Grotesque? |
I've got another version of this fellow which is much more conservative, with less of an exaggeration of his features. It is generally more precise but less interesting. I prefer this one, even tho it...
Posted by Victoria McKenzie on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:18:00 PST |
Rude Gyal |
Posted by Victoria McKenzie on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:09:00 PST |
Less is More |
I've resisted the urge to do more to this painting. No layering, no blotting, no nothing. She looks clean and wet and translucent and fresh. Know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em....
Posted by Victoria McKenzie on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:08:00 PST |
White Girl, Black Girl, Same Girl ? |
I posted this image a while ago, noting that it was another version of a similar sketch and that it was still in progress:And then I put it aside for a while. Until this week:This reminds me of a stor...
Posted by Victoria McKenzie on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:06:00 PST |
Another Take on a Palm Tree |
Someone in Jamaica told me that my ink drawings of palm trees were "scary." Made me wonder if that is the feeling I must be having as I draw them.......why would that be the case?They are beautifully ...
Posted by Victoria McKenzie on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:01:00 PST |
So were home, from one rock to another.... |
This drawing reminds me of us, huddled together, baby birds no doubt tucked in between, looking out for one another in different directions, but always standing together on the same piece of rock....
Posted by Victoria McKenzie on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:59:00 PST |
Wine and Cheese Under the Palm Trees |
If you happen to be in Negril today, please stop by Whistling Bird on the beach at 5pm for a Wine and Cheese Art Opening Reception. My art work will be on display and I look forward to meeting and spe...
Posted by Victoria McKenzie on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:51:00 PST |
So I think Shara is done -- but Tasha is not.... |
This is another 12"x15" ink line drawing of a young girl, Tasha. I used a bamboo pen with india ink to draw the preliminary lines. Now here is the first result of my adding watercolor washes to the in...
Posted by Victoria McKenzie on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:01:00 PST |
Classroom on the Beach |
Although Hurricane Dean forced me to cancel our original workshop schedule, he did not put a stop to the classes altogether. Here are some photos of the Children's Watercolor Workshop I held shortly b...
Posted by Victoria McKenzie on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:56:00 PST |
Still Standing, Dean-oh . . . |
I glanced down at my fingernails as I flicked the mosquito from my ankle. The thin line of black grit confirmed the fact that we'd been without running water, neither hot nor cold, for two days. Some ...
Posted by Victoria McKenzie on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 07:48:00 PST |
