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New work! I’ve been staying away from sexuality, but I...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:44:00 -0500

New work! I’ve been staying away from sexuality, but I think this set of poses and expressions feels suggestive without going over the line.

Just finished! “Gemini” 26” x 38”

Sat, 25 May 2013 15:06:31 -0500

Just finished! “Gemini” 26” x 38”

New work! “Buttoned Up” 24x36 Pastel on Paper.

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:45:05 -0500

New work! “Buttoned Up” 24x36 Pastel on Paper.

Oh, I forgot to post this experiment finished last week. I am...

Fri, 10 May 2013 20:59:16 -0500

Oh, I forgot to post this experiment finished last week. I am still undecided about it.

New piece, something different! The model is Cassandra Lorien of...

Fri, 10 May 2013 20:51:50 -0500

New piece, something different! The model is Cassandra Lorien of Fox and Hare.

Little pencil sketch off Cassandra Lorien. I usually post...

Wed, 01 May 2013 08:31:25 -0500

Little pencil sketch off Cassandra Lorien. I usually post sketches and process work over at my facebook: www.facebook.com/Janeradstromart

New piece! A Collaboration with friends Megan Inghram (model)...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:10:00 -0500

New piece! A Collaboration with friends Megan Inghram (model) and Aaron Fagerstrom (photographer)!

ImagineFX contacted me last month about doing a tutorial for...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:24:00 -0500

ImagineFX contacted me last month about doing a tutorial for their special issue. The finished image was selected to be the cover! This is a “bookazine” published in addition to their regular monthly issues, with step-by-step workshops on traditional subject matter - portraits, still lives, landscapes, etc. After so much pastel work, it took a bit to shake the dust off my digital painting and get into it. I am very excited to share this now that it is in print! Available for pre-order.

Another new painting of Cassandra. These poses were shot from up...

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:06:45 -0500

Another new painting of Cassandra. These poses were shot from up on a ladder above, which makes her seem kind of weightless.

Fresh off the easel - a new double portrait.

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:40:03 -0500

Fresh off the easel - a new double portrait.

New work! “Death in the Afternoon” + the piece close...

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 10:46:00 -0600

New work! “Death in the Afternoon” + the piece close to finished, on the easel. The colors are like Absinth and hazy glowing afternoon sun, so Hemmingway’s famous cocktail came to mind. The double entendre with the french meaning of death, “le petite morte” also suits.

A gift for the model, Seraphina Song. Thanks for working with...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 09:09:41 -0600

A gift for the model, Seraphina Song. Thanks for working with me!

Just finished, “Girl at Play” nupastel on paper. The...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 08:31:00 -0600

Just finished, “Girl at Play” nupastel on paper.

The model is Vera Claeys.

New double portrait! “If Only / Never...

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:19:00 -0600

New double portrait! “If Only / Never Mind”

Nupastel and oil on board.

New piece! Nupastel and Oil on Arches Oil Paper. The inspiration...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 09:04:00 -0600

New piece! Nupastel and Oil on Arches Oil Paper. The inspiration for this came from the client, as this is a commission. They requested a horizontal back view, “with tension”. Probably my favorite brief, ever!

The model is Meka La Creme.

Gesture drawings from a live model last night. The black ones...

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:18:21 -0600

Gesture drawings from a live model last night. The black ones are 5 minute poses, and the one on toned paper is 10 minutes. Nupastel and charcoal stick. Life drawing is fantastic for reminding me to be efficient, less is more.

Sketchbook dump! Some pages from the past few months. You can...

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:26:00 -0600

Sketchbook dump! Some pages from the past few months. You can tell that even in my sketchbook I love to draw people best.

Two new pieces. I am interested in the false modesty of these...

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:27:21 -0600

Two new pieces. I am interested in the false modesty of these poses.

This is my first time using the Arches Oil Paper, which is a specialty paper that is not gessoed, but is archival for oil paint. I did the usual pastel drawings (a bit harder to get details with this surface) and then added oil paint for texture and variety in the backgrounds. You can see bits of oil paint more clearly in the close ups.

Seraphina Song is the model.

A photo of me at work in my home studio, created by Scott David...

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:51:00 -0600

A photo of me at work in my home studio, created by Scott David Gordon.

This is a part of a series of panoramic photos he is creating, one per day for a year. Scott visited and took a lots of pictures as I moved around the studio. Taking the photos is the easy part, he described the most difficult part of the process as painstakingly stitching them together back at his studio - ensuring that all of the details in the room look seamless. Imagine dealing with that wood floor from 5 perspectives! His Panorama 365 project includes scenes of Austin nature and icons, as well as residents at work and play. See the whole series, updated every day: http://www.panorama365.com/

Just finished, another double exposure drawing: “Girl in...

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:18:00 -0600

Just finished, another double exposure drawing: “Girl in Glasses”. I had fun drawing the pattern on her socks.

Also, I was fortunate to be featured in American Art Collector this month! December special issue on collecting figurative art. =)