Thursday, May 31, 2012

Seated Figure in Red 1; Gestures in Gold and Purple









Seated Figure in Red 1 is pan pastels, ink and Tombow marker on approximately 8" x 8" sanded paper.

Drawn from life, Tuesday morning.

Gestures in Gold and Purple is pan pastel over ink and Tombow marker with brush and water on 9" x 12" watercolor paper.

Three-minute poses.   Drawn from life, Tuesday morning.





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NATURE WATCH:

A doe full of promise.

19 comments:

  1. I think I'd recognize your figures anywhere. They are distinctive and bold. I love the red on this nude--but then you know I do love red.

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  2. I just love the touches of red in the bottom one. So striking!

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  3. Great gestures. Nicely captured moments.

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  4. the second drawing. background colors used for shadow. Odd combination. as they say on FB (thumbs up like)

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  5. I haven't noticed any unusual amount of flowers this spring. But you're lucky they're fully showing up where you're at, JS!

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  6. Thanks, Linda. I do too.

    Thanks, Joni. I've now inverted the order of the drawings, which I intended to do earlier, but didn't because of time restraints. I--or blogger--can be kind of clunky awkward technologically.

    Thanks, Anthony. I love the gestures.

    Thanks for the thumbs up, PA.

    Cafe, last spring was so dry here that the normal flowering was much curtailed. This spring is much lovelier.

    Paula, I am loving them.

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  7. Thank you, Laura, you are so kind.

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  8. I am really in awe of the simplicity yet visually fullness of your work. The yellow one is my favorite. I love how the pigment flows

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  9. Thank you, Milton.

    Thank you, minnemie. Me too. The flow is a large part of the joy of water media.

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  10. Ciao Jean,
    che bell'effetto questo corpo che riempie lo spazio, sembra immenso e
    dà la sensazione di offuscare qualsiasi elemento intorno!
    I colori mi piacciono moltissimo|
    Le altre due figure mi hanno richiamato alla mente Nausicaa (non so perchè) forse per la leggiadria e abbandono...
    Ciao, ciao, un abbraccio, Floriana

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  11. Ciao, Floriana. Thank you and hugs back.

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  12. The red is a fun surprise, but all in all, I like the figure in gold the best of the three.

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  13. Jean, If I may, I love "Seated figure in read". Seduce me.The reflection of light in your breast.The combination of gold (¿sun light?) and purple (¿blood?)
    You say "Draw of life".
    I was impressed by this work

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  14. Thanks, Banjo. I'm surprised: gold over red, for you.

    Thank you, Blanco.

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  15. I love the red touches in that first one...with the dark background and the green...wonderful!

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