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Growing Up and Looking Back

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

                    Lucas at the Museum - 11 X 14 Pencil, eraser on paper

Lucas at the Museum, 11 x 14 Pencil and eraser on paper, originally posted March 23, 2007 - today notified as part of the exhibition Growing Up and Looking Back - Reflecting on Childhood, Parenting, and Home at Gallery RFD in Swainsboro, GA October 12th - November 3rd, 2007.

Camille’s room

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

         Camille’s roomBedding design

While in Alberta I painted my neice Camille’s room then a mural based on her ideas, the bedding design, and colors.  I love that creativity is portable, and if staying somewhere for two weeks or longer I usually do a favor for my hosts. I tell them ”Use me!”.  

Joseph

Sunday, July 15th, 2007

          Joseph

         

Joseph At The Park (15 months old)  - 11 x 14 inches pencil and eraser on paper

The whole drawing process has been photographed every few minutes, with intentions to create a YouTube video. I was preoccupied taking photos every few minutes, drawing with my right hand while taking pictures with the left, so drawing Joseph  was a unique experience. I wouldn’t want to  draw that way regularly because it was much more difficult; I realized how much I get in a zone where everything but the drawing is tuned out, sometimes for hours. Here though, my mind was forced to stay more “on the surface”, much more conscious of every mark.

Brittany

Friday, June 8th, 2007

  Brittany

11 x 14 pencil, eraser on paper

Adam

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

   Adam

        11 x 14 pencil and eraser on paper   

Poste-dated entry: Merit Award winner, cash prize at the VAST 19th Annual Juried Exhibition held in Denton, Texas July 29 - August 23, 2007

            

Adrian

Monday, June 4th, 2007

   Adrian

Adrian - The Muddy Field - 11 x 14 inches pencil, eraser on paper, white mat and white wood frame 22 x 26 inches total size.

Alexander

Friday, June 1st, 2007

  Alexander

         Thanks to all of you for your responses to the recent group of pencil portraits. There are things children do that we can’t help but love them for, either because you’ve had children or you were one. Except cats, most of them prefer adults. 

The portraits are also practise using tones and values, something that needs more attention as a foundation to color when I return to it.

Renee

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

 Renee

        Renee, three years old - at the dance studio

14 x 11 pencil on paper

Derek

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

  Derek

Derek, Wedding reception, 2 years old

11 x14 pencil on paper

Andra

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

 Andra

 

Andra (Evelyn’s sister) ~ Pencil and eraser drawing on 14 x 11 paper

 

 

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