African American Portraiture

I like doing portraits of interesting faces. I have chosen a few for this part of my blog. I hope you enjoy them Please make comments. There are some faces you may recognize and some that will not be familiar at all.
The image below is a pastel painting I found a photo of a Black woman on web and used it as a reference image to create a new piece of art. I hope you'll like it. As usual the paintings and drawings posted here are for sale.



The image below is a pastel of a Black youth. I liked the expression on this kid's face. Yes, he is a kid who probably is from an urban environment. I named him Master Guy. It just seemed appropriate.




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The image below is of Lena Horne. You can find out more about this well-known entertainer by
clicking on the image link and going to her page on Fine Art America. Her bio can be read there.



Eartha Kitt is another famous entertainer. She may be relatively unknown to a younger generation but she played Cat Women in some of the Batman series episodes of the 70s I believe.



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The younger generation may not recognize the name of Nina Simone, entertainer singer song writer and 60s activist. She is no longer with us but she has left her mark on the cultural face of our nation and the world.



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And this is Beau!


The following drawing I created as a tribute to Trayvon Martin. I see in the world that there is a lack of value for the lives of Black people and especially Black males. I call the following pastel drawing "Can You Hear Me Now."


I had a bunch of uncles when I was a kid. Some of them were my favorites. One of them was the oldest uncle at the time. He was uncle Jack. He was my gandmother's oldest brother. On special family occasions I had the tendency of hanging around the older people. Uncle Jack would pull me aside. He would say, "come here boy. I want to give you a piece of money." Sometimes it would be a quarter and at other times he would give me a dollar. If it was a quarter it would be enough to buy a bottle of Pepsi and a Tastykake lemon pie. Anyway the following pastel drawing is my rendition of my uncle Jack.



I love the colors in this next pastel drawing. The different tones of brown and tan feel very warm and welcoming. And the model is gorgeous too. I call this one "The Singer."



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Nature and Wildlife Fine Art

I have new additions to my art blog. I am loving the way my art develops as I become more familiar with the different techniques, mediums and tools that I have been using to create my art. I primarily use pastels for painting, graphite pencils and colored pencils. I am now beginning to use water colors and acrylics for painting.

I have new artwork to post today.  The new art pieces are pastel paintings. This is the Lion of course. This is a pastel drawing. Cats are fascinating animals and this one is the top predator or I should say one of the top predators on the continent of Africa. Of course all of these art pieces are for sale.



The image below is a pastel of a mallard duck of course. I was at a park called Green Lane in the Germantown section of Philadelphia PA, USA. I took a photo of the duck and used it for reference when sketching and pastel paiting this piece.






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The image below is a pastel painting of some very colorful tropical love birds. Parrots to be exact. I've always wanted to own one or two. Your comments are always welcome. No spammers of course.



Another pair of love birds is added below. Again this is a pastel painting. This pair is taking comfort on a tree branch while taking a nap

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I have new art work to display here. I have been having a great time painting with acrylic paints. I will continue creating wild life art. I love animals and sea life has always intrigued me. This first painting is of a clown fish. Took me a few weeks to finish this one.

This one of the starfish is probably my favorite. I like the colors on the two starfish.


Earlier this year I did a drawing for my former pastor. I have not seen him in quite a while to give it to him. But will be mailing it to him shortly. The drawing of Bald Eagle took a few weekss overall to complete. I still have not decided what I'd like to create a collection of art on. I need a topic or a theme to get started on that track.