Drawings
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Drumming Duck, 14"x17" |
Mr. Nibs Chef, 14"x17" |
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Beer Ad, 8.5"x11" |
Streamline, 8.5"x11" |
Overhead, 8.5"x11" |
Red Bedroom, 8.5"x11" |
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Paint Strip Heads, 2.5"x6" |
Calf Order Form, 8.5"x11" |
Spartus, 7"x10" |
Scissors Timecard 3.5"x8" |
This was done after one of my first trips to NYC back in the late 80s. I was fascinated with the idea of hiring someone to walk your dog. Colored pencil. $100.00
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Street vendors in NYC. Who doesn't need cheap sunglasses and socks? Colored pencil $100.00
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| Dogwalker11"x 14" | This drawing was inspired by a display of mutant animals in a museum in Lagos Portugal. The Museum Lady identified them as "Cat Two-Face" and "Sheep One-Eye" They were strangely beautiful. Colored pencil. $50.00
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Street vendors 10" x 13" |
Vases
I love drawing my vases. They look good in scratchy pen on a manila envelope. NFS
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Three imaginary vases, sitting on a dishtowel? Out in the grass. With a yellow sky. Colored pencil & ink. $60.00
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Two kids chairs, probably once in a school room somewhere. The wooden one has "I'm Cool" carved into the back. Ink and watercolor pencil. $50.00
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This little metal chair was once painted red but all the paint is gone now. Colored pencil. $75.00
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More vases. These are imaginary. It looks like something is burning inside the middle one. Colored pencil & ink. $75.00
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triplets, 7" x 9" | Chair Duo , 7" X 9" | Metal chair 7"x 7" |
Sometimes I like doing really detailed drawings of stuff like rocks. I think I found most of these in a Best Buy parking lot.Colored pencil $50.00 |
Still life with a stone, twigs, & bowl. The bowl is one I got in Spain but I changed the color because I like red better. Colored pencil & ink. $35.00
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Same bowl as at left, but with sticks in it. Colored pencil and ink. $35.00
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Another little vase from a thrift store somewhere. I like the loopy pattern. And it looks good with a fire-y halo. Colored pencil and ink. $40.00
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| Seven Stones, 6" x 15" | bowl, Twigs, Stone 4.5"x6" | Stick bowl 6"x8" | Exploding Vase 6"x 9" |
One of a series of portraits of women in 50s/60s magazines. This is Mrs. Donald Butler from Wayne IL. Wonder what her real name is? Colored pencil and ink on mailing envelope. $60.00
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Pillsbury Bake-Off Winner. I can't remember her winning recipe. Probably something with Bisquick. Colored pencil on mailing envelope. $60.00
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This is Mrs. Oscar Vik She's a Grand Champion Cook. She's won179 prizes at the Iowa State Fair and Clay County Fair. She must have spent all her free time trying out new recipes. I bet she tested them on Mr. Vik. Colored pencil and ink on mailing envelope. $60.00
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Mrs. Elmer Tollefson likes her gas range. She's from Minneapolis! Colored pencil on mailing envelope. $60.00
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| Satina!, 8" X 10" | Bake Off Winner 8" X 10" |
Grand Champion |
Mrs. Tollefson 8" X 10" |
I made this drawing back in my early days of two-child motherhood. I think I was feeling a little overwhelmed! Colored pencil, $150.00
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Hazel is a Grand Champion Pillsbury Bake Off winner. I mounted her drawing on a piece of window shade canvas and stitched around the edges with yarn for a homemade sort of look. Colored pencil & ink on mailing envelope. $75.00
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This guy is a TV personality from the 60s but I forget his name. He was in an ad for kitchenware. Guess he needed the money. I love his blue leisure suit & casual pose, leaning on a dish trolley. Colored pencil and ink on mailing envelope. $60.00
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This gentleman is reclining a on lawn chair in a red bathrobe, enjoying a cigarette. I think it was a Christmas ad. The caption says "Remember how great cigarettes used to taste?" Colored pencil and ink on mailing envelope. $40.00
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| Swirly 8 "x 9 " | Hazel 8" X 10" | Blue Leisure Suit, 11"X 14" | Remember how Great...? 6"X 8" |
Seems like in Paris couples are a lot less self-conscious than in Minneapolis! Colored pencil, $100.00
I think I wanted to make myself feel better about winter in this drawing. And the snow can be beautiful on a clear starry night. Colored pencil, NFS
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This drawing is about impending motherhood . I made it back when I was unsure about wanting to be a mother so I decided to make a positive drawing about fertility. Colored pencil $100.00
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This drawing was done with a children's book in mind. The old guy is surrounded by his collections. Maybe each object has a different story. I don't know, because I'm not a writer. Colored pencil. $100.00 |
| Lovers, Paris 8"x9" | Starry Night, 8"x9" NFS | Fertile, 8"x9" | Collector, 9"x10" |
I decided I wanted to do some detailed drawings of 3 unrelated objects grouped together. These three are a shell-covered vase, a little red dollhouse chair, and a light fixture. Colored pencil, Framed $200.00
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Three unrelated objects grouped together. A wooden shoe form, a little cat-face mask I made & a fabulous night-light with a picture of the Virgen de Guadelupe inside it. Colored pencil, Framed $200.00
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Three unrelated objects grouped together. A old book with a pretty cover (I think it's "Black Beauty"), a really cool baby head that was once used as a display for baby hats, and a little blue teapot. Colored pencil, Framed $200.00
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Three unrelated objects grouped together. A little monster drawing done long ago by my son, an old alarm clock, and a little souvenir totem pole from a thrift store. Colored pencil. Framed. $200.00
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| Shell Vase, Light, Chair, 9.5"x12" | Shoe Form, lamp, mask, 9.5"x12" | Book, Babyhead, Teapot, 9.5"x12" | Drawing, Clock, Totem, 9.5"x12" |
Remember doing this as a kid? You take your crayons and color with as many different colors as you can, then cover them all up with black. Then you scratch out your drawing. This kitty has a nice multicolored nose. Crayon pastel on cardboard, $50.00
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Watch out for this little guy! He's got a rattle that could be a weapon. Perfect when you're looking for just the right baby shower gift for a new mom. I believe I did this back in the early days of motherhood. Pastel and ink, $75.00
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She looks like a very nice girl, but what's up with her eyes? Pastel and colored pencil, $50.00
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Eating this will make you smarter. Colored pencil, $35.00
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| Scratchy Kitty, 12"x12" | Dangerous Baby, 12"x14" | Yellow-Eyed Girl, 9"X11" | Envelope Sketches, 6"x9" |
There's something floating in my soup Mom! Colored pencil, $35.00
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Jumping jack series. The coffee drinking lady moves her arms and legs when you spin the stick. She's holding a little coffee cup. Colored pencil. Sold |
Jumping jack series. I sat behind this guy on the bus one day. He had his bottle and was on his way to find a nice quiet place to drink it. Colored pencil. Sold
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Jumping jack series. I saw this guy from the window of a bus. His Dayton's shopping bag looked pretty worn, he must have been using it for awhile. Colored pencil, Sold
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Finger Bowl, 5"x7" |
coffee drinker NFS |
drinkin' guy NFS |
daytons shopper NFS |
Jumping jack series. One of the first jumping jacks I made, for no particular reason (no, I didn't see her from the window of a bus). Just thought it would be fun. Colored pencil. Sold |
Jumping jack series. I like baseball and baseball players. He never misses the game-winning spectacular catch. Colored pencil. Sold
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Jumping jack series. The kitty looks ready to leap & scratch - I think there's an unsuspecting dog nearby. Colored pencil, Sold
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swimmer NFS |
Base Ball player NFS |
Jumping cat NFS |
Brain Bowl, 4"x6" |
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