Incognito

Still playing with using several pieces of paper.

Yes as someone said I am playing with figures again!

90 x40cm pastel unframed, for sale.

Selena

This morning my cleaning lady Aida came in and continued a conversation we were having Friday. Now my Spanish is 'poco', and I had believed she had asked me if I would paint her daughter. Now this morning it works out that she wanted me to paint a picture FOR her daughter, for a school assignment tomorrow as Carla was doing a presentation on Selena, or at least I think that is what she said!

So Carla had sent over a 'flash stick' with a b/w picture of Selena! 'Rapido, rapido' I had a picture of Serena, two hours later and before Aida had finished cleaning!

I have since learned that Selena born April 16th 1971 in Lake Jackson Texas, murdered on March 31st 1995.

Selena was known as “The Queen of Tejano”. Tejano music is a fusion of polkas, country-western and traditional Mexican folk music that is sung in Spanish. Selena and her group “Los Dinos” created a unique sound by mixing in Colombian cumbia, pop and R&B – winning them fans all over the United States, Latin America and the world.

El Pecho

I have had this idea running around in my mind. As I am coming to the end of my time in Mexico, I no longer have any large sheets of paper and this was a problem for me. So here is my answer to that problem.

I wanted to have a pastel that was one picture and could be framed how the buyer wanted. I am showing the picture here , how I see it as four seperate sheets ,with the gaps to accentuate this fact. However, it could be framed with the sheets touching.

Pastel unframed 82x59cm. For sale, please contact artist.

What's that?

I am quickly coming to the end of my time in my Mexican studio, so I am constantly challenging myself to do different and more difficult poses.The foreshortening of this animal turned to look back, was the challenge.

The problem for me now is I only have small paper! I think I want to do a mural :)

Funny paper size use to be so intimidating!

Pastel 30x42 cm Unframed US$100

Sleeping Baby

Seen on the streets in Mexico. This is using different paper and an unusual perspective for me!

SOLD

Thanks for the Memories...JJ

Thanks for the memory

Of every touch a thrill

I've been through the mill

I've lived a lot and learned a lot

You loved me lots...and still

I miss you so much

I know it's a fallacy

That grown men never cry

Baby, that's a lie

We had our bed of roses

But forgot that roses die

And thank you so much

AJ a longtime pet. Sold