On the Way to the Circus

 

My model: a little hand-carved wooden elephant that we bought a while back. 

One of the last pictures I painted before taking a break into flute making (see:http://anasazidream.blogspot.com). It's 9 x 12" and makes me think of a backstage elephant heading for the spotlight.

A Gentleman after Velasquez

 

This is my take on a detail from a Velasquez painting ( I don't remember which one). I painted it one evening in an Adult Ed. painting class when I didn't know what to do. I liked the direct and quick approach. I paid more attention to values and proportions. Sometimes it just works out alright.

Bang the Drum

Returning to drawing again. I got this drum years ago in Taos, New Mexico. I bought it from an older Indian man. When I asked about the right way to play it, he slowly tipped it off its base, and with a very steady eighth note beat, he played several measures, stopped and looked at me and said, "See?". I got it.

A Sketch for a Phriend

A  friend of mine teaches movement and dance for elementary school kids. She's going to introduce a Peter, Paul & Mary song called "I'm in love with a Big Blue Frog". Somehow the spelling is with a 'ph'. She needed a graphic, so here it is (it's been far too long since I put something up here):