4 Diversity Panels on display at Queens University

Blink and you missed it. Four of the ten panels were on display at Queens University Art and Diversity Conference Friday, October 30. They were displayed during the duration of the conference, which was only a few hours total. Faces of Diversity is a 10 panel mural created by instructors, current students and alumni of CPCC. My thanks to Jeff Andrews, Peggy Rivers and Elizabeth Ross for their help on these four panels!

Ummm...all my excuses are bad ones.

It's been quite a year---a bit of a rollercoaster, and it's tough to concentrate when your life is pulled in so many directions. No excuses, though. I'm committed.

Here's some work---mostly just sketches....

Masheka, pastel on sanded red paper.

Masheka--profile, vine charcoal
(10 minute drawing, and one of my faves in a long time)

Graphite Portrait

Masheka, graphite on Canson paper, 9x12"
collection of the model

Charcoal Figure Study

Michelle on a futon, charcoal and white conte on Rives BFK
about 24x18", November 2008

Portrait of JFK

James, charcoal on Rives BFK, about 11X14"
(40 minute timed sketch), November 2008
collection of JFK

I have wanted to draw James since he first walked into my class in August.
Fantastic bone structure and a lot of fun to draw. Nice guy, too.

Profile of Babs

Babs, profile, charcoal on Rives BFK,
(30 minute timed sketch) November 2008
about 11X14", collection of the model.

Fauna....sprawling...:-)

Fauna, sprawling (30 minute timed sketch)
watercolor, about 24x18", November 16, 2008