"R" A Few

“R” A Few

He posed for a couple of sessions I attended yesterday. The difference shows in the poses and the time of day. The portrait was in the evening. The difference shows too between ballpoint and a wet brush.

1^st: 9”x 12” ballpoint pens on toned tan paper

2^nd: 11"x 18" watercolor on 140# cold press

Curious

Curious

Load booms can be so silent

Vibrations ignored in surrounding swells

Years hiding within struggling trees

Barely clinging to dead rocks

Wondering if to pray

Silent booms can be so load

Waves crash in exaggerated storms

Years wasted within frail beliefs

Barely explored to fully grasp

Wondering if to look

Instead

They appeared as I sketched more struggling trees barely clinging to dead rocks.

5.5”x 3.5” ballpoint pen in an almost empty sketch pad.

Returning From the Woods (Update)

Returning From the Woods 

I worked on the painting a little more.

22”x 28” acrylic on stretched canvas

Returning From the Woods

Returning From the Woods

I’m not sure if they will

Return to us

They appear

Momentarily

Ghosts

I’m not sure if they should

Surrender for us

They flicker

Temporarily

Enticed

It’s been awhile since the initial sketch.

22”x 28” acrylic on stretched canvas

Sketch:

http://tonyducesart.blogspot.com/2013/08/returning-from-woods.html

Morning with "M"

Morning with “M”

11”x 14” ballpoint pen on toned grey paper