Copperware Window is a 24" by 36" prismacolor pencil drawing.
This piece is a multiple self-portrait. Reflecting into a shop window in Bisbee created naturally-occurring patterns, overlapping with images from the street behind.
Saturday, August 8, 2015
Copperware Window
Copperware Window is a 24" by 36" prismacolor pencil drawing.
This piece is a multiple self-portrait. Reflecting into a shop window in Bisbee created naturally-occurring patterns, overlapping with images from the street behind.
Friday, August 7, 2015
Outside the Cafe
Outside the Cafe is a 16" by 22" prismacolor pencil drawing.
An outside group of people reflecting into the window of an inside restaurant. The little girl drinking the bottle was inside watching me take reference photos. The people at the outside tables were relaxing after a Vuelta de Bisbee bike race, which we had gone down to see. This is one of my personal favorite works. I so enjoyed how things just fit together so naturally, even the patterns of the curtains and windowsill paint contrasting with the darker colors in the window were a pleasant contrast of values and colors.
Nogales Window Patterns
Nogales Window Patterns is a 24" by 30" prismacolor pencil drawing.
Exploring the mingling of images of people on the sidewalk reflecting into the window display in a busy store. The owner of a gallery I was in at the time purchased this drawing, which I considered a nice compliment.
Monday, August 3, 2015
Sophisticated Few
Sophisticated Few is a 24" by 36" prismacolor pencil drawing.
It shows people enjoying a Low Rider car show at the Tucson Museum of Art during a Tucson Meet Yourself event.
Elegants
Elegants is a 24" by 36" prismacolor pencil drawing.
It is part of the Tucson International Airport Authority permanent collection. I liked how shadow divided the scene into two distinct areas, causing the colors in each region to be very different. The part with brighter light became less detailed; the shadow side revealed the sweet family group centered on the small girl. I could feel the love in their family circle.
Continental
Continental is a 13" by 24" prismacolor pencil drawing.
Bob with Carolyn on his shoulders were convenient models. I liked how Carolyn was so interested in the girl in the foreground fixing her braid; she, in turn, was gazing back into the scene of the show. This zig-zag of visual direction was interesting to me; it sort of created diagonals in the composition which was intersected by the tasseled "Keep Back" rope around the cars.
My, that little redheaded child is adorable and scene-stealing. Yes, yes she is!
Mustang in Red, White, and Blue
Mustang in red, white, and blue is a 16" by 24" prismacolor pencil drawing, 2000.
Cheryl was a great model, holding her balloons. I sewed that dress; Cheryl picked out the material. She was a fashionista from an early age...
Sunday, August 2, 2015
Dodge
Dodge is *size* an oil painting on canvas.
It was donated to the Tucson Museum of Art charitable show Ready, Set, D'Art.
Old Memories
Old Memories is a 24" by 36" prismacolor pencil drawing.
A family enjoying the classics at a Low Rider show. I was drawn to the series of circles dotting the scene and the diagonals which flowed across the composition. Old Memories was the name of the car club, evidenced on the banner hanging in the background. Someone in New York bought this one when it was in an art show out there; I guess car shows are not just a thing of the Southwest...
Tucson Low Rider
Tucson Low Rider is a 24" by 27" oil painting on masonite.
This piece was in the Tucson Museum of Art show As Real as it Gets: Super-Realism and Photo-Realism. The show ran through August 18, 2002, and my oil painting, Tucson Low Rider was displayed as a part of the exhibition. It is also in the Museum's permanent collection.
Impala
Impala is a 24" by 36" prismacolor pencil drawing, 1995.
I liked the lady in the tie-dye shirt. To me, her stance echoed the "No Jaywalking" sign in the foreground, and she was intensely interested in the car, as well. I liked the Babar t-shirt on the figure behind the car, also.
Mickey's
Mickey's is a 16" by 22" watercolor painting.
I was the figure model; I made Bob take the reference photos. The still life of the restaurant struck me as a timeless element in the overlapping of images from the street.
For sale: $900 plus shipping and handling
B Cool
B Cool is a 16" by 24" prismacolor pencil drawing.
It is part of the Tucson International Airport Authority art collection. I liked the contrast of the reflections with the pattern of building and windows along the background.
Fat Truck
Fat Truck is a 16" by 24" prismacolor pencil drawing, 1996.
This was at a car show at Little Anthony's Diner. I enlisted my friend Sheryl (who was there with their Mustang) as a model along with my daughter, Cheryl. The fading sunlight was an interesting contrast to the neon light of the restaurant. I enjoyed the lights reflecting on the beautiful paint of Fat Truck. I think Cheryl was checking out her reflection! I have to be careful how often I use family as models; I find I become more attached to the finished work and am sad when it sells...
Hedgehog Flowers
Hedgehog Flowers is a 24" by 33" prismacolor pencil drawing.
I was amazed by the delicate petals of these flowers and how they contrasted with all the needles they bloomed among. I also loved the colors and forms of the buds waiting to bloom. I abstracted the background elements to add emphasis to the flowers.
1 Hour Parking
1 Hour Parking is a 20" by 28" prismacolor pencil drawing, 1994.
This drawing was selected for a book cover on Chicano Popular Culture, a text by Charles M. Tatum.
For sale: $1500 plus shipping and handling
Print:
Limited edition signed print in an edition of 100. The image size is 20" x 28.5", with a one inch border on acid-free paper.
For sale: $150 plus shipping and handling
Related Articles:
- Limited Edition Prints Available for 1 Hour Parking
New Style
New Style is a 20" by 30" prismacolor pencil drawing, 1994.
From a Low Rider show at the Tucson Museum of Art. I liked the couple in the background and how they contrasted with the reflected images on the cars.
#33 in Red and Green
#33 in Red and Green is a 24" by 36" prismacolor pencil drawing.
This was at a Casa de los Ninos car show at Reid Park. The occurrence of mostly reds and greens, complimentary colors, was very interesting to me, as well as the reflections in the side of the car.
#72 in the Shade
#72 in the Shade is a 16" by 24" prismacolor pencil drawing, 1992.
The reflection on the side of this car reminded me of the flames people sometimes paint onto their cars, or what my family likes to call "cars on fire."
Chevrolet
Chevrolet is a 14" by 23" prismacolor pencil drawing, 1991.
I loved the way the sun backlit the people in the scene and also the happiness the women were sharing. The man and his daughter in the foreground seemed to share a bond which was special.
Saturday, August 1, 2015
View of Bisbee
View of Bisbee is a 24" by 34" prismacolor pencil drawing.
It was a part of the 1984 Tucson Museum of Art Biennial
Trail Dust Town
Trail Dust Town is a 24" by 36" prismacolor pencil drawing.
For sale: $1200 plus shipping and handling
Omelettes
Omelettes is a 25" by 36" pencil drawing, 1982
Two friends reflecting into a restaurant window with the train tracks behind them. This is one of the first in a long series of studies of the overlapping of images caused by reflections in windows. I'm really interested in discovering intersecting patterns and how they divide the space.
Ivinson Sunlight
Ivinson Sunlight is a 15" by 21" pencil drawing.
Two friends modeled for me in Laramie on a cool metal bench near the gallery where I worked.
Fresh Popcorn
Fresh Popcorn is a 20" by 28" prismacolor pencil drawing.
Monica, a wonderful friend who agreed to model for me, was reflecting into a window at Trail Dust Town. I enjoyed the study of edges and shapes and overlapping images from inside and outside the window.
Friday, July 31, 2015
Three Stoogies
Three Stoogies is a 16" by 20" pencil drawing.
They were saddled and waiting in the rain at Cheyenne Frontier Days. I used the fence as a design element of negative space and to add a counterpoint to the realism of the horses.
Two Cereus Progression
Originally posted 11/3/2014:
Working on an oil on canvas in the glazing style. Currently establishing the underpainting of lights and darks, to be followed by glazes of color. The Old Masters style of glowing light is interesting to explore with a subject such as Night Blooming Cereus which always seem to have a glowing aspect all on their own.
2/16/2015:
Two Cereus is finished; oil on canvas done in the glazing technique.
Working on an oil on canvas in the glazing style. Currently establishing the underpainting of lights and darks, to be followed by glazes of color. The Old Masters style of glowing light is interesting to explore with a subject such as Night Blooming Cereus which always seem to have a glowing aspect all on their own.
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| Two Cereus in progress |
Two Cereus is finished; oil on canvas done in the glazing technique.
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| Two Cereus completed |
Barrel Cactus
Original:
Barrel Cactus is a 28" by 28" prismacolor pencil drawing, 2009.
Print:
Limited edition signed print in an edition of 100. The image size is 28" x 28", with a one inch border on acid-free paper.
For sale: $150 plus shipping and handling
Related Articles:
- First Limited Edition Prints Available
Rincon Saguaro at Dusk
Rincon Saguaro at Dusk is a 30" by 40" oil painting.
*Description*
For sale: $2300 plus shipping and handling
Cheryl at Little Anthonys'
Cheryl at Little Anthonys' is a prismacolor pencil drawing.
I was interested in the interaction of the circle shapes and the linear patterns in this setting. Cheryl was the perfect model.
Kathleen in the Doorway
Kathleen in the Doorway is a 34" by 47" prismacolor pencil drawing.
This study involves a figure at Trail Dust Town reflecting in et hed glass windows of some doors.
For sale: $1500 plus shipping and handling
Giant
Giant is a 24" by 30" oil painting, 2007.
The saguaro is the same one in the colored pencil drawing Desert Giant. This cactus is located near the Rincon Mountains in Saguaro National Park East near the junction of Squeeze Pen and Loma Verde trails. It seemed it was my job to remember it in its' prime as well as the beauty of the decaying form.
Desert Giant
Desert Giant is a 24" by 30" prismacolor pencil drawing.
The saguaro is the same one in the oil painting Giant. This cactus is located near the Rincon Mountains in Saguaro National Park East near the junction of Squeeze Pen and Loma Verde Trails. This saguaro was magnificent, having the most arms of any I'd ever seen.
Prickly Pear Blossoms
Prickly Pear Blossoms is a prismacolor pencil drawing.
I wanted to focus on the blossoms, letting the remaining shapes become more abstract.
Prickly Pears at Dawn
Prickly Pears at Dawn is a 22" by 24" prismacolor pencil drawing.
I was caught up in the backlighting as the blooms glowed in the late afternoon light. I also liked the rose like shapes the spent blooms formed.
For sale: $1800 plus shipping and handling
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Friday, July 10, 2015
Open
Open is a 21" by 30" oil painting on panel.
A friend reflecting into a window, revealing someone beside her in the window. You can tell this was Wyoming by the thick sweaters!
Thursday, July 9, 2015
A Girl and her Cat
A Girl and her Cat is an oil painting on canvas.
The dappled light through a tree aused a pattern to form over the subjects.
Monday, June 1, 2015
Walking Bridge
Walking Bridge is a pencil study.
A pencil drawing studying bright sunlight and how it contrasts in the human face and the linear textures of the branches. I was also exploring leaving foreground features determined only by completion of negative spaces.
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