A Confused Lilac
Judy Stroup Art
PAINTING FROM LIFE
Friday, July 4, 2025
Confused nature!
Monday, May 19, 2025
Drawing Nature
The Botanical Gardens has so much to offer for drawing practice.
This Osage Orange tree was huge and old with so much character. While drawing I was joined by some Canadian geese who grazed the grass so close to me I couldn't resist drawing them too.
Graphite and pastel pencil on toned tan paper!
Monday, April 28, 2025
Drawing People
Drawing people whenever I can is my favorite drawing practice.
Heartland Art Club model sessionSaturday, April 19, 2025
Backlit Pine
A small Gouache painting of the view through the branches of a large white pine.
The spring greens of the grasses and the dark branches of the tree caught my eye!
5x7 gouache on paper!
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
MOBOT
Drawing at the botanical gardens today.
Small pencil and pastel drawing in the Arid house. Most plants were of the cactus family but I found these blooms near a bench and couldn't resist sitting down and trying to capture them.
5x7 pastel pencil on toned paper.
Friday, March 21, 2025
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Model Drawing
Live models at Heartland Art Club for members to draw from. These three were my best poses. The first one 15min. Next one 20 min. The last one was 2- 20 minute sessions. Drawing from life is the best practice.
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Winter practice
Drawing practice at the St Louis Art Museum with my Wednesday group. Working on portraits this season.
Monday, February 3, 2025
2025
A New Year
A plein air drawing in colored pencil. 5”x7”. At the Lewis and Clark trail early in the morning!