Drawing #112712, abstracted male figure study, in ink

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Drawing #112712

by Carolee Clark

ink on paper

Drawing #111212, female figure study, clothed, in ink

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Drawing #111212
by Carolee Clark
ink on paper
14" x 15"

below is a detail

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Drawing #103012, female nude study, in ink

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Drawing #103012
by Carolee Clark
ink on paper
14" x 14"

Drawing #102912, female figure study, clothed

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Drawing #101612
by Carolee Clark
ink on paper
14.5" x 14"

Drawing #101612, female figure study with foreshortening

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Drawing #101612
by Carolee Clark
ink on paper
17" x 14"

Drawing #092412, clothed female figure study

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Drawing #092412
by Carolee Clark
ink on paper
13" x 14"

Drawing of a tractor from Davis Family Farm

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Drawing of a Tractor
by Carolee Clark
ink on paper
8.5" x 5.5"

I went to Davis Family Farm in Corvallis, Oregon to draw and paint.  This tractor was begging for my attention.

Drawing #061212, clothed female figure study

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Drawing #061212
by Carolee Clark
ink on paper
13" x 13"

Drawing #050812, male figure studies in ink

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Drawing #050812
by Carolee Clark
ink on paper

Drawing #050712, female figure study with a cat

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Drawing #050712
by Carolee Clark
ink on paper

Drawing #050112, abstracted nude female figure study

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Drawing #050112
by Carolee Clark
ink on paper

I went into this drawing session to see how far I could push myself into abstracting the figure.  I don't think that I went all that far.  I started with a "partial" blind contour, then glanced down and continued in the same manner. I kept reverting to a more realistic image.

Drawing #041712, clothed female figure

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Drawing #041712
by Carolee Clark
ink on paper
17"x 13"

Drawing #040912, clothed female figure study

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Drawing #040912
by Carolee Clark
ink on paper
11 ¼" x 11 ¼"

Drawing #040312, pregnant female figure, nude

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Drawing #040312
by Carolee Clark
ink on paper
10" x 17"

This woman was 8 and a half months pregnant and is very beautiful.  She took a restful pose for the evening but once I finished my drawing I had to laugh because I made her look like a piece of sashimi (sushi) on a rice roll.  Good grief!

Drawing #032612, female figure study, clothed

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Drawing #032612

by Carolee Clark
ink on paper
11" x 11"

Drawing #031312, pregnant female nude drawing

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Drawing #031312

by Carolee Clark
ink on paper
14" x 8"

Drawing, #030612, female nude abstracted drawing

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Drawing #030612

by Carolee Clark
ink on paper
14" x 17"

Drawings, #022812, female studies nude, line drawings

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I went to the open studio drawing this week and just wanted to scribble. I had had enough careful drawing and painting and needed to let loose!

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This is a detail of the drawing above. I keep saying that it doesn't matter if you draw in ink and make a mistake. Just make another line. These drawings look like contour drawings but I didn't hold myself to any rules.

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The drawings above were on larger sized scrap paper that I normally recycle before I come into the house, but I thought I would share them with you first.

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The model sat for 20 minutes here so I had time to fill in some of the shapes while trying to stay with interesting lines and shapes and away from realism.

Drawing, #022112, female study clothed

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Drawing #022112

by Carolee Clark
ink on paper
16" x 14"

Drawing #020712, abstracted male figure

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Drawing #020712

by Carolee Clark
ink on paper
16" x 8"