Portrait Club

And yes, finally meeting again in person! Working quickly with big charcoal on big sheets of butcher paper, about 2 x 3 feet.

Travis August 2022
Rush August 2022
Susan July 2022
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Recent Panic Portraits

Finally, after 1.5 years away, back with my peeps, sitting for each other for the insanely short time of 12 minutes. Charcoal on paper; 8.5×11. Love this practice!

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12 minute panic portraits

I’ve been sitting with a cool group of artists in Portland, Maine.  We meet for two hours and take turns posing for the very short time of 12 minutes. It’s alla prima practice and I love it. Results vary!

Fall 2021

5/15/19

4/3/19


3/6/19


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Pandemic Self-Portraits

Working in isolation during the Coronavirus Pandemic, I’ve discovered a narrative depth to self-portrait work that is inspiring and grounding as things unfold in chaotic ways.

I also had my right / dominant hand in a brace for a while. Working “lefty” added the depth of beginner’s mind to my practice – the slow, deliberate, deep looking and careful mark-making that stops time and establishes flow.

4-12-20 Almost cut my hair
Oil on Canvas
20 x 16
4-14-20 Plenty
Oil on Canvas
20 x 16
4-17-20 All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go
Oil on Canvas
20 x 16
4-5-20 Simplifying
Charcoal on Paper
17x 14
4-4-20 Left draws Right
Charcoal on Paper
17x 14
4-6-20 Om, OK
Charcoal on Paper
14 x 17
4-9-20 Scream-ish
Charcoal on Paper
12 x 9
3-30-20 Hello
Charcoal on Paper
17 x 14
4-1-20 Ready For Spring
Charcoal on Paper
17x 14
3-31-20 Get up offa that thing
Charcoal on Paper
17x 14
4-18-20 Free Rein
Charcoal on Paper
24 x 18
4-8-20 Bad Hair Day
Charcoal on Paper
17 x 14
4-20-20 Imaginary pedicure
Charcoal on Paper
12 x 9
4-21-20 April Showers, April Showers
Charcoal on Board
12 x 9
4-30-20 Information Information
Charcoal on Paper
18 x 24
4-26-20 Magic Mirror
Charcoal on paper
18 × 24

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Joe Saperstein portrait

Charcoal on paper

18 x 24 inches

Joe is a talented musician who sat for us at the Portland Drawing Society, November 2019.

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Max

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Morgan

Morgan, 17
30 minute portrait
5-5-18

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New illustration work

Here’s a preview of the art for a children’s picture book I’m writing and illustrating. The e-Book is  coming soon! Backgrounds and scenes are mostly worked out, on to figures and characters next.

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Al

Finished my portrait of Al, the lively proprietor of Frisbee’s Market, in Kittery Point.

Al has graciously given the piece a front row seat at Frisbee’s / Enoteca.

I’ll soon have more work for sale at Enoteca – 88 Pepperell Rd, Kittery Point, ME 03905

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Repose


Repose
Charcoal on paper
18 x 24 inches

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Frosted


Begin painting my new equine crush, Frosted. Handsome boy ran better than a champ in Derby and I’ll bet on him again in Belmont.!

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Portrait

Oil study made in Advanced Life Drawing at OCAC.
3-hour portrait
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Sculpture!

My first time working with clay. Fun! These figures are about 10″ high.

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Horse studies

From photos and sculptures, for an upcoming project.

All images © Karen Jones, all rights reserved 2014
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30 minute study

(And yes, his neck *is* that long and thin.)

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Evening Sketch

Last night’s moon peeked through the branches of my scraggly tree

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Waiting

Doodle buddy comes to my rescue during a boring wait in traffic court. 

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