Illustration

I could illustrate dancers all day. The beauty of their bodies in motion is unrivaled as far as I'm concerned. The extreme commitment and dedication it takes to become an excellent dancer is commendable, and is easily forgotten when you observe the sheer grace with which they move across their stage of performance. This pastel and pastel pencil drawing on paper was done after recently reading some excerpts from a book on the black experience in american dance. It's hard to fathom what has been … [Read more...] about Black Dancer

Batter up! It's baseball season again, and sometimes I wonder how it came from being just a backyard game to such a big world forum. My mother remembers kicking and hitting cans around in her youth. With the large family that I grew up in we had enough for our own baseball team. We just needed another big family to play with. Fortunately there were a couple other large familys who farmed near us. Even though our yard was relatively big, it was still more adventageous to make use of the expanse … [Read more...] about Sports In Art

In honor of Mother's Day I am posting this oil scetch that is actually a Grandmother, Grandson representation. A scene of Mother and Child was a popular theme often revisited by one of my favorite artists, Mary Cassatt. It was noted that she often chose familiar women and put them in everyday scenes, as she thought that professionally posed models would look more stiff. There is something very endearing about the quiet scenes that she created of the very tender, insignificant moments shared … [Read more...] about Mother Child art

The history of horse art tells quite a bit about our relationship to the horse through time. They've helped us tame, till and cross the countryside. They have been our companions and a force to reckon with. Artists have chased this recording of the horse's importance throughout history. From cave art, to battle scenes and statements of wealth and prominence, the depiction of the horse requires a keen observation or in the very least an apreciation of the beauty of their form. Their grace and … [Read more...] about History of Horse Art

A couple things that I've come across lately have sparked an interest in colored marker art. I'm an occassional thrift shop browser and about a month ago I purchased a book addressing a marker/colored pencil approach for architectural and landscape drawing that would be of interest to designers and artists. It gave great examples of how to use the two media to achieve different kinds of looks. Then a few weeks ago I came across a used set of Le Plume colored markers. Some of them were a bit … [Read more...] about Colored Marker Art