Minita, Figurative Art and Pastel Portraits of a Middle Eastern Beauty
Last Summer, I spent the day at the Palette & Chisel and did quite a few artistic studies of the lovely model, Minita. She posed for the morning long pose session for 4.5 hours, and for this sitting I worked in soft pastels on Hahnemühle Ingres paper. It portrays her in a blue silk shawl…
A Pink Dress, Figurative Pastel Painting
A Pink Dress, a figurative pastel painted at the Palette & Chisel A Pink Dress, 16×20, Soft Pastel on Board, 2/4/2012 A Pink Dress is a figurative painting of a lovely young woman who sat for use at the Palette & Chisel. She had such a demure air about her, and she was an exceptional…
Sleeping Girl, Oil Pastel Portrait Art
Oil Pastel Painting of a Sleeping Girl Sleeping Girl, 12×16, Oil Pastels on Board, April 21 2012 Jesse posed for us at the Palette & Chisel in Chicago, and she did a wonderful as usual. She wore a white blouse with laced sleeves. The artwork that I did of her is very high key.
An Oil Painting of a Woman and a Guitar
An Oil Painting Done in Palatine, Illinois Woman and Guitar, 11×14, Oil on panel, 3/10/2012 I painted a small oil painting on a wood panel depicting a reclined woman with a pierced nipple and an electric guitar in the background. The skin tones have a very cool tone to them that is repeated in the…
Female Nude Figure Pastels, Courtney at the Palette & Chisel Chicago
Courtney, a new model at the Palette & Chisel in Chicago, Illinois Courtney with Her Hands Crossed over Her Leg, 16×20, Soft Pastel on Board, 3/31/2012 Courtney Reclined, 16×20, Soft Pastel on Board, 3/24/2012 A new model has been coming to the Palette & Chisel lately. She’s a delightful model named Courtney and is solid as stone…
Molly, Quick Sketch
Dole Mansion in Crystal Lake, Illinois 2/22/2012 Molly modeled for us at the Dole Mansion in Crystal Lake, Illinois this week. I had to rush out and get some new supplies at Hobby Lobby since the supplies in my portfolio were running short. I have a set of 60 CarbOthello colored pastel pencils that I…
Figure Study – Olympia
Chicago, Illinois – Palette & Chisel This is a piece I did in soft pastels. It was made on August 27th at the Palette & Chisel during their Saturday morning open figure-study session. The session was 4 1/2 hours, but I think I was there for about 4. I skipped out on the last half…
