Wax Bloom

Emre at 7 Months | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 8 x 10"

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Emre at 4 Months | Carbon Pencil on Vellum Bristol | 8 x 10"

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That didn’t take long at all – fruit’s a lot easier than faces, it turns out

Pears | Colored Pencil on Colourfix Paper | 12 x 5.5″

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I’m pretty happy with the way this one turned out. This is the third drawing I’ve done on Colourfix, and the first portrait (discounting Preston G). Its growing on me.

As if You Could Say No | Colored Pencil on Colourfix Paper | 12 x 9″

And look, I even settled a title!

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ta-da!

Ganz, The Sequel | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 12 x 9"

I’m really pleased with the way this one came out…might have to hold onto this one instead of handing it over to the subject.

And now on to the next one!!

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FINALLY!

Autumn Still Life | Colored Pencil on Colourfix Paper | 12 x 9″ 

For Sale: $350.00 

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Finished!

The Lake | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 6 x 12″ 

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My mom recently delivered to me a large stack of drawings that I had done as a child. They had all belonged to my Aunt Mary Lou, who had held onto every silly childish scribble I had put on paper for the past 34 years.  This one, by all accounts, is the first portrait I’d ever done, roughly 1978 or so:

To Ant Lou | Watercolor on Paper | 10 x 12″ 

My aunt was a very important person in my life. Many of my most cherished memories of my childhood involve her. From taking me to the Natural History museum in D.C. to see the dinosaurs for what seems like every weekend to me, to getting me interested in computers and technology, she was a huge influence on me.  She even tolerated me as a roommate for my first semester of art school until I moved into an apartment with some friends.

 This painting has hung on the same spot on her kitchen wall for the past 30 years. It comes into my possession now because my Aunt passed away in April. This and many of the other things that have been turned up in her home by my parents are a warm reminder of how much she thought of me as well.

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Sammie | Carbon Pencil on Cold Press Illustration Board | 12 x 7″

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And there you have it – my first dog:

Preston G. | Colored Pencil on Colourfix Paper | 9 x 12″

 I’m pretty happy with the way this worked out, in large part due to the flexibility of the support. I definitely like Colourfix, and will be using in the future. The only thing that bothered me about it was how quickly it would wax bloom. I had to go over all the dark areas of this drawing and clean up the wax with a tissue before spraying it with fixative, and I have some concerns about it returning. 

 We shall see, I suppose.  

 I’m starting a new piece later this evening (a commission) which will be a roughly 12×7″ carbon pencil piece, so stay tuned! 

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