Caricatures

At a co-workers request, I started doing some caricatures.  I started with our Benicia Middle School principal, Mike Minahen, then also did the lovely Cathy Wright, our BMS drama teacher.  All of this lead to me teaching a caricature class to my adult Arts Benicia students!  

Done for the kids' table at a wedding...caricatures of the bride and groom! This will be used as a coloring page.

Cathy

Mike

Me

Arts Benicia Adult Classes

I wanted to share some of my adult student work!  I am so proud of my beginning drawers and the challenges they take on.  This is a melange of photos from different classes including portrait drawing, life drawing, cartooning and caricatures.

Rene Canham

Jayne Boyd

Mark Krull

Rene Kale

Mark Krull

Sue Hutchinson

Cassie Perez

Sue Hutchinson

Cassie Perez

Cassie Perez

Mernie Buchanan

Ronnie Kale

Mernie Buchanan

Mernie Buchanan

Rene Kale

Mark Krull

Peggy Fulton

Cassie Perez

KFOG Live from the Archives 21 Entry

This summer, I am taking a stab at the KFOG Live from the Archives cover art contest.  I just submitted...we will see what happens!

I didn't get picked, but it was fun to try!  The top ten were all in color and the majority were done with computer graphics.

Buckets

Buckets is in the process of being created, and this is the end of phase one.  This is an example of my experimentation with combining colored pencil and graphite.  Color to come in phase two!

Here is the final product.  I like the lamp and table the best! This was just selected to be in the Falkirk Fall juried show in San Rafael starting in September!

BEF Parade of Pigs for Kids 2013-14

This year, I made a companion for Frida Pig...Diego Pig!  He was a blast to make, and the same person that bought Frida also purchased Diego, so they live side by side now!

Happy Holidays 2013

I realize I forgot to post this past year's holiday card! It is my version of a sock kitty, based on my little Frida girl.  Happy Christmas in July!

Arts Benicia Mosaic Project 2014

Arts Benicia's Open Studios is coming up the weekend of May 3rd and 4th!  Here is my contribution this year for the annual Mosaic Project.  The full Open Studios show is up in the gallery now...come take a look, and be sure to visit Open Studios!

Mayhem

Trouble on the potato abacus! This one was shown at Arts Benicia's "Art of a Community" and is currently in a juried show at the Falkirk Cultural Center in San Rafael.

Clouds

Motivated by the challenge of doing a landscape in graphite that was interesting, we get "Clouds."  I had to have a hand in it!  Maybe something in the sky notices?