Torso of Meleager, Greek fragment

Soft Pastel on Franfurt Cream paper,

11" x 14" NFS

Head of Achilles - mixed media

Oil over pastel drawing - 12" x 14"

I didn't actually do this drawing/painting

today, but I've never shown it, and decided

that I want to. If for no other reason than to

inspire myself to move on to something

else for a while that I love to do -

pastel drawings.

This particular piece is interesting in that

it is a mixed media image. It was done

on Frankfurt Cream paper, first a pastel

drawing was done, and then I isolated that

with acrylic medium. This particular paper,

that has been around for centuries, literally,

is very resistant to warping or wrinkling when

it is wet.

After the medium dried, I used my oil paints

and those little squeegee things called

"Color Shapers" to finish the image. I was

very happy with it.

I hope to have some new images in the same

vein in the near future.

Christina with a Shawl

Oil on board, 5/14" x 7 1/4 " SOLD

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This is a sketch of a friend of my daughter's who

has an incredibly beautiful head. I have painted

and etched her several times. This is not a detailed

image, but I like it just the same.

Thanks for visiting.

Oil Sketch over Grisaille of Sharon Posing

Oil on Linen, 4 1/4" x 6 1/4"

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This is a loose color study over
a black and white oil grisaille
(underpainting).

Painting this way is really fun,
because you do a black and white
version first, let it dry, and then
paint over it.

This is the way oil paintings were
first done in the 14th/15th Centuries.

I painted into a wet glaze of Gamblin's
Transparent Earth Red, a wonderful,
all-around useful color that I have used
many times for this same technique.

Cloud X

Oil on gessoed ragboard, 4" x 4 1/4" SOLD

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This may be my last cloud. I have something else
to post that I did today.

Thanks for visiting.

Cloud 9