When life gives you lemons, draw them, 11 x 14 inches dry pastels, graphite on paper

"When life gives you lemons, draw them." (Nikki)

"Color! What a deep and mysterious language." (Paul Gauguin)

oil pastels

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Basic Drawing workshops in May

Monday, April 26th, 2010


 

Iris, 24 x 18 inches oil pastels on paperIris, 24 x 18 inches Oil Pastels on paper


 

Basic Drawing and Color Play

Workshops

Dates:
1) Saturday, May 15th 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
2) Saturday, May 22nd 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Ages: Young adult (16) – Adult – Seniors

Experience Level:
Beginners to Experienced Artists, maximum number of participants: 6

The Workshop:
We will sketch simple objects using a variety of loosening-up techniques, graduating to a more complex still-life arrangement, fun with color, then a longer study period in the afternoon.
Supplies:
Bring favorite reference photos or items that you’d like to study, sketchpad and supplies that you usually work with. A variety of papers and drawing supplies will be on hand to experiment with during class. Also bring beverage and lunch.

Fees:
Registration (pre-paid) – $50.00 Oxide Gallery 501 West Hickory St., Denton, Texas 940-483-8900

Registration Deadlines:
March 12th and March 19th – Maximum Students per Class 6

Merging Visions Exhibition

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010


 

  The Fourth of July 03, 27H x 33W inches Oil Pastels on 140 lb cold pressed premium watercolor paper, brassy-gold frame

Milkweed Melody, 27H x 33W inches framed Oil Pastels on 140 lb cold pressed premium watercolor paper. Has brassy-gold frame painted with an extension of the drawing.

Partnering with poet Christina Smith and her poem, Earth’s Love Song Milkweed Melody is showing April 1st – 30th at the VAST (Visual Arts Society of Texas) and Denton Poets Assembly collaborative event, Merging Visions Exhibition, with art and poetry at both the Emily Fowler and North Branch Libraries, Denton, Texas. Opening Receptions Saturday, April 17th 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Emily Fowler and 1 – 3 p.m. at North Branch

End of Tulip Season

Wednesday, February 18th, 2009


 

End of Tulip Season, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 14 x 11 inches oil pastels on paper
Finished today: added some life to End of Tulip Season, 14H x 11W oil pastels on paper.

Images of progress

End of Tulip Season, 14H x 11W oil pastels on paper, 2006 End of Tulip Season, 14H x 11W oil pastels on paper, rework in progress 2009

Except for the fact that paper has a limit to how much it can be reworked before it starts stretching, I could keep revising these drawings in the Paper Places series continually!  Some of them are finished in a day, and truly finished. Some drawings seem OK when they are finished, but have areas that are not quite there yet, so they are left for a month or a year or two then taken out and reworked. It’s great exercise playing with color and composition. Some are taken too far, but with regard to learning, effort is never wasted. Change characterizes this series too; change of place, change of time, change of styles, changing what’s already been changed.

Please curb your dogma

Saturday, February 7th, 2009


 
Lake Cote Cloud Forest Reserve, 14H x 11W oil pastels on paper, 26H x 22W inches framed“Please curb your dogma” reads the large sign outside the Horizon Unitarian Universalist Church in Carrolton, Texas. The Artists On The Horizon  program offers artists an opportunity to show and sell their work in an open, receptive atmosphere. Now on exhibit: a series of  interesting collages of paper that incorporate elements of painting, drawing and sculpture by contemporary artist Bryce Lafferty. The Paper Places series shows March 1 – 31st.  Left: Lake Cote Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica.

Oxide Gallery

Sunday, November 30th, 2008


 

Calgary In September - 14 x 11 inches oil pastels on paper, 26 x 22 inches framedFour pieces will show December 2nd, 2008 through February 28th, 2009 alongside other artists’ work at the Oxide Gallery, 501 West Hickory Street, Denton, TX.
Zen Garden #8, or Zen Day and Night, 24 x 24 x 1 inches woven canvas strips, Acrylics on wrapped canvas, clear lights in back. Price $750. Showing are Calgary In September, Gold In The Mountains 02, Mayan Bowl Replica Chair, and Zen Garden 08. Join us at the Show Opening for music, refreshments, and 10% off purchases on December 2nd, 2008, 6 – 9 p.m.

Seeing spots

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008


 
Seeing spots after being outdoors. 12 x 12 inches Oil pastels and digital pen.

Seeing Spots, 12 x 12 inches oil pastels on paper, scanned and reworked with a digital pen. The sun is so strong today, I was outside for only about ten minutes then came indoors and this is all I could see in front of me.

Guanacaste Trees

Monday, February 25th, 2008


 

Guanacaste Trees, Costa Rica - 11 x 14 oil pastels, graphite on paper

Guanacaste Trees, Costa Rican Grasslands, 11H x 14W inches oil pastels on paper. Part of the Paper Places series, all have white double mats and white custom built wood frames with crackle finish, total size 22H x 26W inches.
The unusually wide umbrella-like shape of the trees look cartoonish, but with a few textures I think the issue is resolved now.

Guanacaste trees have such presence! Costa Rica is not well known for its open grasslands, but north-west and central areas of the country flatten out a little, with mountains of rain forests and volcanoes on the horizon. Guanacaste trees look entirely different growing in the rain forest than on the open grasslands.

The Great Ocean Road

Sunday, February 24th, 2008


 

The Great Ocean Road, east coast Australia, 11 x 14 Oil pastels and graphite on paper

The Great Ocean Road, east coast Victoria, Australia, 11H x 14W inches oil pastels on paper, framed with 3 inch white double mat, brass title plate, and white wood frame with crackle finish, 22H x 26W inches total size. Sold.

Eastern White Pine

Friday, February 1st, 2008


 

Eastern White Pine, 18H x 24W inches oil pastels on paper

Eastern White Pine 18 x 24 inches oil pastels on paper, professionally framed, total size 21 x 27 inches. Sold.

Finished today, and the first drawing in a long time that I didn’t stop to document along the way…that breaks the momentum of work sometimes. This one kind of flew out for a change! It can be viewed in Arlington, Texas at AVAA’s 32nd Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibit, February 15 – March 28, 2008.

Windswept Cypress, NC

Thursday, January 31st, 2008


 

Windswept Cypress in North Carolina, 24H x 18W inches oil pastels and colored pencils on paper
Windswept Cypress, Kitty Hawk, Outer Banks, North Carolina – 24H x 18W inches mainly oil pastel on paper, graphite, watercolor pencils, white mat. Detail images:

Windswept, NC - top detail
Windswept, NC - bottom detail

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