Go Figure Contemporary colorful paintings of fun and figures.
I needed to do something different so I chose this portrait of my grandson. I love this little 4"x4" format. It is just so cute! I prefer non-smiling portraits because they look more natural, but it was difficult for me to find a photo that really showed his personality and a reasonable likeness. I associate his features with smiles, but when he is teething his cheeks get red and he gets this set-jaw look.
This is one of the cats that has been part of our family over the years. She is posing (what she does best) with a big ceramic pig my mom got me because she thought it would look good in the garden. I really like the pig because it is so quirky and is life size. Miss Kitty now lives with my grandson, which really is better because I am allergic to cats. He is only 2 and she is so sweet to him even though he doesn't always be that way to her (he thinks she is an excellent pillow). I like the grays and tried to get a feel of shiny hard surface on the pig.
This is a really simple subject....it was fun to paint the value and color changes and is a good exercise...it looks a little lonely....but it makes me think of Christmas stocking...we are nuts and fruit kind of stocking stuffer people.
My friend's daughter's daughter (geezz I'm getting old) was given the camera and she took a lovely photo of her feet, so I painted it. I really like that there is still an imprint from her sock. She clearly thought to take her socks off to do the photo. These are really beautiful feet...or 'tootsies' as her mom calls them. Thank you Eva! #99
Someone sent me a photo of myself drawing. I had to add it to my group of artist working. The perspective really makes the hand look small...I may have to enlarge it to create a more realistic design. I guess I should have done it before the post, but that is the nature of posting each day I think. #88
Had the opportunity to attend a life drawing session, which I don't often get to do. I did several very quick studies in oil. #80
