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Hillside Fiddling, oil pastel

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Mary

It’s been a busy around here I apologize for not visiting everyone’s blogs, but throughout this afternoon I will do my best. Hillside Fiddling, an oil pastel (9×12) was painted on heavy card stock paper.  What started as a quiet … Continue reading →

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Trail Blazer, charcoal

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Mary

Little fact o   .   .   .   Did you know that US Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was a cowgirl at heart?  In 2002 Justice O’Connor was inducted as a Cowgirl Honoree at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame.  … Continue reading →

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Little Girl, charcoal

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Mary

Children are interesting characters to draw and I’ve wanted to capture this little girl for a while now and finally decided to give her a try ~ Little Girl (12×9) is a charcoal drawing on Strathmore Drawing paper using vine … Continue reading →

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Thursdays Drawing, Miss Annabelle – charcoal

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Mary

I nearly forgot that it was Thursday and suppose to be drawing a new seascape – today’s drawing is Miss Annabelle that I have worked on for three days. Drawing freehand is not easy.  This young lady was giving me … Continue reading →

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Charcoal Drawing ~ Young and Fresh

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Mary

Wish I could post what I did yesterday in charcoal, but three-quarter of the way through the drawing my sleeve swiped across the drawing and you guessed it – much was destroyed.  AND, if you can believe it – I … Continue reading →

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Thursdays Drawing – Colette, charcoal

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Mary

Good to be back drawing again – here is the first of 2015 Thursdays drawings. Colette (9×6) was drawn on Strathmoore paper using charcoal (soft brick, vine and pencil) and shaped with a stump and kneaded eraser.  The drawing was … Continue reading →

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