Ginger and Sadie

 Pencil drawings of two of my Grand dogs!

Ginger

Sadie

Happy Holidays

 Wishing you Peace and Joy!

Happy Holidays!

Dogs

 Dogs

Graphite 5x7

Drawing Heads

 A variety of heads with different poses and expressions is great practice.

Graphite on paper

Deer season

Backyard Stare Down 

The deer are everywhere now and so tame. Drew this one in my yard. She didn’t move for 15-20 minutes!

Outdoor drawing

 The weather the last few days has been fantastic so I couldn't resist some outdoor drawing!

                                                                            JB park

                                                                   Off the Grant Trail

                                       

Garden surprise

 

5x7 colored pencil drawing 

The deer ate most of our garden this spring so we just let it go wild. What a surprise to find a variety of squash under all that vegetation! All shapes and colors. I guess deer don’t like squash!!!

Figure Drawing

 Drawing the Model 

Graphite and colored pencil

8x10

Heartland Art Club

Group of 8 Show

October 11 thru December 28, 2025

Two of my graphite and colored pencil drawings in the show.

5x7 Caroline

5x7 Jeana

Molly

 

Molly is 1 year old. She likes to herd soccer balls!

8x10 oil

Tools

 Cobblers Hammer

Drawing antique tools is interesting and good practice!

Steps of the Past

 Nature Preserve near me has the steps from the original owners home. It’s a lovely place to walk paths and enjoy the natural setting of a long ago home. 

 

Pastel pencil drawing 9x12

Molly

 Graphite drawing of Molly

8x10

Hoping to do a painting of Molly soon!

Furry friends

White Fur Friends 

                                                                  For Rory’s room!   

Arctic Fox and Snowshoe Rabbit

8x8 oil paintings

Antique

 Antique Inkwell

Graphite and Colored Pencil drawing

This inkwell was my great grandmothers and the dip pen was my mother’s. My drawing makes it three generations!

Life Drawing

Drawing the Model

Graphite 8x10”

It’s been a long time since I’ve drawn live nude models. What a great practice to hone drawing skills!

 

Blue Asters

One of the flowers that last well into the fall

 

5"x7"

A small gouache painting from my yard last fall!

Confused nature!

 A Confused Lilac

8x10 colored ink drawing!

Found this drawing in a sketchbook from last fall.  I remember bringing this lilac inside to draw because it was becoming colder weather and knew it wouldn't last outside.  It was totally confused about the season it was supposed to bloom in!

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!

Drawing People

 Drawing people whenever I can is my favorite drawing practice.

                                                         Heartland Art Club model session          

Kirkwood library open mic day

                                                         

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!

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.

Spring

 

                                                                 Sold    5x7plein air oil  

Backyard Blooms

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.

Winter practice

 

Drawing practice at the St Louis Art Museum with my Wednesday group. Working on portraits this season. 

2025

A New Year

 A plein air drawing in colored pencil.  5”x7”. At the Lewis and Clark trail early in the morning!