Rev. Jesse Jackson was the second African America to run for the Democratic presidential nomination. A civil rights activist, and Baptist minister, he ran twice in 1984 and 1988. In 1984, he was pretty much written off as a fringe candidate. Therefore, it was quite a surprise when he came in third in the nominationContinue reading “Rev. Jesse Jackson and Others”
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Shirley Chisholm: Unbossed and Unbought
This year’s race for the U.S. Democratic nomination has been interesting to watch and it got me thinking about the other African American candidates of the past. Interesting enough, they have all run during my lifetime. I decided to work on ink portraits of each candidate as way to practice my technique. I’m no historian,Continue reading “Shirley Chisholm: Unbossed and Unbought”
ATCs? Why not?
I’ve been doing little doodles and deciding to call them artist trading cards. These are little art pieces that measure 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches and can be created in any medium. I’ve been seeing a lot of these and thought it would be fun to see what I would be able to do withContinue reading “ATCs? Why not?”
One Last “Office” Drawing: Dawn
This is the last in this “The Office” series of drawings. Here is the long suffering Dawn Tinsley played by Lucy Davis. She’s the gal who gives zombie impersonation lessons in Shaun of the Dead. Fun movie by the way. I really love doing these achromatic pieces. I know most people love color, but I’mContinue reading “One Last “Office” Drawing: Dawn”
More “The Office” Drawings
I got such lovely responses for my last “The Office” drawings that I sat down and did some more. Here’s my drawing of Ricky Gervais as David Brent, “a motivator and an entertainer.” I had a really difficult time with this and I’m still not pleased. I was really trying to get that fake smileContinue reading “More “The Office” Drawings”
Goofing Around: My BBC “The Office” Drawings
A few weeks ago I stumbled upon the old BBC television show “The Office”. I’m always watching these old television shows way after they’ve been off the air and nobody else cares. The DVDs were at the library and I figured why not give it a try. The first episode put me in a stateContinue reading “Goofing Around: My BBC “The Office” Drawings”
Something Completely Different – Paint!
I got out my paints and did this little self-portrait sketch in acrylics on paper. I hadn’t painted in two years, so I was pleased with how this turned out. After working with colored pencils, it was kind of a relief to work with paints. Painting is so much more forgiving.
Something To Be Thankful For
I’ve been gone for a while, but I’ve had a wonderful week! Birthday celebrations (mine), guests from out of town and a general sense of well-being that comes from looking in the mirror and realizing that even though I’ve grown a year old, I still don’t have any crow’s feet. YES!!! Life is good. NowContinue reading “Something To Be Thankful For”
Colored Pencil Portrait: Daniel Craig
Well, I did it. Geez, it felt like forever. The scan of the pencil portrait worked great as a sort of grisaille which saved me a lot of time. I didn’t have to build layer after layer of shadow. I really admire people who work in colored pencil. There is so much discipline involved. YouContinue reading “Colored Pencil Portrait: Daniel Craig”
Pencil Portrait: Daniel Craig
After all of the drawing from life I’ve been doing, I thought it would be interesting to draw a portrait from a photo. I had been reading a post on Ujwala’s blog Draw the Line and she asked folks to comment on whether they preferred to draw portraits from photos or from life. There areContinue reading “Pencil Portrait: Daniel Craig”
Mellanie Collins, Artist 