myra tear down those walls . . . part 2

These are actually the third and fourth sketches I did while standing (I'm a professional sitter) with the paper taped on the wall.  As you can see - compared with the previous post - I have gained a little more mastery of the charcoal.  I thought about Lisa G. when I was doing this piece (she has inspired me to try mixed media). I thought that it would make a nice mixed media piece if I glued strips of  tissue on the left side and then painted it - giving it some texture.  But alas - no glue in the house.  So - off to the pizza palace - I mean the salad barre - I mean the art supply store.

myra cartooning . . .

if i'm going to babysit your chihuahua . . .

i need a small cup of coffee and a doughnut . . .

watercolor practice . . .

It was delightful to paint this ballerina.  The key for me was to have fun with color.  As you can see from the image above, I like what was happening down to the kneecap.  From the kneecap down to the foot - not so much . . .

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.)

pink and an elegant chair . . .

working on degas

Watercolor Ballet

sold

This is a 9x12 watercolor. I think it's a nice painting . . . or do I need a cup of coffee?