Juliawlensky: Dark Blue Turban

Another entree in my art imitates art series, this is pretty much a direct copy of Alexej von Jawlensky's Dark Blue Turban (Helene with Dark Blue Turban).

Wild Ride

Easter Sunday

Still really enjoying my de Kooning immersion....

It's Hard Drawing Children!!

The Little Princess as a Smirking Bobble-Head

Four Quick Studies for 'Albany Bowl'

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. And if what you're doing isn't working - try someting else! I suppose that applies equally to drawing and bowling. In any event, this is from our TAEC class trip to Albany Bowl to observe and teach the Alexander Technique in activity - working on each other while working on bowling.

Shopping for Rugs at Ikea (Final)

Shopping for Rugs at Ikea

I was helping Dottie figure out if there were any appropriate rugs at Ikea for her new apartment - but not all the rugs had sizes & prices on the floor nor were they all in the catlogue, making it very difficult to figure out. Now don't groan - there's an art to getting in and out of Ikea without getting lost (and preferably without buying anything). It's called Ikea-do. Wish I had a black belt in it but I don't ;)

Organs, Organs, Where are my Organs?

As part of my Alexander Technique Teacher Training, I'm learning some anatomy - but coloring in the Anatomy Coloring Book doesn't really work for me - to understand things I have to try to draw them myself. Too bad organs don't actually come in these nice colors.

Rub a Dub Dub (Final)

This was at Building Resources where we go for wonderful things like doors, books, garden carts, etc.

And happy happy birthday to my dear friend Chris Lombardi , journalist, poet, and author extraordinaire!

Rub a dub Dub (Day 4)

Rub a Dub Dub (Day 3)

Rub a Dub Dub (Day 2)

Rub a Dub Dub (Day 1)

Working on my Taxes (final)

Working on my Taxes (Day 1)

Seasonal Sunlight Shoots Through the Whole House (in Color)

Seasonal Sunlight Shoots Through the Whole House

A Purple Plum Grows on Florida Street

Meditating on One Year of the Portrait Project

OK, you recognize the gear, I was actually meditating after Aikido. But I have been thinking about today's anniversary and how fun this on-going process has been for me. And thank-you to Jeff, for a different photographic view of my head than I usually get.

The Higher You Climb...

... the further you fall.

Guy's Shodan

OK, so if I straightened out and stood up, I'd be 1.5 times Guy's height, when in reality he's taller than I am. Ah, well, it was Guy's test, but it's my portrait project ☺

Back to the Model in Color

Looks like after two days uploading might be possible again - at least I think I got one picture loaded... wish blogger would give us better status reports when these problems occur!

Back to the Model

It's been fun painting my face almost exclusively from my imagination the last couple weeks but today I'm back to working from an actual subject (a photo of myself).

Waiting for His Master

Hot Beverage for a Cold Weekend (Saturday)

Vaccinations

OK, it does look like an entry in a High School poster contest on World Health. However, it was intended to be about all the vaccinations I need to get before my trip to Thailand next month.

The Nose Knows

Home with a Cold, in a Sea of Stripes (Pencil)

Rush Hour Had Started, but I Was Still at Work, on Tea break in the Kitchen

Pencil Sketch, Day 3

Pencil Sketch, Day 2

When I started this on May 13th, I thought I'd get back to it much sooner. I have at least another day or two of work here... maybe over this lovely long weekend.

Pencil Sketch, Day 1

Toothy Smile (Sketch)

Four Small Drawings (and a combination)