and then moving to Caran d'Ache oil pastel. The (unsuspecting) model was in a quartet I was lucky to see and being close to the musicians, I zeroed in on this violinist. It's totally a memory drawing, but I think really pretty accurate. I love drawing musicians as much as I love drawing dancers. Gotta have music to dance, right? The support for this piece is the carton board (carton is supposed to have an accent over the "o" but I don't know how to do it) from Guerrilla Painters. I love this stuff. It's great for oil pastel, charcoal, oil, acrylic and others, too, I'm sure. If I use it for oil, I use clear gesso so I don't lose the beautiful color, which would happen if I used regular gesso. With oil pastel, I just draw directly on the paper since OP contains a different type of oil that won't damage the support. And the carton will then be bonded to museum board for extra strength. Thanks for stopping by!
Showing posts with label musician. Show all posts
Showing posts with label musician. Show all posts
Monday, May 15, 2023
"The Violinist" - original charcoal and oil pastel portrait drawing
and then moving to Caran d'Ache oil pastel. The (unsuspecting) model was in a quartet I was lucky to see and being close to the musicians, I zeroed in on this violinist. It's totally a memory drawing, but I think really pretty accurate. I love drawing musicians as much as I love drawing dancers. Gotta have music to dance, right? The support for this piece is the carton board (carton is supposed to have an accent over the "o" but I don't know how to do it) from Guerrilla Painters. I love this stuff. It's great for oil pastel, charcoal, oil, acrylic and others, too, I'm sure. If I use it for oil, I use clear gesso so I don't lose the beautiful color, which would happen if I used regular gesso. With oil pastel, I just draw directly on the paper since OP contains a different type of oil that won't damage the support. And the carton will then be bonded to museum board for extra strength. Thanks for stopping by!
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Today's Drawing - figurative charcoal drawing
Friday, October 02, 2020
Guitar Practice - original graphite portrait drawing
Although I hardly ever use graphite, I had a great time doing this one on Strathmore marker paper that I had to buy for a landscape course. Maybe y'all have used this paper before, but I never had and was surprised to find it such a delight to draw on. Even though there's a slick finish - it's great for graphite! Drawing is my first art language - not painting, really - and I will be doing many more pencil drawings (used HB, 2 and 4B) on this paper - a great find for me! Plus, even though the weight is only 50.5 lb, the paper feels much more sturdy. This drawing is 7 x 12". Thanks so much for stopping by!
Tuesday, December 04, 2018
Another Crazy Drummer - original acrylic figurative drawing
The hairdo got me. Lots of hair. A good and pretty wild drummer, but he could really play those things! I thought of making it have more movement by adding strokes after I was finished, but decided to leave it as I drew it and just added a bit of watercolor. This drawing is on 12 x 12" Strathmore acrylic paper, which is 246 pounds - cannot go wrong with that weight, just good for so many applications. I used #2 bright and #4 filbert brushes with the black acrylic, painting from a drawing I did years ago. Could do more 'finishing', but I'm not. More fun that way!
Wednesday, September 26, 2018
The Drummer - oil pastel figurative drawing of a man playing drums
Thursday, August 02, 2018
More Strumming - original oil portrait sketch
I just love doing these quick little - in this case 12 x 9" on panel - studies. Once I was attending a graduate class at Texas Tech and the professor said to me after we had completed some quick paintings from life that he would love to see what I could do with a week on the same pose. I thought to myself 'I would completely kill the piece'. Nothing like spending a little time on something and then moving on. That's why I love drawing groups that feature short poses, but they're not easy to find. Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Friday, March 02, 2018
Country Music - original charcoal figurative
This drawing started out as a gesture sketch from life at a dance, then I just filled it in with vine charcoal and the occasional swipe of my kneaded eraser. Really, it is like the silhouette drawing exercise, which I think is so effective for showing each part of the figure in relation to everything else. Charcoal on pastel paper, 12 x 9". Thanks for stopping by!
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
What I'm Working On - figurative oil portrait
Fortunately, this model was able to hold the pose because she really can play the guitar. Ah, but the guitar, what a nightmare to do! Whether to make it just so-so or to put the whole thing in - will decide on this tomorrow - but that's it for today. It's on 12 x 12" Gessobord. Thanks for looking!
Sunday, February 11, 2018
Guitarist Doodle - mixed media cowboy drawing
Monday, January 22, 2018
A Little Strumming - oil pastel figurative drawing
Monday, August 28, 2017
Playing Guitar - oil pastel figurative drawing
Hey, Houston, Corpus Christi, Victoria and all of y'all down that way coping with this disaster - hope you're safe!
Tuesday, August 08, 2017
Piano Practice - acrylic figurative sketch
Saturday, June 17, 2017
What I'm Working On - original soft pastel figurative in progress
This piece is one I'm really enjoying. Since soft pastel causes eye and throat irritation for me, I tried having a small fan blowing across the paper, then vacuumed up the dust. Maybe that'll work. The pleasure for me in this figurative, which is being done from a photo, is that there are many lines in it - unfortunately, some will have to be covered, but I'll cope. Hoping to finish it this weekend. The support is Pastelbord in sand , 11 x 14". Thanks for stopping by!
Sunday, May 14, 2017
Cowboy Fiddler - original pen and ink figurative sketch
He's not the only fiddler here. I'm another one, but I was doing my fiddling with a dip pen and ink, which I haven't done in years. I was kind of hesitant, since it's been a long time, but I remembered how much I used to like using this technique. I drew with a 512EF bowl dip nib and then applied water. I love the way these kinds of nibs make contact with the paper. They don't run smoothly like ballpoints and they sort of 'catch' every now and then, which I think gives an interesting look. Now I'm not saying the lines in this sketch are interesting, since I pretty much covered them up with water, but the nibs can and do provide these textures most of the time. This sketch is on 12 x 9" mixed media paper. Thanks for looking!
Saturday, February 18, 2017
iPhone Guitarist - original iPhone sketch
Here's the result of a goofing around Saturday - probably could refine it some, but it is a loose little sketch, after all, and one must be grateful when there is a model of sorts around. What's wonderful about using my phone is the phone doesn't get the nervous looks that pulling out the sketchbook - no matter how small - does. Plus much of this piece is just drawing without looking and looking at the performer, instead. Thanks for visiting my blog!
Monday, December 12, 2016
The Folksinger - original charcoal figurative drawing
Nothing like a musician to get the charcoal working. Really good performance by this guy and I feel I really captured him. This drawing is on mixed media paper, about 10 x 7". Thanks for looking!
Monday, September 26, 2016
Cello Practice - original oil pastel figurative drawing
Sunday, May 01, 2016
Lisa Playing the Flute - original oil pastel portrait painting
Wednesday, March 09, 2016
Strumming - original oil figurative sketch
This sketch was done on Arches oil paper, using a limited palette (black, white, yellow ochre and Indian red) and is about 11 x 11". It's really great to paint on this surface - very freeing - no pressure to create a 'masterpiece' - not saying I ever do, of course. Thanks for looking!
Friday, December 04, 2015
Sketch of a Guitarist - original charcoal/watersoluble pencil figurative drawing
This drawing is on paper for pens, but I think it makes a nice surface for other media, too. Will probably use this drawing for a flamenco painting. Lately, I seem to be as interested in the musicians as the dancers The paper is 12 x 9". Thanks for stopping by!
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