Monthly Archives: September 2009

Drawing on the Train

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Elaine

I went to the city on my birthday. On the way back, I was in one of those train seats that faces other train seats, so you’re sitting knee-to-knee with people. Every time you look up, you see the person’s … Continue reading →

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Lemon Study

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Elaine

Observing and drawing or painting objects as they are is a great way to study color, light, shadow and negative space. I paint quickly with lots of layers until the painting is the way I want it to look. Besides … Continue reading →

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God Save the Queen!

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Elaine

This is a caricature/editorial illustration I did of Queen Elizabeth II a while back. It is not fair to her at all, it lacks her beauty entirely. It does not radiate the way she does in photos or film/tape footage. … Continue reading →

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Sketch of a Girl

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Elaine

I love to do portraits. Over the years, I did many portraits of the children I taught. It was a big honor when the parents of a child hired me to draw their children. I always wanted them to be … Continue reading →

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Angels of the Wind

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Elaine

When I was newly pregnant with my first child, I dreamed of a realm where there was only the sound of pure white cloth flapping gently in the wind. I saw there was a tree where the white cloth shimmered, … Continue reading →

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Baby Messengers: The Triumphant Arrival

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Elaine

I dreamed one night a while back that I was walking with some people I knew, and I was carrying their new born son. There was an entourage (the family and a nanny or two). I asked the father, “Do … Continue reading →

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Celebrity Dreams

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Elaine

Have you ever had a celebrity dream? I often dream of being in conversations with favorite celebrities, and the feeling is usually one of happiness because there is an easy rapport or a special feeling that I know this person … Continue reading →

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At Twilight

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Elaine

At twilight, it will be no longer day, and yet not quite night. You can feel yourself slip into the mysteriously enchanting moment of something other than “ordinary time”.  It feels as though something has happened. And it feels as … Continue reading →

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Calling in the Muse

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Elaine

This is a painting I did several years ago, in New York City. It is a painting from life, and this model was a great subject. I was taught by artist Fred Gregory, my undergraduate painting teacher years before, to … Continue reading →

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Precinct 10/Before 9-11 Part 2

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Elaine

After posting the “What do you have in your hat?” sketches of NYC’s Finest at Precinct 10 (see below, illuminara entry for September 14th), I decided to post the rest of this work. I hope Michael Petrillo NYPD at Precinct … Continue reading →

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