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Jana
Pastel 22 x 28"
Jana said she wanted to "blow bubbles." Her mother knew exactly what she meant, and found her the bottle. She was having so much fun running around in the back yard and blowing her bubbles, that I thought she would make a good painting. I photographed her and did this picture.

Abe
Charcoal White Pencil 20 x 16 "
Abe taught me portrait painting. He had the rare ability to both paint and teach. The "Abe" page has more information about him. Note the slight smile. Your drawing has to be right on with these materials, as it is almost impossible to correct.

Martin Heidegger
pastel, 20 x 16"
This picture was done to illustrate a book cover. This type of drawing has to be done perfectly the first time, as there is no room for error. The white cannot be removed from the black, nor can it be covered over, without showing the evidence of your work.

Blonde
Pastel 28 x 22"
Here's a good-looking young blonde. I like the nice skin and hair colors and texture, and the color harmony between the skin, lips and eyes. Done from life.

Slip
Pastel 24 x 19 "
Here's another edge-lighted subject. This woman looks good and is pleased with herself. [Slip400.jpg]

Paul Graham
pastel 20 x 16"
This young boy is the son of a friend. We were going to Jack London's home, and my friend brought along his youngest son. He was half asleep, had a bad haircut, and was all bundled up. He made a nice picture for his parents.

Russian Bricklayer
HB pencil 12 x 9"
This guy doesn't appear to be very happy. I probably wouldn't be either if I were bundled up like that. This is an interesting texture study. [Brick400.jpg]

Russian Priest
HB Pencil 12 x 9"
This is my first pencil portrait. This drawing and the Bricklayer took about 80 hours each to produce.

Sir Beecham
Charcoal and white chalk on sand colored mat board 20 x 16"

Grandma
Lithograph 12 x 10"
Here we have the dignity of age. The lithograph is of my grandmother. This was drawn on a stone with a grease pencil. A print has to be drawn in reverse in order to print normally, so I had to sign this backwards. Try that some time! I like the nice, pleasant expression of this kindly person, and the old print dress. I tried to capture some universal qualities of old people, and time and space behind her. Perhaps you can see your grandmother in this image. This print is an edition of 50.

Nan
vine charcoal 20 x 16"
Another nice picture of a favorite subject. I didn't like it initially because I thought the charcoal made the skin look too rough. After I saw it several years later, I changed my mind.

Ben
pencil 11 x 8.5"
He drove up on a tractor and lit his pipe as he talked to me. He had a twinkle in his eyes. Ben taught high school, farmed, and built a beautiful house. He began college with one pair of socks which he washed nightly. I feel some of his self-confidence comes through in this picture.