Mary Charles Smith

What are the chances Jill will see her surprise birthday painting?

A birthday surprise for Jill McSwain

for her and Hal to hang at Little Creek

Model for workshop this weekend

Her last name is Sparrow. What with the feathers and all

just perfect

Standing nude from the back

finished two week pose

Mary Charles first two hours

I think this is done, I signed it

Girl in velvet chair

another hour's work on the face

I call this "Walk softly"

Standing nude back week one of two weeks

I am donating two portraits to charity: One to Stratford Academy and One to the children's Hospital

this assignment has a certain charm

 a view of my living room from the dining room

an assignment for class

Mark's back

Gosh, this is one of my best

Had to do this for a class project, it is a terrible photo, very yellow

Here is a few hours work in oil in Easpoint, Florida, Highway 98

the first pastel done in the workshop day one

Here is the pastel done at the beach

Pastel done en plein air in the Handell workshop

This is a little Marina under the Apalaciicola Bridge done in pastel

it is not finished done en plein air

I finished this today

Rena sat for two hours

She sure was a beautiful model

The first stages of Crawford and Gigi

She is finished!

Just a bit more to do on it

This is my cousins' daughter, Sara Grace

 

Wednesday night model, Morgan

Morgan is uplighted

Oil reclining nude

Second week work on oil reclining nude

Oil Alla Prima nude torso

I have quit putting up nudes but I can't help it, that is what I am studying now!