And now for something totally.....similar :)

Lisa

charcoal and gesso on brown paper, 8x10"

one minute gestures

charcoal and gesso on brown paper, 8x10"

10 minute gesture

charcoal and gesso on brown paper, 10x8"

Sending all of you a little Thanksgiving love.....

Lisa
charcoal and gesso on brown paper, about 10x8"
30 minute study

gestures
charcoal and gesso on brown paper, about 10x8"
1 minute gestures

Lisa
charcoal and gesso on brown paper, about 8x8"
1 minute studies

Figure Studies

Michele
charcoal and gesso on brown paper, 8x10"

30 minute study

collection of E. Burnam

Michele
charcoal and gesso on brown paper, 8x10"

30 minute study

collection of E. Burnam

Amanda

Amanda

colored pencil on sanded paper, 8x9"

Amanda

Amanda

colored pencil on sanded paper, 5x5"

CPCC's Pease Gallery sponsors a Recycle Exhibit each year in October/November.  This year, my little collage, "Clutter", was chosen for the exhibit.  I recycled old drawings and text to create an image about how distractions cause us to lose focus.  It's a simple little collage, a personal one, but I think we can all relate to the numerous distractions that often clutter our lives.

 

Clutter

collage, 11X14" framed
on view at Pease Gallery through November, 2010

Monday-Thursday 11-3pm

Heads

 

Sketch of Michele

oil pastel on canson paper, October 2010

30 minutes

 

Sketch of Amanda

pastel on sanded pastel paper, October 2010

30 minutes

Figure Studies

 

Sherry's "a-ha" Moment

conte, October 2010
30 minute study

Michele
charcoal, October 2010
30 minutes

Figure Studies

5 minute Figure Study
charcoal on white sulphite

October 2010

30 minute Figure Study
charcoal on Rives BFK

October 2010

30 minutes of frustration........

I will get better at pastel; I will get better at pastel; I will....

pastel on sanded pastel paper, 14/11", October, 2010

Figure Studies

 

Lisa (seated)
30 minutes, black and white conte on Canson paper
September 2010

 

Lisa (back)
5 minute gesture, charcoal on white sulphite
September 2010

 

Lisa
30 minutes, graphite on white sulphite, 24x18"
September 2010

Watercolor demo at the Mint Museum Grand Opening

Angela at the Mint
watercolor, 30x22"
30 minute demo for the Mint Museum Grand Opening
October 2, 2010

Pastel Study (30 minutes)

Study 

pastel on sanded pastel paper
about 14x11"

September, 2010

Quick Portrait Sketch........

Graphite heightened with white conte

Portrait

 

colored pencil on pastel paper

heightened with white conte

Scribbled-line Portrait

Just a quick sketch I worked on a few years ago as a demo,
and rediscovered the other day. 

I didn't quite finish it though.....

Ink pen on paper

A few one minute gesture drawings.........

All are 18x24" (approximately)
vine charcoal (and ink on the last one) on white sulphite paper, 2010

Drawing Demo at the Mint Museum Grand Opening!!

The new Mint Museum uptown is lovely, and they have a 24 hour Grand Opening Celebration that I'm proud to be a part of! Click on the link for more info, and come celebrate with us!

Carolyn's drawing at the Mint Museum Grand Opening!!

Figures

Christy

charcoal on Rives BFK

Angela

charcoal on Rives BFK
collection of C. Coleman

Figures

charcoal and gesso on canvas

Angela, reclining

colored pencil on Rives BFK

Dirty Footsies
charcoal on Rives BFK

S.H., reclining

charcoal on Rives BFK

S.H., seated

charcoal on Rives BFK

Faces

Angela

charcoal on Rives BFK

Angela

 color pencil on Rives BFK

Angela (profile)

charcoal on Rives BFK

                                                             

Missing Mountains

Missing Mountains

oil on canvas

30x40"

July, 2010

I am honestly not sure about this one yet. The black/brown area in the foreground....it's just not working for me at this point. Critiques are welcome.

Blast

Blast

Missing Mountains Series
Oil on canvas, 30X40"

July 2010

Angela

conte on Rives BFK
July 2010

Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

I guess I took the summer off from posting.  I took the summer off from a lot of things.  I've taken the last 17 years off from a lot of things that were once terribly important to me. Not that I haven't been doing important work. Motherhood is important work. Some of the rest of my precious time was invested in people who didn't want or deserve my precious time.  And now I let them all go.  I can't save them, nor do they want me to. Should my words find anyone who hears: don't waste your time worrying---worry is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but doesn't get you anywhere.  Spend your time doing, breathing, learning, and surround yourself with people who want the same things.  It is as simple as that.

My one wild and precious life.  I will not go back.

Yes, my one wild and precious life.

Angela

Graphite on Rives BFK

July 2010

Watercolor Figure Study

Michele
watercolor on 300lb Arches cold press
July 2010

Pastel Figure Study

Pastel Figure study (Michelle)4/27/2010

Newton

Newtonconte on grey Canson paper

Newtonconte on grey Canson paper

Betray

Betray

Collage on Board

Sketch of Brian

Brian
Black and white conte on grey Canson paper