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| This is just a sample of some of my drawings. I wish I could say I had a whole slew of them hiding out but the truth is, I don't draw that often. It's always been a sort of a "stress release" for me. I wish I could say that I am one of those amazingly talented artists who can draw just about anything... Truth is, I can draw almost anything, but only if I can SEE it. Unlike a true artist, I can't just envision something in my head, then magically put it on paper. When I try to do things that way, it looks like a 4 year old did them... maybe that's an overstatement... some 4 year olds are pretty good! However, if I can see it in front of me, either in a photo or actual object, then I have a fair shot at being able to do it! Usually I decide on a subject to draw by the challenge it offers. If I've already done something similar, I probably won't even bother to try it. |
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| This is a pointalism drawing (some call it stippling). Normally, pointalism is a drawing process done with a felt tip pen where each "dot" is applied (painfully and patiently) one by one. When you look at it closely it is similar to seeing the "pixels" of a photo. There are no "hard lines" in this drawing at all... only dots. If you rest your cursor on this picture, you will see a close-up of the drawing, and get an idea of what I am talking about. I prefer to do pointalisms in pencil as opposed to felt pen. With pencil, I think when they are finished they look more like a regular drawing (or if done properly, like a black and white photo). Of course, it takes WAAAAAY longer to do them with pencil then with felt pen, because the tip of the pencil is so much smaller. I've actually only done one other pointalism drawing before this one, but I found that I was actually not so bad at them!. Even though they take forever and are hardly worth the effort, I think this is the medium I love best! To me, any pointalism drawing is a constant challenge, which is probably why I love doing them. Eventually, I will finish this one! |
| Although you can't see the finished picture, it will eventually show the little boy pulling himself up onto a horse saddle. When it is done I will repost another picture. Don't hold your breath! |
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| This was my first pastel drawing, done about 12 years ago. It's a little blurry in this picture, but I think you get the idea. About 11 p.m. someone called to ask if I had anything I wanted to put into an art show that was taking place the following day. I had several little things, but they were looking for a larger piece. I started this drawing around midnight and finished it about 3 a.m. The next morning I got it matted and delivered to the show just in time for the doors to open! Whew!! Since then, I have done mostly pastel drawings. The challenge for me on this one was just to see if I could make his feathers look wet and real in pastel. I guess I did ok... I won first prize for Pastels that day! |
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| As you can (hopefully) see, this is a Siberian tiger. There is another picture of this below. When I saw the photo for this, I loved everything about it... Siberians are my favorite animals, and the photos I found depicted everything that I loved about them: strength, power... The challenge: I know this sounds stupid but I just wanted to see if I could draw his tongue to look like it did in the picture, with all the little tiny bumps and curves and so on... I can honestly say I wasn't thrilled with the outcome, but I never am. Careless handling put a tiny tear near the top of the picture, so after that I lost all interest in ever finishing it... Now it is framed, just as you see it here. |
| Pastel, approx. 20 x 14 ' |
| Pastel, approx. 24 x 18 " |
| #2 Pencil, approx. 24 x 24" |
| Well, that's a taste anyway... You have to hit "BACK" to return to your previous page! Thanks for stopping! |
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| My favorite thing about this drawing is the little photo you can see of my daughter pretending to draw it! Now SHE is the truly talented one in the family! |