Last Warriors

Last Warriors

Two young found

Quietly settled within her form

Rock frozen as a giant on the shore

Where finally overwhelmed

Waiting quietly like her

Eyes toward the horizon

As they had been told

The last warriors

Knowing someday

They will return

Sketching reoccurring dreams

Islands Off Solitude

8.5”x 5.5” ballpoint pen

I’m going to be taking a break for the next few days. There are some on the other side of this screen acting like they are more important than youJ

Afternoon Cool

Afternoon Cool

Some sketches of “SR” posing in his tux, yesterday in the afternoon.

I managed to place him a couple of times next to a sketch of “SH” sporting her flower wig, in one of the drawings, from the day before.

1^st: 9”x 12” fountain pen, oil sanguine and chalk on toned paper

2^nd and 3^rd: 17”x 14” ballpoint pen

More of “SH”: http://tonyducesart.blogspot.com/2014/11/refusing-wallpaper.html

Place

Place

“SR” was the model yesterday. These sketches were from poses in the morning. In one of the poses time was spent to place him somewhere other than against the blank wall of the studio. I guess I could have finished the missing arm.

Both: 24”x 18” pastel

Refusing the Wallpaper

Refusing the Wallpaper

“SH” posed today for a costume figure session in a wig of plastic flowers. This is what I sketched based on one of her poses.

18”x 24” pastel on colored paper. 

Tortured Face

Tortured Face

I do find it so much easier to show pain and suffering in the portrait of an older face. Maybe I search harder with those who have been here as long or longer than me? Maybe “R” in his poses acts out these emotions more?

A sketch from a session with “R” yesterday.

9”x 12” fountain pen, oil sanguine and chalk on toned paper