
Sunday, June 03, 2018
"Shelly's Red Locket" - watercolor portrait sketch
Another watercolor experiment. This time I kept thinking 'what's wrong with this paper?' The color would hardly stay on the paper and was about to drive me crazy. Also, I was using a pan watercolor set made by Yarka. I bought it probably 10 or so years ago, never used it, and I decided that either Strathmore, the paper maker, or Yarka paints must be defective. Then I took a really close look at the paper. I had, at some point, coated it with gesso to make it easier to lift the paint and totally forgotten. So I was the culprit. Anyway, I've since found my Yupo and I don't really need to gesso the paper. This little portrait is 12 x 9". Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Saturday, May 26, 2018
"Left Behind" - original still life oil painting
Here's another of the still life paintings from the class. Probably sounds silly, but I tried to imagine that the pears have emotions (and who knows?) and they're being pretty mean, excluding the poor green pear. So I arranged them accordingly. Fun to paint - I'm learning to love painting fruit and vegetables - something I never dreamed would happen. This painting is 8 x 10". Thanks for looking!
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
The Fortune Teller - original oil pastel portrait painting
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Quick Drawing of a Seated Woman - oil pastel portrait drawing
Sunday, May 20, 2018
Poblano Pepper - still life painting
Something completely different for me - still life! I just finished taking an amazing workshop with Scott Conary at Atelier Dojo in Austin. It sort of opened up a new art world for me. This painting is on canvas board, 12 x 9". Thanks for looking!
Monday, May 14, 2018
The Believer - original oil pastel portrait
This piece is on gritty pastel paper, using Sennelier oil pastels and is 10 x 8". May use this pose further - don't know yet. Thanks so much for looking!
Friday, May 11, 2018
Fixing Her Shoe - figurative drawing of a ballerina/ballet dancer
Getting ready to dance, this young ballet dancer readies her shoes - charcoal and oil pastel on Art Spectrum Colourfix paper, 12 x 9". Thanks for visiting my blog!
Thursday, May 10, 2018
Keeley's Self Confidence - oil pastel portrait sketch
I first laid down lots of yellow ochre acrylic paint, then drew and scribbled with oil pastel till I "found" Keeley. This one is on about 10 x 9" acrylic paper. Thanks for looking!
Tuesday, May 01, 2018
Trying out some chalks - drawing of woman looking into light
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Braids - charcoal portrait drawing of the model
The braids were a real challenge, but in the end, I was pleased. I used vine charcoal on some really old Grumbacher drawing paper that I found in the back of the closet. Grumbacher hasn't made drawing paper in years, so this paper is definitely vintage, but because it's acid-free, still wonderful to work on. 17 x 14". Thanks for looking!
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 19, 2018
Her Suspicious Look - original oil pastel portrait drawing
The same shirt on this model as "Profile" from two posts ago, but with entirely different results. I didn't know if her look was boredom or suspicion, so I went with suspicion. This piece is oil pastel over acrylic paint on Strathmore acrylic paper, 12 x 12". Thanks for visiting Hackberry Street Studio!
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Jive Scribbles #5 - charcoal figurative drawings
I left the far right dancers totally unfinished - or maybe just barely begun. The drawing is vine charcoal on Strathmore Windpower recycled drawing paper, 11 x 14". Thanks for visiting my blog!
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!
Thursday, April 05, 2018
A Quick Life Drawing - original charcoal life drawing
Wednesday, April 04, 2018
Model Watching the Clock - original oil pastel over acrylic
Friday, March 30, 2018
Drawing of a Young Woman - charcoal portrait drawing
I didn't have my laptop for over a week and was just helpless when it came to posting my art - it's pretty pathetic when one is so dependent on a machine, but there it is. This 8 x 6" drawing is one I really loved doing - I began it with a tiny charcoal piece held on its side and scribbled as quickly as I could. And when the shapes were in, I worked on her features, using vine charcoal and a kneaded eraser on mixed media paper. Thanks for stopping by!
Sunday, March 18, 2018
Nude on Lavender-Grey - oil pastel drawing of a nude
I had planned to do this nude sort of coming out of a lavender-grey mist, but my love of line got the best of me. To paraphrase Alex Powers, one is either a line person or a shape person and I confess I'm of the line persuasion. Anyway, as with just about all nudes, this one was fun and satisfying to draw. I love figurative work, especially nudes - the human body is such a wonder and always beautiful to me, no matter the size or shape. This one is 10 x 8" - thanks for stopping by!
Thursday, March 15, 2018
The Window - figurative oil painting
Just fooling around with a bit of a landscape and a girl in a black dress. I'll no doubt do more to it - things to do - but I've enjoyed painting this one. Have been straightening my studio - what a mess! When I get busy drawing or painting, I don't seem to notice the jumble of stuff, but when I'm through and take a look around, I'm pretty disgusted. So for the next few days, I will just combine cleaning with my drawing endeavors and maybe someday, I'll adopt a "clean as I go" approach. This painting is on 10 x 10" panel. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Monday, March 12, 2018
Nude on Blue-Grey Paper - charcoal life drawing with touches of white charcoal
Tuesday, March 06, 2018
Drawing of Small Trees - sienna landscape drawing
This drawing of some small trees is one that I did with General's sienna compressed pastel. These pastels are just great to work with and are a good value. I have fallen in love with drawing trees - can't get enough of it. This drawing is on 12 x 9" pastel paper. Thanks for stopping by!
Watercolor Portrait - w/c practice
Okay, here's another watercolor portrait - gotta get in there and try, ya know. Although I do have some fairly successful w/c landscapes, this medium mostly eludes me in portrait work, even after studying with a fabulous w/c portrait painter, it's still a struggle - maybe because I do it so seldom. One should approach these challenges more than, say, once a year. This one is 12 x 9" on cold press paper. Thanks for stopping by!
Saturday, March 03, 2018
How I Start a Drawing - ink volleyball gestures
Here are a few gestures from a volleyball game at which I was a spectator. These kinds of drawings always remind me of wire sculptures - an art form that I really enjoy. I did these in a little notebook that I often carry - one of the drawings has my notes in Gregg shorthand - another art form, as well as a communication device. I still use shorthand most days and am thinking of ways to incorporate it into my artwork. Several years ago, I saw that done in a painting - it was more of an assemblage that featured a key on a cord that was draped in front of the shorthand. Really unique and beautiful. Anyway, back to the present - I realize that these drawings don't appear to be very substantial, but for me, all the art I do starts this way. Thanks for looking.
Friday, March 02, 2018
Country Music - original charcoal figurative
This drawing started out as a gesture sketch from life at a dance, then I just filled it in with vine charcoal and the occasional swipe of my kneaded eraser. Really, it is like the silhouette drawing exercise, which I think is so effective for showing each part of the figure in relation to everything else. Charcoal on pastel paper, 12 x 9". Thanks for stopping by!
Thursday, February 22, 2018
Bobbie Looking Up - oil pastel portrait
Another oil pastel portrait - love this model - on MultiMedia pastel panel, 10 x 8". Thanks so much 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!
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Drawing of a Nude - charcoal life drawing
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