Portrait of a friend

Painted over a span of about 7 hours, again with guidance from an expert.


Done from a photo, but I changed the dress and necklace color, and background.

11x14, oil.

the model never knew I was there

Pencil in the PaperBlanks journal.

stop a minute to decorate

Amid all the knitting and painting, I managed to get a wreath up.

(a week ago)

M, partial scan

One third of the painting, safe for work.

The outstretched shoulder and arm look odd, but that was the pose.

DS oils on 140# w/c paper, acrylic ground.

mirrored bear

Trying a different sort of bear piece. DS oils on canvas board.

the first attempt

I did the painting of the man in the previously posted sketch, and turned him into a white-haired Trotsky version of himself.

Lots of problems here, not the least of which is the jaundiced eyeballs from the gold background showing through.

But for a 2 hour session (that's 20 minute sittings with 5 minutes in between), I felt pretty good about getting a whole head down!

Daniel Smith oils on 140# w/c paper, with gold acrylic ground.

first sketch for portrait

A 20 minute sketch of F. in prep for a 2 hour oil painting.

Pencil on Strathmore drawing paper.

hat 3

Photo is a little fuzzy, but then so is the hat.

I cabled the first section, then decided it wasn't worth it for what little the cables showed.

Switched to knit fast and finish mode!

an actual fruit still life

A painting I actually took more than 6 hours to do, in 3 sessions, helped by an expert painter.

The distant background will get more work, but for now, I'm liking the rest.

A viewer can create a story of what is happening here--fruit clumped together, tablecloth pushed back, bowl tipped over.

I like to think this still life is a narrative of an event. Feel free to create one.

12x16 canvas board.

rolling tote

With art supplies, of course.

Pencil in the Paperblanks journal.

found on the internet

From The World According to Lupus, found via a friend's link on Facebook. She fell down walking on a flat floor and broke her foot.

and another one

Hat number 2 of this knitting surge, thick acrylic yarn.

knitting season again

I always make hats to donate at Christmas--lots of cold heads out there in our winters! First one done. Noro yarn because I like to watch the colors change.

first step on a still life

I set up a still life of a clay and plastic mask with base and fabric. Beginning the layout with a viridian drawing. Oil on canvas board