SirColby.com » Portraits

I Found One!

Colby — Fri, 11 May 2012 17:02:16 +0000

Yes, I know all the Easter Egg hunts are over but I finally got around to doing this painting I had wanted to do several months ago. Part of the delay was deciding how to do it. I first envisioned this as a pencil drawing. I even thought of drawing everything with graphite except for the targeted egg which would be in color. I used that technique in the drawing, “Popsicles” (http://sircolby.com/drawings/popsicles/). As you can see, I chose to go with full color using acrylic paints on canvas.

Acrylic on canvas, 16″ X 20″

American Indian Mother and Child

Colby — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:26:56 +0000

I’m working on a project that’s taking a lot of time so in the meanwhile I’ll post a painting I did a long time ago. It’s a rendition of a photograph from National Geographic magazine. They always have such great photography. I have used their images to practice on several occasions. You may have already seen it in the magazine itself. It’s also posted on the rotating masthead of this website.

Acrylic on canvas, 24″ X 36″

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″

Bride and Father Dance

Colby — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:31:02 +0000

No matter how small or large, weddings are very festive and memorable occasions. The time set aside for the bride to dance with her father is a meaningful event for both. As a father of a bride I know just how special it is.

Pencil on gray paper, 9″ X 12″

My Portrait

Colby — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 04:05:33 +0000

Only once before have I posted another artist’s work on this site. But I felt I had to share the portrait my four year old granddaughter did of me. I love the shapes, angles and diversity of line. And maybe the fact that she gave me more hair than I have.

After School Kids

Colby — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 05:37:39 +0000

I was recently asked to come up with some artwork for the community recreation center. The request reminded me of a drawing I did of some of the kids in our after-school program. This dates back to the late 80′s or early 90′s so the quality of the photo of the image is not that great. But I think you get the idea.

Pencil on paper, 10″ X 14″

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″

Heavenly Margaritas

Colby — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:08:01 +0000

I just lost a very dear friend. We and our wives often went on vacations together. One of our traditions was relaxing with frozen margaritas. This was especially important to my friend and my wife. On one occasion they were nestled into rocking chairs on the front porch of a renovated hotel in west Texas, sipping on their margaritas until they noticed a sign: “No alcoholic beverages on porch.” Oops. Another time they made their margaritas and sat down in lawn chairs ready to watch the sun set over the mountains. After a short while they realized the mountains were to the east. No sunset there. Oops!

I’m sure today they are enjoying their heavenly margaritas.

Computer sketch.

Girl Shielding Face From Sunlight

Colby — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:09:24 +0000

I started this drawing doing some experimental things. It wasn’t working. I really wasn’t in the mood to start over so I saved it by turning it into a more traditional drawing.

Color pencil on color paper, 7″ X 10″

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″