Unfinished Oil Painting

Here’s my first oil painting.  It’s unfinished, the background is muddy, and the middle of the shirt needs attention.  I’ll fix it but wanted to get it in here now. The title is “Waiting” and helps illustrate contentment and patience. We are waiting on our house to sell here so we can join Bill in [...]

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A Chosen One

Really cute, great kid!  This one is going to go far because he has great character.  Apparently Norman Schwarzkopf said, “Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character.  But if you must be without one, be without the strategy.” Timmy’s eyebrow is not as pronounced as I’ve drawn it, but I wanted to play [...]

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Lauren

Live model drawing in charcoal from Mr. Gifford Nicolaides class.  (His father wrote The Natural Way to Draw.) Mr. Nic let me borrow his white chalk pencil and it made a huge difference.  The highlights are much better. I felt great that the model and her sister loved the drawing.

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Baby Laura

This was my first commissioned drawing!  I had such fun with it!  The light play yielded several heart-shaped spaces that were sweet to see.  Under the stripes in the shirt I wrote: “Walk in the light as He is in the light” “Shine” “Let your light shine before men” Laura’s two older brothers were in [...]

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Portrait of Bill

Spring of 09 I started drawing portraits and did my wonderful and fun husband first.  I like the proportions and texture here.  I also like it that the photo reference was from a headshot taken at the Renaissance Center, which is our favorite building in Kingsport.  The Theatre, Art Guild, Gallery, and Blender 3-D Animation [...]

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