tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-235197932011-04-21T16:47:32.071-05:00Portraits from old found and family photos.Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924740938918149945noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23519793.post-1151024112595861362006-06-22T19:19:00.000-05:002006-06-22T19:55:12.606-05:00<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/1600/trouble.2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/400/trouble.2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Finally got my drawings back--they've been hanging at S2, a video-editing company in Chicago, for the past couple of months. This is a self-portrait done from a photo taken by Ron on Valentine's Day. Upon seeing it again, I've decided it's not quite done. I'll probably tweak it a bit when I get some time. Speakin' of tweakin'--check out Brandon--I left the 'unfinished' one up along with the finished piece, so you can compare...much better, I think...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/1600/troublephoto.2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/200/troublephoto.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23519793-115102411259586136?l=drawnfromthepast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924740938918149945noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23519793.post-1146884393627484832006-05-05T21:48:00.000-05:002006-05-05T22:03:59.373-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/1600/fergal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/400/fergal.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Watercolor. 21" x 24". 1993</span><br />This painting is from 1993. I did it as a 21st birthday present for Brandon, my son's father. It is the earliest piece here, thus far, and the largest. Methinks I ought to hit the watercolors again soon. Ah, soon...(as with everything else...)<br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23519793-114688439362748483?l=drawnfromthepast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924740938918149945noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23519793.post-1146710238353599372006-05-03T21:11:00.000-05:002006-05-04T21:20:03.280-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/1600/boy2.4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/400/boy2.4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Graphite. 9.5" x 9.5". May, 2006</span></span><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;">Another pic pilfered from bighappyfunhouse. This one isn't done yet, but he's getting there...<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/1600/finger.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/200/finger.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23519793-114671023835359937?l=drawnfromthepast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924740938918149945noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23519793.post-1146702305940322192006-05-03T19:11:00.000-05:002006-05-05T12:31:13.996-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/1600/pleasure.7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/400/pleasure.7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Graphite. 11" x 15". April, 2006.</span></span></span><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"><font><font><span style="font-family:georgia;">My friend Ron has a phenomenal vernacular photography website: <a href="http://www.bighappyfunhouse.com">www.bighappyfunhouse.com</a> -- Go take a look. Spend some time over there. And if you happen to find a picture that you fall in love with and would like a drawing of, contact me--perhaps I'll be able to help you out with that. In the meantime, enjoy some of MY favorite bighappy images...like this one, for instance.</span><br /></span></span></div><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><font><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/1600/pleasurephoto.2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/200/pleasurephoto.2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23519793-114670230594032219?l=drawnfromthepast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924740938918149945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23519793.post-1142565605740877952006-03-16T21:14:00.000-06:002006-05-04T19:55:23.213-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/1600/henrydraw.3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/400/henrydraw.3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Graphite. 10" x 12". March, 2006.</span><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;">Ron's sweet, beautiful best friend. </div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/1600/henry2.2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/200/henry2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23519793-114256560574087795?l=drawnfromthepast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924740938918149945noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23519793.post-1142492957730607032006-03-16T01:03:00.000-06:002006-06-22T19:17:55.570-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/1600/bjlfinished.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/400/bjlfinished.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>OK...here he is, finished. For now...(the color is more accurate in this photo, too.)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/1600/brandon.5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/400/brandon.4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Colored Pencil. 12" x 18". 2004</span><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;">This drawing has since been 'finished', however it is currently hanging at a video editing company's office in Chicago, and I haven't had an opportunity to re-photograph it yet. I'll post it as soon as I do. By the way, Brandon is my son's daddy. This photo is from 1993. </div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/1600/brandonphoto.4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/200/brandonphoto.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23519793-114249295773060703?l=drawnfromthepast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924740938918149945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23519793.post-1141923777991633632006-03-09T10:58:00.000-06:002006-05-05T12:34:34.510-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/1600/ferryrev.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/400/ferryrev.0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Colored Pencil. 15" x 23". 2004</span></span><br /></div> <div style="text-align: center;">Somebody's hot momma (mine!) riding the Staten Island Ferry.<br /></div> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/1600/sunglasses.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/200/sunglasses.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23519793-114192377799163363?l=drawnfromthepast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924740938918149945noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23519793.post-1141922511338918512006-03-09T10:38:00.000-06:002006-05-04T19:42:18.056-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/1600/sgtpepper.5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/400/sgtpepper.3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Graphite. 12" x 14". 2004</span><br /> My son in his John Lennon/Yellow Submarine Halloween costume.<br />I went as Yoko that year...</div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/1600/sgtpepperphoto.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/200/sgtpepperphoto.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23519793-114192251133891851?l=drawnfromthepast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924740938918149945noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23519793.post-1141841719611456932006-03-08T12:09:00.000-06:002006-05-04T19:40:31.846-05:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/1600/bearmountain%20copy.12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/400/bearmountain%20copy.11.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Watercolor. 5.5" x 8". 1995</span><br /> </div> <div style="text-align: center;">My mother is one of my most favorite people to make images of...it's so easy to do when you have such a beautiful model to work from.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/1600/bearmountphoto.12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7403/2416/200/bearmountphoto.5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/23519793-114184171961145693?l=drawnfromthepast.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12924740938918149945noreply@blogger.com7