Sketch for its own sake

© Carolee Clark, "Sketch," 3" x 8.5", ink

I’ve take a few days off from painting but I’m still sketching.  It is a joy to sketch for its own sake.  So much of my drawing these days are plans for paintings so it is nice just to have fun with a scene that may never see paint! 

I’ll be back painting by Friday.

Daily Painting – Luggage & Roses

© Carolee Clark, "Luggage & Roses," 10.5" x 7", ink on wc paper

“Luggage & Roses”
by Carolee Clark
10.5″ x 7″ink on watercolor paper, unframed
($49 + $5 shipping and handling within US)

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Ink Figure Drawing #030810

© Carolee Clark

“Ink Drawing #030810
by Carolee Clark
22″ x 14″

Ink Figure Drawing #030110

© Carolee Clark

“Ink Drawing #030110
by Carolee Clark
17″ x 11″

Ink Figure Drawing – Saw a little February Sun in Oregon

© Carolee Clark

 ”Ink Drawing #021510
by Carolee Clark
24″ x 12″

 
Okay, it was one of those rare sunny, warmish February days in Oregon and I played hookey and went outside.   I painted for much of the day, but didn’t finish my painting.  I thought you might enjoy the drawing I did two days ago of a wonderful model with whom I work  on an ongoing basis. 

As always, thank you for visiting!

Daily Painting – Catching Up

© Carolee Clark

“Catching Up”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 10″
acrylic on wrapped canvas

I thought you might be interested in the sketch for this painting (below).  It was about my third sketch before I finally got the figures in the composition that I liked.  I didn’t faithfully reproduce the image onto the canvas, deciding to simplify and change some things as the painting progressed.

© Carolee Clark

Daily “Drawing” in McMinnville, Oregon

“Drawing from Window of McMennamins”
by Carolee Clark

I am at the Watercolor Society of Oregon show and conference this weekend in McMinnville, Oregon.

Although I did do a “daily painting” today, I don’t want to post it until I get home Monday because I don’t trust the colors on this computer to be true to the painting.  So instead, I will post one of the drawings I did as I had lunch at the McMennamins Pub in downtown McMinnville.

Cheers!

Success at the Clothesline Sale!

© Carolee Clark

“Sketch from the Clothesline Sale”

Thank you to everyone who came to see me at the Clothesline Sale, and especially to those of you who purchased my work!  It was a very successful day for me, I didn’t stop talking to those who stopped by and I sold a lot of artwork.  Thank you!

Daily Painting – Fancy Red Boots

© Carolee Clark

 

“Fancy Red Boots”    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 7″
ink

Daily Painting – No Riding on the Sidewalk

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“No Riding on the Sidewalk”      sold
 by Carolee Clark
10″ x 7″
ink

Daily Painting – Was it the 1970s? – abstracted female figure

© Carolee Clark, "Was it the 1970's?" 10" x 7", ink on wc paper

“Was it the 1970s?”
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 7″
ink on watercolor paper, unframed

$49 + $5 shipping and handling within US

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Daily Painting – We Need to Talk

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“We Need to Talk”   sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 7″
ink

Daily Painting – Taking a Nap with Kitty

© Carolee Clark

“Taking a Nap with Kitty”  
by Carolee Clark
7″ x 10″
ink

Daily Painting – A Child’s Ride

© Carolee Clark

“A Child’s Ride”   sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 7″
ink

Daily Painting – Eager to Go

© Carolee Clark, "Eager to Go," ink on wc paper

“Eager to Go”
10″ x 7″ ink on wc paper
unframed
$49 + $5 shipping and handling within US

 I love to see dogs with their people.  They are always so happy, so eager and pleased to be on a walk.  This puppy was okay with waiting until his person had rested enough, but he sure had energy and desire to continue!

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Daily Painting – Cake Decoration

© Carolee Clark

“Cake Decoration”    
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 7″      ink

 

Daily Painting – A Moment’s Contemplation

© Carolee Clark

“A Moment’s Contemplation”
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 7″     ink  

 

Does an artist have enough of these moments?  I know that I don’t.  This looks so nice, a quiet moment, to sit, to think, to enjoy the silence. 

Daily Painting – Grama Rents a Phone

© Carolee Clark

“Grama Rents a Phone”
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 7″

ink

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 It doesn’t have to be grama!  I remember having a phone like this when I was a teenager, and spending hours using it to talk with friends.  Now they are retro … you can buy them fitted to be a cell phone.

Daily Painting – Miss Blossom #2

© Carolee Clark

 

“Miss Blossom #2″    sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 7″

ink

Daily Painting – “Decisions” in ink

© Carolee Clark

 

 ”Decisions in Ink”     sold
by Carolee Clark
10″ x 7″
ink

This ink painting was done from the sketch that I used to paint “Decisions, Decisions.”

Triangle Man

© Carolee Clark

17″ x 14″  Ink on paper

Today’s drawing

© Carolee Clark

11″ x 8″  Ink on mat board

Quick sketch of Phoebe

© Carolee Clark

This quick study was done last night.  She is an amazing model with extraordinary long, wavy hair, great lips, beautiful eyes and a small, upturned nose.  It would be a rare night I would leave early when Phoebe is modelling. 

This is ink on mat board because I ran out of paper.

Drawing of a pretty young lady

© Carolee Clark

This is Jenna, a new model to me.  She has great lips and eyes to draw.

Process for starting a painting

First sketch of Candy Land

 
I have been asked to explain my thought process for “Candy Land”, so here it goes.  I always start by quickly sketching my subject, and usually in a “realistic”  manner.  It isn’t a good sketch or a large sketch, it just allows me to become familiar with it.  By sketching I become aware of what I like about the subject, what I want to say.  I loved the shapes of the house, the cylinders, the rectangles, triangles.  The main part of the house reminded me of a candle.

It is one of my goals in my art to be playful, or joyful.  Historically, I was never able to hold a job if I was not having fun, I never continued to do anything if it wasn’t enjoyable.  So with the first sketch down, and the ideas of candles, and playful shapes, I did a second sketch.

Second Candy Land Sketch

This second sketch I played with the shapes, just enjoying the drawing.  It is about 6″ x 4″.  I put in the people to give it scale, otherwise the shapes could have been toys (although I suppose because I tend to distort my people, they could be toys too).

Once I finished the sketch, I started painting.  I had just finished a very warm painting (“Decisions, Decisions”) so I decided to make this one predominately cool.  Some things worked out well pretty quickly and some things I had to change throughout the painting process.  I continued working on the areas until I was happy with the colors, the value and the shapes.  All in all, it was a very “fun” process.

Hope this answers your question Susan!