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Asleep

Colby — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:46:09 +0000

Watercolor pencil and wash on paper, 10″ X 14″

The Marbler

Colby — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:42:42 +0000

Young boy playing marbles. Do they still do that? This was adapted from a magazine article.

Acrylic on canvas, 14″ X 18″

Pink and Blue Smile

Colby — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:18:48 +0000

Just playing around with acrylic paints. The goal was to do a portrait quickly with little chance to stop and think. Using mostly pink and blue hues served to amplify the exaggerated contrasts.

Acrylic on board, 8″ X 12″

Hands and Hips

Colby — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:55:44 +0000

Torso study using a wash over watercolor pencils. Just playing around.

Watercolor pencils and wash on paper, 10″ X 7 1/2″

Learning To Wink

Colby — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:09:36 +0000

With hard work and patience we can learn to do just about anything. Learning to wink, for example. And once a task is learned it becomes simple and we can move on to the next challenge, like, snapping your fingers.

Acrylic on bristol board, 8″ X 10″

Try This At Home

Colby — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:27:46 +0000

This tree painting (or call it drawing with a brush) took a few seconds to do. The process is really, really complicated. You’ll need a brush, a piece of construction paper and a little household bleach. That’s it. Fun and easy and the effects can be very interesting. Go for it. Remember, for obvious reasons, to take care when working with bleach.

Bleach on construction paper, 9″ X 12″

Bruste

Colby — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 21:00:44 +0000

An exploration of darks, lights and contrasts and a little fun with vibrant color.

Acrylic on canvas board, 12″ X 16″

Kings Of Orient

Colby — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 15:51:28 +0000

Kings of orient, traveling afar?
Actually, it’s just a bunch of guys riding camels. But you can use your imagination.

Acrylic on canvas board, 12″ X 18″

Christmas Angel

Colby — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:16:58 +0000

This painting is stored away all year except when I hang it up for the Christmas season (Advent). I thought I might as well post it on the web so I used my point-and-shoot camera to try to capture the image. It didn’t work that well. The “white” areas are supposed to be, well, white, because it is just bare canvas. I wanted a very simple painting of an angel.

Acrylic on canvas, 24″ X 30″

Your Favorite Paintings

Colby — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:11:23 +0000

The results are in for your favorite painting posted on this website. This has been a lot of fun. Thanks so much for everyone who participated.

FAVORITE PAINTING
Hike With GrandDad

Hike With GrandDad was the clear winner; 4 times as many votes as second place. And, like I did for your favorite cartoons and favorite drawings, I’ve combined the other favorites into ranges of votes received and listed them alphabetically in each tier.

Second Tier:
Boy Wonder, First Father First Son, First Grader, Young Steer

Third Tier:
Arno and Phillip, Blue Indian, Chuck Berry, Desert Sip, Desert Sip 2, Faces, First Trip To The Beach, Flamingos, Girl in Orange Shadows, Indian Mother and Child

Others Getting Votes:
Girl Swinging, Jim and Myrt, No Comment, Rinsing Hair – Red, Sandlot Softball, Vodka and Big Red