a new and increasingly difficult chair sketch by myra anderson - that there in her hair affair . . .

a new and quite complex chair sketch by myra anderson - indeed she was a button hat girl . . .

If one was going to do a series of chairs - then one would have to come up with various designs - wouldn't one?

a new and complex chair sketch my myra anderson - and the square in her hair was there . . .

If you saw the earlier version of 'and the square in her hair was there' I apologize.  It scared me too! I had to try this composition again.  I like this one much better.

a new and very complex chair sketch by myra anderson - hair and elegant chair . . .

Sometimes when I do a practice sketch I have no choice but to use myself as a model.  The only difference between me and the model in this sketch - is that I don't have four legs . . . (sometimes I crack myself up)

diamond and elegant bow . . .

'girl and an elegant bow' by myra anderson

 

'Time won't stop the dancer' by Lisa Graham

'red chair in a blue room' by myra anderson

Yes I'm on a 'chair-cation' but am I also on a 'bow-cation'?  In this sketch I wanted to accomplish two things . . . a.  I wanted to draw from the chin down and two I wanted to see if I could make the top part of the dress look a little like satin (too lazy to do the whole dress at this time).  Done and done.  Speaking of chairs I am currently working on 'another blue chair in a green room'.  I have been thinking about a philosophical viewpoint for 'a blue chair in a green room'.  Maybe Lisa can help me.  Look at her fabulous chair and the wonderful artistic viewpoint in this beautiful collage work.  And just so you know - somewhere inside of me there is also a red chair - in a blue room.

a new and very complex chair painting by myra anderson 'a delicate approach to pink' . . .

'a delicate approach to pink' by myra anderson

As you know - I'm working on my summer program of painting chairs - my 'chair-cation'.  This is a watercolor practice.  I used a very careful application of paint.  I wanted to use very little color overall - so that this very difficult and complex chair would stand out. The original painting shows the bottom of the dress but at the moment it's driving me crazy! I'll see how I feel about it tomorrow.  (ps also driving me crazy is the fact that I would like to leave comments on some of my favorite blogs but I can't read those blurry numbers!  Sometimes by comments come back to me as failed.  I may have to just mention your name here.)

jmarie and an elegant chair . . .

This is a practice sketch for one of my chair paintings.  When I saw the photo below by the artist Raphael Soyer it made me want to continue my exploration of painting in black and white (although this painting was done in color).  I love the patterns and textures of the garments as they look here in black and white. 

As shown in this little sketch I would like to paint patterns and textures.  This painting by Soyer would definitely be one of my  'green box'  paintings (I wish I had painted that).

'a blue chair in a green room - I want coffee' by myra anderson . . .

This is part of my series 'a blue chair in a green room'. 

'another blue chair in a green room' by myra anderson . . .

This painting is part of my series 'blue chair in a green room'.  It's entitled another blue chair in a green room. 

bonnie and an elegant chair wip . . .

This is a work in progress - one of those paintings that for some reason you don't finish quickly.  I'm posting it now because that's a right snappy little chair - if I do say so myself!  This painting is about patterns - I like the pattern that I was working on - on the side as well.  I thought of Bonnie as a model - she looks snazzy in that dress!

pink and an elegant chair . . .

blue chair in a green room . . .

Well, it was time to use some color . . . time to paint my blue chair - this time on a 9x12 canvas panel in acrylic.  You can sit down in the chair and read a good book - or - you can stand next to the wall and practice your ballet kicks.

myra and matisse . . .

'goin' all matisse up in here'

by myra anderson

Sitting in my favorite chair and looking at my Matisse.  This is 8x8 acrylic on canvas panel.  The bowl in the forefront is actually a floral bowl.  I was thinking of turning it into a cup of coffee.  Adding a cup of coffee to my favorite impressionists works . . . how myra of me.