Thursday, February 18, 2016

Side view

Numero tres, the iPad although well intentioned,
is capricious with colour -- which can be
attributed, no doubt, to poetic license which all
good machines are equipped with.




















oil on cardboard 11"x 14" ©m label cohen


Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Second go

Some mixtures of February mud thrown in


oil on paper 8"x12" © marcia labelle cohen 2016


Tuesday, February 16, 2016

A combination of sitting and kneeling

Half way between kneeling and sitting, I think -- yet
he was quite concentrated and still. A year has passed 
since I drew him in that pose which gives rise to the cliche 
that time flies.


charcoal and chalk on strathmore 18"x24"
© marcia labelle cohen 2015

Monday, February 15, 2016

Set up with torso and flowers

will try again....


8"x10" oil on paper © marcia labelle cohen 2016


Saturday, February 13, 2016

At Dovercourt

One of a few small ongoing studies of this lovely young woman as as 
yet unfinished


Preliminary study oil on hardboard 9"x 12"
© marcia labelle cohen  2016

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Yellow tulips


pastel on toned paper 9"x12" © marcia labelle cohen

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Head -- graphite

The shadow on the paper is possibly my thumb.


pencil sketch for portrait, cartridge paper 9"x10"
©marcia labelle cohen 2016

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Reading

Study -- Sunday afternoon, young woman with book

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oil on paper, 9"x12"

Powers of concentration

Oh dear, apparently I inadvertently deleted this post -- how about that --
I was trying to do a posting on my iPad, blame it on that :-)
anyway I v much like that little girl playing in the sand so here she is again


oil and turps on paper 12"x9"