SUSAN'S . . . PLAYING AGAIN!

Last Wednesday I went drawing at The Artist Studio  in Albuquerque. AND the model did not show up, so  this wonderful person posed rather than draw herself.  And Gina did a fantastic job! Actually she was better thank many of the other models. Below is the initial start of this 2 1/2 hour pose.

THE FLOWER AS A STILL LIFE New Mexico Art League June 4 - July 13, 2019         5 GOLDEN                             SUNS + ORANGE                   SUNS + SHADOWS          I have 3 pastels juried into New Mexico Art League' s The Flower  As  A Still Life exhibit. The show runs from June 4th to July 13th  with an artist reception on Saturday, June 22nd from 5-7pm and I  will be in attendance. Would love to meet you so please come! Please click onto New Mexico Art League for address and additional info.

MANY COLORS  pastel on paper A little late here, but this is a piece I worked on at last  week's life drawing session. Heidi is a wonderful model  and so enjoy sketching her!  Below is the vamp-in after the first hour. Been experimenting  with laying a base of 3 colors prior to the beginning of  sketching. Gives a nice under-base to build upon. And  going out of my norm'  by use of bright, strong colors. Do  tend to use a lot of light blues and turquoise.

RAVEN 1 8" x 8" pastel + gold leaf 10" x 10" white mat, glass + black frame Wonderful 3-person show I'm participating in titled  SUMMER SHOWCASE  at Patrician Design in Albuquerque. The exhibit jumpstarts on the celebration of summer! I'll be in the company of illustrator Zahra Marwan and Oil Painter Jordan Caldwell, whom I am excited to meet.  Opening reception is Friday, June 21st from 5:30 to 8:30pm  at 216 Gold Ave SW, Albuquerque, 87102. Always a fun-filled evening on Patrician Design's openings,  so do hope you can make it if you live locally.

MALE MODEL  pastel on paper Plugging away on many things, but I did happen to go to life drawing a couple of days ago.  Men are such a challenge - and with glasses to boot.  Lines, lines, lines . . .  and color everywhere!

DROPPING COLORS pastel on board June 26th and June 27th I will be teaching a pastel class at Oasis / Albuquerque on Subtle & Blazing: Pastel Skies . The 2-days, 6 hours class will illustrate the execution of light and pastel sunsets versus bright and bold sunsets.  Dropping Colors is a sample of a blazing sunset. The registration opens May 8th at 10:00 am with  additional information available at: www.oasisabq.org . Please note one needs to have created an account in order to sign in and register! 

SET OF 3 MODELS pastel sketches on paper Since last year and January was so busy for me, I'm  now reevaluating where I am at. So much has been  going on between meetings, classes and working, that  now I've stopped to assess the direction my art is going.  Do any of you experience this?  I'm wanting to push out of my safe zone and play  with varied subject matter and styles. But regardless where  I'm at, color has always been the primary key which is evident  with the above sketches created in life drawing sessions.  So even though I've been quiet over here, there has been  progress and development which I'll be sharing soon.  And now . . . I'm skipping along and searching.