Digital Ink Drawing 16 x 12 inches

Feet, feet and more feet.  Drawing this lower extremity is fun.  Feet can be very expressive.  We are used to hand gestures in paintings but feet can be story tellers too. I am working on a new dance painting where both, feet and hands, are very important.  When you are eager to start a new […]

graphite and conte on toned paper

A study for a painting of 2 dancers – pencil and conte on toned paper.

Sometimes just playing with dark lines on white paper is the best.  It feels like magic when you take a blank page and with a few spare lines you tell a full story.  …and for now back to the brushes, with color and texture and shadow and ….seeya

graphite on paper 8 x 10

graphite on paper

I did this drawing back in 1993 when Jen was breastfeeding our daughter Kate.   The drawing was intended as a study for a painting but I felt this drawing said it completely and needed no more.

on toned paper, study for oil painting finally called, “Another Full Moon Night“

study on toned paper, conte and pencil

pencil drawing

drawing on toned paper with conte

ink on Arches watercolor hot pressed paper, 8 x 10 inches There is something about playing with simple lines on white paper.

The mask maker sits, camouflaged among his wares. It is interesting to note that his own face is hidden, while he shows us many faces in different states of emotion. Is it just a picture of a craftsman and his wares, or does it make a comment on the essential isolation and self protective, secretive […]