Monday, March 24, 2008

Planning



Some drawings that I would like to develop into paintings...

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Monday, March 10, 2008

A New Direction



I started this last night (Black color pencil on newsprint).

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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Casa Del Sol

Monday, February 11, 2008

Your Place or Mine?


I was going to write something about this drawing, but I thought I'd leave the meaning to your imagination :-)

Tuesday, February 21, 2006

Home at Last

Monday, November 28, 2005

The Journey Home

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Reub-tila the Hun

Friday, April 29, 2005

Teacher


My son -Day 1

This is my son who recently turned 17. I'm going to give this drawing to my mom for mother's day, assuming this turns out well.

I see myself in people's faces. Obviously, my own son resembles my face as well as my heart. Most people judge others by outward appearance, but it is the heart that God looks at. Portraiture is an interesting discipline -you create movement by studying stillness, and search for incommunicable truth behind what is visible.

My son, my lifelong friend. I catch glimpses of longing and secrets that fill your soul. You are my brother and my teacher.

(My thyroid surgery has been set for May 11th.)

Monday, April 18, 2005

Self Portrait Completed

Saturday, April 16, 2005

Self Portrait Day 1

Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Blessed


Day 3

Still happy with the eyes, although the nose and mouth seem to be on different planes. Having trouble trying to create the extreme dark to light transition without graininess. I'll try to make some time tonight.

The doctor told me that there is a 95 percent chance that the tumor in my thyroid is not malignant. However, they will need to remove it along with half of my thyroid. I don't think it's a big deal and I'm too happy and blessed to let it get me down.

Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Close up


Close up of granddaughter

First, I draw everything I see including 'flyaway' hairs and freckles. Later, I will begin to subtract. With a kneaded eraser, I can soften the features and lines that I didn't intend to make so dark.

The head is very important, since it is how people identify us. I would actually prefer to draw just the face, but the shoulders are necessary to support the head.

The Apostle, Paul, wrote that Christ was the head and the members of the church were the body. We are His voice and hands. Are we comforting and loving the lonely, poor and broken hearted? Do we love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us? Do we truly consider others better than ourselves?

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Sunday, March 6, 2005

Finished Siblings

Saturday, February 26, 2005

Completed Drawing -Girl with denim jacket

Friday, February 25, 2005

Detail of Denim

This is the part I really enjoy -most of the drawing is done and I'm not concerned with proportion or likeness anymore. I'm just having fun rendering denim.


Detail of pocket and necklace

The stitching is done by digging into the paper first with a hard pencil (6H) and then going over with a softer lead (2B).

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Thursday, February 24, 2005

New Drawing in progress


After a couple of evenings...

This is the great granddaughter of someone from my church group. I hope to surprise her [grandma] with this pencil portrait by Sunday.

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Friday, August 6, 2004

Seeing


Jean by the Window

Friday, July 9, 2004

Portrait of Man

July 9, 2004 Portrait
"David had served God's purpose in his own generation" Acts 13:36

Tuesday, July 6, 2004

Jean

July 6, 2004 Portrait
This is my wife, Jean -the greatest person in the history of western civilization! :-) She is wise, patient, kind and loving -and I think this drawing begins to capture some of these qualities.

"I hardly ever paint people unless I'm rather in love with them."
—Sylvia Sleigh, painter