Day 10 - Cowdog

"Cowdog" (pastel, 4x6 inches) click here to bid or buy

Day 10 of my 30 Paintings in 30 Days of November!

To mix things up a little, I've thrown in a few different images to my November mix. This one's from a shot pulled out of my Dogs in Parades folder.

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Sheriff

"Sheriff"  (pastel, 12x9 inches)  $1375

Sheriff will be with me for the Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair in Kerrville, TX, May 24-26, 2013. If he survives the weekend unsold, he'll go on to my solo show at the Breckenridge Fine Arts Center in Breckenridge, TX, June 11 - July 20, 2013.

I haven't posted demo-photos in a while, so to make up for that, here are some good ones of Sheriff!

A couple days after he was 'done', I noticed his right eye was too high and close to the other, so I washed it out and repainted it. This image is after wiping off the eye with a wet rag. I didn't take more photos before the final scan, so I'll post that again below so you can see the difference without having to scroll all the way back up.

(The color change is just the variance between camera and scanner..)

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2-Woman Show in Gruene, TX - Oct 26 Opening

"Texas Pride and Progeny"  (pastel, 32x32 inches)  by Rita Kirkman

I'd like to officially announce and invite you to my upcoming show

The Color of Sunlight

Two Pastel Artists Share the Vision

a 2-Woman show of new work 

featuring myself, Rita Kirkman

and fellow pastelist Jeannette Cuevas

"Looking Back" (pastel, 14x11) by Jeannette Cuevas

 
Opening Reception
Friday, October 26, 6-9pm 

Join us for a chance to win an original painting!

Artists Demos 

Saturday, October 27
Kirkman: 10am-12pm / Cuevas: 1pm-3pm

Exhibition Dates 

October 26, 1212 - January 13, 2013 

at Cactus Jack's Gallery

1706 Hunter Rd 

Gruene, TX 78130
cactusjacksgruene.com
830-620-9602

Old Cowhand

(conte and pastel pencil, 10x8 inches)
Here's a job that I would have loved to do the entire picture -- horse and all! But the client could only afford the basic portrait. The photo was old and small; his head was about 1/2" high. But though the contrast was strong, the highlights were perfectly exposed and the shadows retained just enough detail to be intriguing.

Visit RitaKirkmanDrawings.com to commission a pencil portrait from your old photo!