Here's another drawing from awhile back - I've been hung up on the Mad Men marathon, then the final episode (sob) and have done very little in the way of art. Now I'll get back to work. This drawing is about 11 x 14". It has some lines in the background and a few on the figure itself that are kind of a mystery - a good bit of restating going on, I think. I always like seeing the original intentions and then what finally happened. Anyway, it looks like a drawing I enjoyed doing. Thanks for stopping by!
Monday, May 18, 2015
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Standing Charcoal Nude - original charcoal drawing of a nude
I always love standing poses. This one was done months ago at a drawing group and everything I'm working on at the moment is nowhere near being finished - can't even be a 'work in progress'. It's very handy to have lots of drawings around for times like this. This one is about 14 x 8" - thanks for looking!
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Sketch of Satine - original oil pastel portrait sketch
A few Caran d'Ache oil pastels were all I had with me when this sketch opportunity came up, so I just did the best I could on this quick little drawing. It's about 9 x 9" on Strathmore 403 pastel paper. Thanks for looking!
Friday, May 08, 2015
Nude in Charcoal - original charcoal drawing of a nude
Wednesday, May 06, 2015
Flamenco in Charcoal Again - original charcoal figurative drawing
I bravely decided to challenge myself with a bit of foreshortening (her right arm). This was drawn on 14 x 11" Strathmore drawing paper, but matted to about 13 x 9". Thanks for visiting my blog!
Friday, May 01, 2015
Tiny Lia - original oil pastel portrait painting (ATC)
I am on an ACEO/ATC kick at the moment and have been using Caran d'Ache Neopastels instead of my usual Senneliers. They are not as soft as the Senneliers and are easier to work with in such a small area without sharpening them. See my post on my oil pastel blog. I used a 3 1/2 x 2 1/2" piece of illustration board for this one - owing to my photography skills, it's a little warmer than in real life - will try tomorrow to get a photo in better light. Thanks for looking!
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Tango Delight - original figurative oil painting
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Tango Flourish - original figurative oil painting
They're still dancing the night away as I paint them. This one is on 7 x 5" board. Thanks for looking!
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
The Pitcher - original ink and charcoal figurative drawing
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Tango Fire - original oil figurative painting
"Tango Fire" is painted on 6 x 6" gessoed hardboard and, as always, it was much fun to visit with my little tango dancers and see what they're up to. Thanks for stopping by!
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Flamenco in Charcoal - original charcoal figurative drawing
I adore working in charcoal and I love flamenco, thus, this drawing. It's 12 x 8" on plate Bristol paper. Thanks for looking!
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Six Jivers - original acrylic figurative drawing
Every now and then I like to get out my size "0" or "1" bright (brush) and black acrylic paint to work from memory or terrorize those around me to 'hold that pose' - they don't even realize it's a pose - and draw quickly without regard to accuracy. I was working on one pose when I discovered a beautiful ear on one of my 'models' - white ear against the black shapes behind it. Yum! A tiny discovery, to be sure, but something I might not even notice unless I'd gotten busy with brush and acrylic - one of my favorite drawing methods. My post tonight is one that I did from memory and is on 14 x 17" paper. Thanks for stopping by! PS - It's raining! That's a big deal in central Texas!
Monday, April 06, 2015
Lindy's Curls - original charcoal portrait drawing
Wednesday, April 01, 2015
On My Easel - original oil figurative painting in progress
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Ink Jivers - original mixed media ink figurative drawing
They're back and seem to be enjoying themselves, as they always do. Drawn quickly - I know you can tell - using an Itoya pen and Crayola, this little piece is on cold press watercolor paper, 5 1/2 x 7 1/2". Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Flamenco in Dark Blue - original figurative watermedia 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.
Tuesday, March 03, 2015
Flamenco Frenzy - original charcoal figurative drawing
After watching a flamenco performance, I scribbled from memory some of the "poses" - I guess you'd say. I got on a roll with these, so you'll be seeing more of them. Using one of those boxes of vine charcoal in which there are varied thicknesses, I completed - a version of completed, anyway - many 11 x 14" drawings. Do you ever get started on a project and just not want to stop? Well, it was like that with me and was so satisfying. Lots of squiggly lines add up to time well spent for me. Thanks so much for stopping by!
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!
Monday, February 23, 2015
The Model in a Dark Robe - original oil pastel figurative painting
This sketchy piece has made me so happy because I feel I got her skin tones correct. Lately, I've been working on skin tones and trying to pay a lot of attention to getting just the right hue, value, etc., and - yippee - I have a good feeling about this one! Am hoping to turn this into an oil painting, but whenever I attempt such things, something is lost - will keep trying, though. Am I alone in having the problem of losing the feeling of the original when trying to move it to another medium? On Strathmore 403 oil pastel paper, about 11 x 8". Thanks so much for stopping by.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Red Mug - original oil pastel portrait painting
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Nude with Arms Raised - original oil painting of a nude
This nude is done from a life drawing that I posted a while back and just now got around to painting. I know one is supposed to paint no matter the lack of inspiration, but I just can't!!! Must wait 'til the stars are in the right position, etc., so I can get going on some of these projects that have been languishing. The pose couldn't have been easy for the model - keeping one's arms raised can get pretty tough after a bit. As I recall, we didn't take the full time. I love being in a group where the other artists respect the model - have been in some groups that didn't, so I didn't go back there. This is on 14 x 11" paintboard. Thanks for looking!
Jive Lovin' - original figurative oil painting
I should have let this dry a little because it's really shiny, but I didn't. Oh well. It's on 6 x 6" Gessobord. Thanks for stopping by!
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Lindy Sleeping - original charcoal figurative drawing
Friday, January 30, 2015
Model on a Sofa - original oil pastel figurative painting
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Friday, January 23, 2015
A Winter Stroll - original oil pastel figurative painting
A little fun thing on 5 x 7" Guerilla carton board - a support that I love. It can be found at Judson's Art Outfitters and has the look of the cardboard paintings by turn of the 20th century painters, but is archival. Thanks for visiting my blog!
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Lexie Just Thinking - original charcoal figurative drawing
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Small Sanguine Portrait - original watermedia portrait sketch
Here's a small sanguine Caran d'Ache Neocolor II drawing I did around Thanksgiving. I painted it on Yupo - I can't even explain why I love this surface so much. It just allows you to be expressive without fearing you'll break rules - brush this way, brush that way, take a pen and go hog wild. It doesn't really matter. Whatever happens, it's good - and fun, too. Neocolor II is the water-soluble version of Caran d'Ache's wax crayon - with the addition of a little water, it just blossoms. Very satisfying to use. This portrait is about 7 x 6". Got to get some sleep now, getting up early for exercise class early in the morning - have to get those Fitbit steps going! Thanks for stopping by!
Thursday, January 08, 2015
Nude on Rose Paper - original charcoal drawing of a nude
Here's another nude on some of the patterned paper I've been experimenting with. I think this is the last of the paper, and I just couldn't resist using the one remaining piece. I used mostly compressed charcoal with touches of white on this drawing - not my usual, but I feel it worked well. For me, when working with charcoal, I love the sensitive line that can be achieved with vine charcoal rather than compressed, but compressed was handy and since I'm a lazy artist, I just went ahead and drew with it. The paper is about 8 1/2 x 11". Thanks for stopping by!
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