Here's Looking At You

I went back to drawing something more familiar, animal faces. I am intrigued with cat eyes.



Jacob

This is my first attempt at drawing our grandson, Jacob. I couldn't quite nail his expression.

In the photo, his expression is more pensive than surprised. 

 The photo captured such a sweet moment in time, I can always try again.

It is in oil pastels.

Arizona Grapefruit in the Ozarks

For Prints

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The Turquoise Tie

My daughter is getting married and she had me scouting for turquoise ties for the groom's men. I found some and sent her a picture via my cell phone for her approval. Silly me, I decided to paint that picture. Thanks to J. C. Penney for having turquoise ties for the wedding and for providing me subject matter. LOL

Happy Hour at the Jetson's

Oil pastels are a lot of fun for me, a mixture of coloring, brush painting and finger painting. 

This is my attempt at abstract art...seems a little reminiscent of the cartoon show, The Jetson's.

I like the colours, though.

Peek-A- Boo, All Your Eyes Are Blue

Here is my first attempt at a collage.

It's a little rough but I had oodles of fun with the oil pastels and the bright colours!

Arizona Grapefruit in the Ozarks

My friend brough back some tree-picked Grapefruit from Arizona. I have never eaten a fresh picked Grapefruit much less painted one.I have never tasted anything so sweet and juicy so, I wanted to capture that foreign , and unreal experience of being able to go outside and pick a juicy grapefruit off your tree. Consequently, this rendering is a bit surreal nad done in oil pastels.

Shawnee

Shawnee belongs to my dog trainer. I found this painting a fun challenge because of the anatomical perspective of having the horse moving away from the viewer. I have never drawn a horse from that angle. What I found out is that I need to improve on my strokes as they relate to perspective. Thank you Amy for sending me your photo for me to experiment with.