Regina Calton Burchett – Drawings & Pastels

Actually a rooster, but he’s kind of funky from some perspectives.
My friend, Jo Castillo, sketches in ink. Only in ink. Way too much pressure. So irrevocable. I will generally draw in pencil until I get it like I want it, then draw it in ink. But I thought, what the heck, and attempted to capture [...]

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I’ve always loved this little guy. He stays out with my plants all spring, summer, and fall, but every now and then I look down, and there he is in the dirt, with his feet up in the air. Croaked again.

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Not sure what this fat fellow is mad about, but he had a definite scowl. Maybe because his shadow looks like a fish. This one doesn’t have as much detail as the previous two.
I was settling into bed at 10:20 and realized that I hadn’t done a sketch today. So I hauled myself into the [...]

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One of my many goals for the new year, drawing or painting or doing some type of art every day is at the top of my list. This is a sketch from this evening of a small iron bird that I found in Fredericksburg this weekend.  No. 2 pencil on white paper.
The second item on [...]

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My friend Jo Castillo sells a variety of items from her Cafe Press shop – I have a great rooster apron from her! I opened a shop there back in 2006, but have not done much with it. Since I’ve completed a few of my jungle animals, I decided to try it again. [...]

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Every morning is a gift with the birds who live here – to see them and hear them starts the day in a grateful way

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Pastel, 13″ x 13″ — (Click for larger view)
I’ve started a new series. I’ve never really even done a “series”, but decided a while back that I wanted to try something new. So I’ve spent the last few weeks having a lot of fun and working on the first couple of pastel paintings. These are [...]

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This Siamese cat sketch in pencil was done from a main photo of my cat, with her standard superior expression, and collecting the coloring, head and body shape of Siamese cats from other photos. I actually did about six different drawings until I finally liked this one.
Once I had it the way I wanted it, [...]

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