Duncan on black paper phase 1

This is the same image of Duncan done on Rives BFK
paper that I covered with India Ink and a brush. The shadows are still too dark...the contrast in values is too great.

But, this one looks more like my dog than the other, so I am partial to it.

This one has 3 layers: pan pastels and then sticks. There is no white or black used, which is alittle hard to see on this photo.

Duncan on white paper phase 1

This is as far as I got on a demo for CTPA last week-end in Georgetown. I am using pan pastels on Rives BFK printmaking paper. I told everyone that you can get about 3 layers on the paper, but as I've been working on it today, I've gotten more than I thought.

I started with a light touch with pan pastel applied with cotton balls and q-tips. The next layer was with sticks of pastel.

My next blog entry shows more.

Demo of Lady Bug part 1

This my preliminary drawing of "Bug". I was doing a demo of Pan Pastels for the Austin Pastel Society this last week-end. This is a far as I got.

I put the background in with cotton balls and used Q-tips to apply the color for the fur. The lighting in the building was a huge challenge for me and I had a hard time evaluating how much color I was putting down. When I got home I could see I had more work to do.

I will past the finished work tomorrow.

Songs of Sorrows

This is my current painting. I am trying to express my feelings of the last year and in particular the last 3 months of depression. My intention is to paint relevant images of experience instead of decorative work. Most of my work does have personal reference, but I would like to push this alittle more.

This is my dog, Queenie, who used to wail with my other Corgi, Duncan when the sirens hit a certain pitch. I am also a wailer when my heart is struck with a certain pitch of emotion.

Painting her at night was an interesting challenge because the colors are all very effected by the cold colors of reflected light.

This picture doesn't accurately show the blues that are in the painting. Queenie's white fur is quite blue.