Tuesday, December 20, 2011

" COME UNTO ME "



8 x 11 Pen & Ink
This piece was done as a fundraiser for a recovery facility called "Set Free"
Families would stay there until able to be on their own. I decided to draw a couple of the children  watching the Koi fish in a little pond they have.


One of the things I like to do is add color but only sparingly to add a focus impact to the picture.


But I wasn't sure which way I wanted to go. So I decided to make copies of the drawing on watercolor paper and try a few different ways.


I decided to have the one with the pond in color framed for the event.



Monday, December 5, 2011

" CHEZ MARIE "



8  x  11 Pen, Ink & Watercolor
SOLD
" Chez Marie " is a small cafe in Paris very close to Montmartre. I thought I would post this drawing I just finished for CHRisTMAS.
First the place is red and second it is called Chez Marie and I thought it could be the new version for the stable where christ was born,
" At Mary's place " 
After all he was put in a trough and that's where you put the food you give to the animals, since he is feeding us still I thought it a perfect correlation.
BLESSINGS and MERRY CHRISTMAS to All

BTW   This piece will be features on my general art blog also
Art by Dominique 


Saturday, December 3, 2011

" MONtmARTre "



                                                     8  x  11          Pen & Ink

This is from my vacation with my daughter to Paris. I was showing her where her grandmother lived ! The only thing I can say is I hope everyone can have the opportunity to go there at least ounce in your life. We went in the off season and the advantage for me is that I could see the architecture of each building since there were no leaves on the trees, like in this drawing I could see the Sacre Coeur  in the distance. Otherwise it would be obscured by the leaves !