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9x12"

Ink on Paper

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Ink on Paper

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9x12"

 

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Garden of Eden: 30 x 40" Oil on Canvas

Stage 1

Pastel on Paper

Stage 2

Putting it on Canvas

Stage 3

Creating Depth 

Stage 4

Focus on Light

Stage 5

Complete

Me @ 27 weeks pregnant with triplets. :-D

Eyes Down

(I'll scan this later)

9 x 12" 

Graphite on Vellum

Wizardess with Brollican

8 1/2 x 11"

Ink on Paper

This drawing is to be included in the book, "Brian Boru and the White Unicorn"

Here is the final rendition:

Bitter Waters is now home.

I forgot how colorful this painting was since I haven't seen it in 5 weeks. 

This is painting #9 in the series, next weekend I begin Daniel and the Lion. 

Coffee Night

 "Coffee Night " ©

8 1/2 x 11"

Ink on Paper

Frappuccino

9" x 12"

Pencil on Paper

Bitter Waters

30" x 40"

Oil on Canvas

Bitter Waters

Here are two stages of the painting. The idea sort of appeared in my mind in a flash as I was thinking about what I should paint. I was 2 minutes away from the studio in my car and I thought I'd like to do something colorful and different than other paintings. So, here we go.

Stage 1

Thought process: In this step my goal was to cover the canvas with bright colors and curved shapes. I wanted the tree/log to stick out and yes draw focus to the waters below and the connection to the heavens.

Stage 2

Thought process: I tried to blur the lines yet keep the idea that there are still lines or divisions. There wasn't enough time to complete stage 2, the left upper corner is still unfinished in this style. I want to keep the tree the same, and I'm unsure if I like the red on the rolling grass, that may change. And the sun may also change, I think there needs to be a few more strokes that define a semi curve to the colors not just blend.

Stage 3: Finish the upper left corner. Add more defining lines... clean up a couple of the odd colors that aren't working for me... perhaps start on the splatter and dripping portion of the painting.

כג  וַיָּבֹאוּ מָרָתָה--וְלֹא יָכְלוּ לִשְׁתֹּת מַיִם מִמָּרָה, כִּי מָרִים הֵם; עַל-כֵּן קָרָא-שְׁמָהּ, מָרָה.	23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of it was called Marah.
כד  וַיִּלֹּנוּ הָעָם עַל-מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר, מַה-נִּשְׁתֶּה.	24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying: 'What shall we drink?'
כה  וַיִּצְעַק אֶל-יְהוָה, וַיּוֹרֵהוּ יְהוָה עֵץ, וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ אֶל-הַמַּיִם, וַיִּמְתְּקוּ הַמָּיִם; שָׁם שָׂם לוֹ חֹק וּמִשְׁפָּט, וְשָׁם נִסָּהוּ.	25 And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD showed him a tree, and he cast it into the waters, and the waters were made sweet. There He made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He proved them;

Morocco

9" x 12"

Water color on Paper

Music Tree

Used for a music concert poster.

8 1/2 x 11

Ink on Paper

Crossing the Jordan

Crossing the Jordan

30" x 40"

Oil on Canvas

Deuteronomy 34:4-6

ד  וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֵלָיו, זֹאת הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לְאַבְרָהָם לְיִצְחָק וּלְיַעֲקֹב לֵאמֹר, לְזַרְעֲךָ, אֶתְּנֶנָּה; הֶרְאִיתִיךָ בְעֵינֶיךָ, וְשָׁמָּה לֹא תַעֲבֹר.	4 And the LORD said unto him: 'This is the land which I swore unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying: I will give it unto thy seed; I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.'
ה  וַיָּמָת שָׁם מֹשֶׁה עֶבֶד-יְהוָה, בְּאֶרֶץ מוֹאָב--עַל-פִּי יְהוָה.	5 So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.
ו  וַיִּקְבֹּר אֹתוֹ בַגַּי בְּאֶרֶץ מוֹאָב, מוּל בֵּית פְּעוֹר; וְלֹא-יָדַע אִישׁ אֶת-קְבֻרָתוֹ, עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה.	6 And he was buried in the valley in the land of Moab over against Beth-peor; and no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day.

Nzinga: From Angola

Nzinga

8 1/2 x 11

Graphite on Paper

The Buffalo in its new home.

Wilmington, NC

MBALI "Flower"

MBALI

8 1/2" x 11"

Graphite on Paper

Crossing the Jordan: Stage 1

This originally began as a last ditch effort to get an idea for my next painting. 

We sketched out a few pastel drawings shown in a post below, and I chose this one, one that no one else chose to do. Mainly because it's the only landscape.

In putting on this first layer, which happened about 10 days ago (since I'm taking a week off), we've been looking at this trying to decide what should happen to the next layer. 

1. The River (more flow)

2. The Land. (May stay the same)

3. The Clouds (more realistic)

This is an original sketch and idea not taken from a photograph.

Klezmer

Klezmer

8 1/2 x 11"

Leo and Me

This wasn't a competition but rather a composition lesson. I drew my pictures, and he would sketch them in a different point of view.

All photos can be enlarged. Click to View.

   

                                                  Heather                                         Leo

Story: Hannah went to the temple to pray to G-d to give her a child, but the priest never heard words coming from her mouth and assumed she was an adultress... G-d heard her prayers, and she promised to become a nazarite (not cutting hair, refraining from wine etc)... and after the boy was old enough to separate she took him to the temple where he became the prophet Samuel. 

   

                                                  Heather                                         Leo

Story: One of our laws indicated that the corners of the fields should be left for the poor. 

   

                                                  Heather                                         Leo

Story: Jacob fights with the Angel. 

The Raven's Duty

The first bird Noah sent out was the raven, but it did not return. 

Hannah's Prayers

Hannah's prayers fall on deaf priest's ears but are answered by G-d. 

Possible oil painting in the future...

Crossing the Jordan

Pastel/Pencil Sketch for possible oil painting. 

Stages of "After the Battle of Sisera"

Stage 1

Graphite

11 x 17

One of the most important women in the Bible was Deborah. A judge and general who led the people of Israel with her advice, leadership and guidance. I wanted to portray a strong female, especially in today's society there is such a negative perception of women in roles of leadership. The idea that women cannot or should not take a position in this way, is wrong. She is an example to all women of religious or non-religious backgrounds of what women can and should be a part. She may have lived 3,000 years ago, but her message is as important today as it was then. 

Stage 2

photoshop rendering of the original drawing

After scanning the drawing, I wanted to play around with the idea of blood on her hands. A literal interpretation of ending a battle. While she was not the one who literally drove a peg through the enemy's head, she was still on the battle scene. The blood represented her direct contact with the struggle. 

Stage 3

Oil on Canvas

In the original drawing the graphite allowed me to play with shadow, but oil is not so forgiving. Any time a black and white drawing or pencil drawing has absolute darkness, once transferred to oil one of two things should happen. 1) The black has to have texture of some sort, with another color mixed in. (or) 2) The background cannot be completely black, only the illusion of black, by using purple or blues. 

I chose to keep the background black for the effect. The swirls represent the storm of battle as well as the aftermath as she sits by the campfire. 

Stage 4 and 5

(Not Shown.)

I decided not to take another picture until the end because the middle stages irritated me. 

Stage 6

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30" x 40"

Oil on Canvas

In the end I decided to change the position of her fingers. Originally they were straight, but after having someone model the position I noticed that fingers should be more relaxed and natural. Also, her sword reflects the firelight as well as the blood from battle. The eyes, reflect the fire of more than her looking upon it, but more of her soul. The eyes were meant to be brown, and looking closely they still remain so. The swirls are silver, and there's gold on her helmet. 

After the Battle of Sisera.

Deborah: After the Battle of Sisera

30" x 40"

Oil on Canvas

The Buffalo

Stage 1

The Buffalo

20" x 22"

Oil on Canvas

Private Collection

South Carolina, U.S.A.

Book Cover Final for "10 and 5 With Dad"

The book is in the hands of the publisher. 

Due to be released within 60 days. 

Wooooo!

Wildcat Shirt Design!

I added sticks in the claws later. 

Below is a photograph of a performance for the Chicago Bulls wearing the uniform.

Brian Boru: The Brollican!

   

Black and White           Watercolor Pencil 

This little guy is supposed to be a mischievous woodland character who likes to cause trouble with other creatures in the forest! His sketch will be in black and white in the book, but I couldn't help putting it in color! His name is Donlan. 

Devorah: Stage 2

Today I added color on the face and hands, altered the helmet, and sword.

Next week the fingers will be altered, additional layers of color, eyes, hair, helmet metal.