Gary J. Kirkpatrick Art and Travel Blog

Tag: drawing

  • Carmen Stretches

    Carmen Stretches, pen and ink, 21 x 29 cm, 8.25 x 11″ SOLD
    Carmen is one of my favorite models. She’s lanky, a ballerina with great stretching poses.  As you can see, this had to be quickly done.   Sometimes you get the best results when you do not have much time.

  • Contrabass Player (drawing)

    contrabass pen and ink 57 x 77 mall
    57 x 76 cm, 22.5″ x 30″ Arches paper 

    From a drawing made at the Palau de la Musica

  • Mae on the Sofa

     

    I happened to catch one of my granddaughters on the sofa during the recent visit.  Pen and ink

    Mae on the Sofa

  • My pen and ink of Poznan Cathedral

    My pen and ink of Poznan Cathedral

    My pen and ink of Poznan Cathedral.  My travel notebook is 14 x 22, 5.5 x 8.5″

    my pen and ink of Poznan Cathedral

  • Woman (With Red Lips) Walks Dog

    Woman (With Red Lips) Walks Dog

    The original drawing is in pen and ink, below.  With Red Lips is the same drawing but painted digitally.

    Women with Red Lips Walks Dog
    Women with Red Lips Walks Dog

     

    Women Walks Dog
    Women Walks Dog

  • Peg in Gary’s Dress Design

    Peg in Gary’s Dress Design

    Watch out Dior!

     

    Peg in Gary's Dress Design
    Peg in Gary’s Dress Design, digital, prints only

     

     

  • Live at Sala Russafa- pen and ink drawings

    Flamenco Fusion Sala Russafa pen and ink 21 x 15 cm, 8.3 x 5.9"
    Flamenco Fusion Sala Russafa pen and ink 21 x 15 cm, 8.3 x 5.9″
    American Folk Fusion Sala Russafa pen and ink 21 x 15 cm, 8.3 x 5.9"
    American Folk Fusion Sala Russafa pen and ink 21 x 15 cm, 8.3 x 5.9″

    I did these pen and ink drawings at the Berklee School of Music student concerts at Sala Russafa, Nov 11-13, 2017, except for the one at the bottom, which was at the year-end performance of the Valencia campus of the Berklee School of Music in pen and ink.

  • Visit to Picasso

    Currently there’s an excellent exhibit of Picasso drawings at Banc Caja in Valencia.  I did this painting afterwards.

     

    Picasso Visit, acrylic on Canson paper A3 , 8.25 x 11
    Picasso Visit, acrylic on Canson paper A3 , 8.25 x 11

     

    Picasso Visit, detail
    Picasso Visit, detail

     

    Visit to Picasso ink - this is the drawing for the acrylic (A4, 8.25 x 11.5"
    Visit to Picasso ink – this is the drawing for the acrylic

  • Palau de la Musica in Valencia Lower Hall pen and ink

    Palau de la Musica in Valencia Lower Hall pen and ink

    This is based on my original sketch done at the Palau de la Musica in Valencia, in one of the smaller concert halls.  That’s me with the black hat.

    Palau de la Musica Small Hall, pen and ink A3, 16.5 x 11.7"
    Palau de la Musica Small Hall, pen and ink A3, 16.5 x 11.7″