Work in progress - Graphite on Strathmore paper. Title TBD. #portrait #fineart #graphite #contemporaryart

Carried Away - 16x20” Graphite on Strathmore #fineart #graphite #portraitart

Close to finishing. #fineart #pencilportrait #portraitart #graphite #portraitart

Can We Ever Be Forgiven? 17x22” graphite on Strathmore Paper. #pencilart #fineart #portrait #monotone

Native Born - 9x12” Oil on Paper

Nativ Born - 9x12” Oil on Legion’s Stonehenge Oil Paper #oilpainting #portrait #oilpirtrait #fineart

Done! #oilpainting #portrait #portraitpainting

Next painting- 12x12”

Mounted to panel and clear coated with acrylic. Next steps?

Maria’s Vision - Graphite. Not sure if I will continue with color using oil glaze. #portrait #portraitdrawing #drawing #art #fabercastell

Work in progress- Graphite on Strathmore #pencil#portrait#pencilportrait#monotone#portrait

One of my pieces in the resistance show at Articipate in Berkley, MI. “The Year She Resisted” 18x24 graphite

Had a heck of a time minimizing the glare off the wet paint. #oil #oilportrait #oilpainting #portrait

This one says it all taken 6/14/2025 #nokings #resist #june14 #democracy

Broken Dreams - 16x20” Graphite on Strathmore. Ready for mounting on panel and clear coating. #pencil #pencildrawing #pencilart #pencilportrait #graphite #graphitedrawing #portraitdrawing #portraitart #strathmore #fabercastell #fabercastellpencils #oilpainting #oilportrait #femaleportrait

#art

Work in progress #pencil #pencildrawing #pencilart #pencilportrait #graphite #graphitedrawing #portraitdrawing #portraitart #strathmore #fabercastell #fabercastellpencils

Work in progress. #pencil #pencildrawing #pencilart #pencilportrait #graphite #graphitedrawing #portraitdrawing #portraitart #strathmore #fabercastell

Gone - Finally done and now redone. This was a hard piece to finish since it was in flight the week my dad passed. This was the last thing he saw me working on. It needed to be right 18x24 graphite on Strathmore 400
#pencil #pencilportrait #graphite #portraitdrawing #portraitart #strathmore #sketch

Work in progress.

Maybe an oil glaze to pop in a little color next? Yep! #sketch #sketchbook #therapy #pencilart #portrait #dalerrowney #drawing #oilpainting #Grisaille

More sketching to take the edge off. Same drawing as before just a bit more finished. Maybe an oil glaze to pop in a little color next? #sketch #sketchbook #therapy #pencilart #portrait #dalerrowney #drawing

Time to take a break and do a little sketching - Kinda self care during a rough week. #sketch #sketchbook #therapy #pencilart #portrait

Traveling this week and had some time to work on this one. #pencil #pencildrawing #pencilart #pencilportrait #graphite #graphitedrawing #portraitdrawing #portraitart #strathmore #fabercastell #fabercastellpencils #portraitstream #portraitpage #portrait

Each Memory a Moment in Flight - 16x20" A favorite. The reference was of my granddaughter, Annie waiting for lunch at the Farmers' Market. An eternity for her, a moment that passed too quickly for me.
#pencil #pencildrawing #pencilart #pencilportrait #graphitedrawing #portraitdrawing #portraitart

Nice improvement. I’d like some additional tools for posting content like basic hashtag management.

Enough of the winter pics, hopped into the way back machine and pulled one from a beautiful summer day - What's buggin' you? #photography #macrophotography #macro #photo #artphoto #Naturephotography #artphotography #flowers #winterphoto #fujix #fujifilm #fuji #insects #bugs

Beauty even in death - The winter walkabout brought me this shot. One of my favorites. Can you guess what flower this is/was?
#photography #macrophotography #macro #photo #artphoto #Naturephotography #artphotography #flowers #winterphoto #fujix #fujifilm #fuji

Thank you!

Pandemic Thoughts - 18x24 Graphite, mounted on cradled panel. #pencil #pencildrawing #pencilart #pencilportrait #graphite #graphitedrawing #portraitdrawing #portraitart #strathmore #fabercastell #fabercastellpencils

Sometimes when you are out shooting street photos you get really lucky.

Carpe Diem!

#streetphotography #photos #monotone #blackandwhite #fujifilm #fujix #streetphoto #photography