![]() My self-explorations of media were not always successful. I made copies to help me develop my skills in oil. I used myself as a model, and coerced the odd friend to pose for me.įigure 3 – Self-Portrait Drawings – Carbon Pencil This one is a ballpoint pen copy of a painting by a Dutch or German painter (I can’t remember). I continued to pursue painting and drawing on my own in a leisurely fashion, doing copies mostly. The first piece I kept was a pen and ink drawing of my hand, done at 16 years of age. So, while continuing to draw, I thought of it as a mere pastime, and did not retain any of my work. In my formative years art was not considered a possible life’s work art was a hobby at best and one should pursue something practical as a career. The earliest drawings I remember doing were copies of faces and figures from the Sears catalogue. I can’t remember when I started, but it seems I’ve been drawing my whole life. ![]() ![]() I recently participated in PAC’s 30th Annual Purely Pastel exhibition, and won an Honourable Mention for my pastel Palmas. You can also see my work at Art in Canada ( AIC). I subsequently joined the Kawartha Lakes Arts Council ( KLAC) and PastelArtists.ca ( PAC). As part of that cooperative I am participating in various shows in the Kawartha Lakes area, and will be teaching Portrait Drawing and Portrait Painting as part of KAN’s curriculum available to the public. I joined the Kawartha Arts Network ( KAN). ![]()
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