Son of Sun

Son of Sun___18 x 18 oil on linen___for American Women Artist's Show, Tucson, AZ

This is a familiar image for me!...one I have derived works from since taking a similar photo a few years ago. This version faces left whereas a previous version faces right (see below-on blog)... This square format original is my piece for the American Women Artists Visions of the Southwest Show. It opens in a few weeks at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, AZ on November 2.

I am orffering the giclee reproduction for a short time. It is a NICE giclee on paper, signed and numbered in a VERY small edition of 20. Please consider a gift of fine art for Christmas!

 

 

 Sunny One __12 x 16 Giclee Reproduction on paper__Click here to enlarge

Limited edition of 20. Signed and numbered ___Price $80 includes shipping (USA)

Sketch-Team Ropers

 

Team Ropers- Sketch with Watercolor Pencils...see State 1 Below

I have a workshop coming up in Fredericksburg in a couple of weeks. We will send a lot of time sketching and of course tracking the sunrises and moonrises! CONTACT Fredericksburg Artists School RIGHT AWAY if you are interested! There are spots open as of today! bush@fbgartschool.com

Below is the first state of this one. Drawn with watercolor pencils, then "washed" for the finish....a technique I enjoy!

Mission San Jose Sketch

Mission San Jose___watercolor pencil on paper___10x10

Great friends are visiting us from Nebraska and the Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art.

Anna and Allen have been exploring Texas this week, and Saturday we met at the Missions Trail in San Antonio, where I did some sketching!...I have dragged them all over to see the sights! Things like my old farm, the urban bats of Round Rock, the Monument Cafe, Round Rock Donust and the Oasis....It has been a fun week, and I hate to send them back to Nebraska...they are both a great treasure to me and I can't wait to get them to come back and do the things we didn't get to do this time around!

I will be teaching some of my sketching techniques, and "capturing Impressions Quickly" in Fredericksburg Oct. 28-30...sign up soon! vvaughan8@yahoo.com

Resting

Resting ___Watercolor pencil sketch

 I was notified this week that one of my "Romeo" sketches won FIRST PLACE in an art show, and I will get a little bit of prize money! This one was a "quickie" sketch from a recent drawing workshop I taught in Texas.

I have a book called Last Year on the Farm: A Story of Change. It is published by BLURB.com and they recently had a price increase...so, click the link to see the book. Use the code FANS at checkout and you get 20% off books from now until October 23, 2012. http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/196927  let me know if you get one!

Dove Sketch

Dove Sketch___a workshop demo in water soluble graphite and colored pencil

"Chiaroscuro" is defined as:   the distribution of light and shade in a picture...in art it is "an Italian term which literally means 'light-dark'.

"Chiaroscuro and Chocolate" is the title of my little workshop series at Joel's Coffee Shop (aka Rocksports). In over 20 years of teaching part-time, I have plenty of tricks to help artists see and sketch better, faster, and with a variety of media. Chiaroscuro describes the outcome perfectly!  Brad Payton, the owner of Joel's is also an artist and a Chocolatier, so we indulge in his chocolate creations whenever we can while working out our drawing problems! My pal Robin Cheers, a "regular", likes the Hot Chocolate, while I will take a pecan truffle or two (or 30...really). Brad recently perfected his toffee, which is Billie's favorite!

We will have some more sessions in November...please contact me if you want to come. And if you want a more indepth, concentrated workshop, sign up for three days with me in Fredericksburg at the end of this month....soon! Info below...

_______________________WORKSHOPS_____________________

November__Austin___ "Chiaroscuro and Chocolate" contact V...,. 

Oct. 28-30__Texas__Full Moon at Fredericksburg Artists School, contact V...,.

2013___New York City, Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania...

2015___February-March ___New Zealand

**BE SURE to tell me if you sign up! I like to send things to my students to get them ready, keep them "seeing", and thinking, and talking about it

Wes' Wolf

Wes' Wolf Demo___from the workshop

My informal sketching workshop in Austin Might resume in NOVEMBER if a few people are interested...just let me know! Above is one of the sketch demos I did with my wolf-loving-student, Wes....Mine is a quickie, rough wolf...you should see Wes' ...he is an amazing young artist with a superb eye for detail :)

_______________________WORKSHOPS_____________________

November__Austin___ "Chocolates and Chiaroscuro" contact V...,. 

Oct. 28-30__Texas__Full Moon at Fredericksburg Artists School, contact V...,.

2013___New York City, Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania...

2015___February-March ___New Zealand

**BE SURE to tell me if you sign up! I like to send things to my students to get them ready, keep them "seeing", and thinking, and talking about it