Friday, February 17, 2012
“right now” staying focused on the present, mindful and in the moment, an image from the week, with no words or a few words, that acknowledges the “right now.” Inspired by Ann.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
©2012 Carolyn A Pappas, Turquoise Sea. Ink and watercolor, 4 x 6 inches.
This is nothing like what I normally do, but I rather like it. It was fun to work on, which is the main thing I want out of my artwork these days. It reminds me of some kind of fantasy land from
Haroun and the Sea of Stories or some other fantasy novel. This is my submission for February’s Virtual Paintout on the
Island of Elba. It’s a beautiful island, and Napoleon was lucky to be exiled there!
Sunday, February 12, 2012
©2012 Carolyn A Pappas, Feeding the Green River. Pen and watercolor wash, 13.5 x 10 cm.
This little piece depicts one of the many waterfalls that empty into the Green River. After Hurricane Irene, my husband and I drove around to survey the damage and I snapped a photo that I used as a reference. The river and the streams were flowing a lot faster than normal, which made for a beautiful scene.
I just sent this off to Moss, Norway for the second Twitter Art Exhibit, organized by David Sandum. You may remember that I submitted a painting for the first Twitter Art Exhibit as well, back in 2010. This time, the money raised is going towards the Women’s Crisis Center in Moss. I met David on Twitter a few years ago and he’s a nice guy and great artist. I highly recommend following him if you use Twitter. There’s still time to participate in the exhibit as the deadline is March 30th.
Friday, February 10, 2012
“right now” staying focused on the present, mindful and in the moment, an image from the week, with no words or a few words, that acknowledges the “right now.” Inspired by Ann.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Another item found at Papou’s house: a pencil sketch of Papou drawn by his sister, Mary. I remember him talking about this drawing in amazement at how his sister could capture his likeness so well. He saved it all these years, since 1951.
©2011 Carolyn A Pappas, Lizzie. Graphite on Bristol Board, 8 x 8 inches.
A portrait of my baby niece made as a gift for my sister. She and Cate are already friends even though they are so different in personality. Lizzie has the most dainty whimper of a cry but Cate has a powerful set of lungs and doesn’t hesitate to use them!
I posted work in progress shots of this drawing in my last issue of Delicate Paperwork. If you are interested in seeing more behind the scenes images from me, you should subscribe. I’m sending the February issue out on Wednesday where I’ll be showing you a sneak peak of what I’m working on for the upcoming Twitter Art Exhibit.
“right now” staying focused on the present, mindful and in the moment, an image from the week, with no words or a few words, that acknowledges the “right now.” Inspired by Ann.
©2012 Carolyn A Pappas, Ashtrays. Graphite, colored pencil and marker in 8.5 x 11 inch sketchbook.
I found this ashtray at Papou’s house, and I took it home and put it on my nightstand to hold hair clips. I love the bright red inside. I enjoy pottery with white on the outside and bright colors on the inside, like
these tripod dishes.
I sketched it twice. The sketch on the left was first and I was off quite a bit. I came closer to the actual object on my second sketch (right). Elipses were never my cup of tea (whose are they, anyway?). I could fill up a sketchbook of practice sketches and still be improving.
“right now” staying focused on the present, mindful and in the moment, an image from the week, with no words or a few words, that acknowledges the “right now.” Inspired by Ann.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Image at left: ©2009 Carolyn A Pappas, Norway Maple. Colored pencil, 20 x 16 inches.
I stayed with my grandfather (Papou) when I was in college and for a few years afterward. He passed away this past year, and his house was recently sold. I’ve always loved his house. It was a simple ranch, but it was nicely decorated with lots of original art.
The landscaping was impeccable. He had mini palm, orange and fig trees out on the patio in the summer and kept them in his heated garage in the winter. He had lovely, mature Japanese maple trees.
Even though I will miss him more than any thing, I will truly miss his house. It was always there and available for me to stop in any time. If I ever build my own house someday, I think I will build a replica of his house.
I went through my old drawings and put together a flickr set of some of the drawings that I made at Papou’s house over the years.