The Art of Colby Jones
These are exercise drawings I did several years ago. I was just practicing.
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Color pencil on paper, 14″ x 18″
I rarely (almost never) draw the same subject twice but I decided to draw this again using a more free style with chalk pastels. I never quite finished.
Chalk pastels on paper, 14: x 18″
This is my tribute to Frida, of the phenomenal Swedish pop group, Abba. It’s from the video for “Knowing Me, Knowing You,” which is on their Arrival album.
Watercolor pencils and wash on watercolor paper, 10″ x 14″
Archives: 1970? This is a sketch of my daughter as a toddler. I did not like the drawing because it didn’t capture her as I wished. I stored it away. About three years later when her little brother was about that age the drawing looked more like him than it did her.
Pencil on Bristol board, 9″ x 12″
Two friends of mine were recently married. I couldn’t attend their wedding and I felt guilty so I drew this for them as a wedding gift.
Pencil on paper, 8″ x 10″
I was watching an old movie on TV and noticed an actor I thought was really pretty so I looked her up on the internet. I came across a photo and thought it would be fun to draw. I was more interested in practicing than in doing a portrait so the likeness is a tad off. But here she is, Madge Evans. I think this pose fits in as well today as it did in the 1930s.
After I finished the charcoal drawing I wondered what it would look like if I used a smudge stick to smooth it out. So I decided to find out. As usual, there were plusses and minuses. Nice results in some areas, disappointments in others.
Chalk and charcoal on charcoal paper, 12″ x 14″
In addition to using a tortillon (smudge stick) I drew with a letter opener. I think that’s a first for me. The tortillon blended the colors while the letter opener cut through the layers of oil to reveal the bottom layer of color.
Oil pastels on Bristol board, 10″ x 14″
When I posted my collage of drawings and paintings of my favorite Moms for Mothers Day (Moms) it was pointed out that I had excluded my mother-in-law. She was such a special lady that I immediately began planning to do a drawing. Well, here it is. It’s a combination of a couple of photographs. She was 18-20 years old in the photos I used. A worthy addition to my favorite Moms.
Color pencil on charcoal paper, 9″ x 12″
