I have a habit when I visit art museums of picking one or two artworks to sketch while I am there.  You learn so much by copying the Old (and not so old) Masters. By necessity, each of these were drawn within less than an hour. At a certain point, my back and feet just can't handle standing any more.  All these were drawn freehand on iPad, using the Sketch Club app.

Based on a terra cotta bust of Isabella d'Este by Gian Cristoforo Romanov (1465-1512) at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, TX,

Based on the painting "Marsh Mallows" by British Impressionist artist Laura Knight (1887-1970)

Based on a statue of a Standing Bodhsattva at the Kimbell Art Musuem.

Based on a sculpted self portrait, by Marion Koogler McNay, at the McNay Museum in San Antonio.

A quick 10-minute sketch of a plaster cast.

Based on the statue of an Angel by Michelangelo in the Basilica of San Domenico in Bologna Italy.

Based on a 6-foot tall ancient Greek bronze at an exhibit in Florence, Italy. Very few of those ancient bronzes survive.  Most were melted down to make armaments, doors, things of that nature.  Breaks our hearts today, but people tend to be pragmatic at the time.  It's only later that we realize what has been lost.

All these shots taken with my iPhone 7 Plus and edited in multiple apps. I take photos on my walks with my dog, and I like to  go off the beaten path.

(They look like umbrellas, don't they!"

Although I will work from photos, I so enjoy working from life.  The freshness and spontaneity, the connection with the subject, provide such delight.  Here are a few recent works from life.  All drawing freehand on my iPad Pro, Apple Pencil between my fingers, using the Sketch Club app, one of the underrated art apps, and one I truly like. Here are a few recent sketches, from life.

Fell on a trail and hit my head SMACK on a tree stump. I was a lucky, lucky girl.  No broken bones.  No brain injury. Yes, I am a very lucky girl!

I continue to work on my series of women wearing the hijab. Almost all of the references come from the Sktchy app for iPhone/iPad. I began this series as my personal statement of solidarity with those that a certain segment of the Western populations consider Other and therefore Dangerous and Undesirable. I find myself baffled by what part of "Love they neighbor as thyself" is hard to understand. But, of course, some object, "Who is my neighbor?", trying to narrow down the field.

I continue to draw/paint freehand, on my iPad Pro, using the Sketch Club app and a stylus.

I have been working on a series featuring women wearing the hijab.  Lately, I'm incorporating the hand gesture known as the Peace Sign.  This series is my mild-mannered statement against xenophobia. All created on my iPad Pro, using the Sketch Club app. Freehand digital paintings. Here are a few recent examples.

Lina

Nazifa

Nazifa

All references from the Sktchy app.  Find it at the App Store, or check out the website: http://sktchy.com

I have continued working on my series of women wearing the hijab. All but one have used references from the Sktchy app, where people from all over the world post selfies for artists to use as inspiration. I've had to do quite a bit of scrolling on that app to find the hijab! Here are a few of the most recent pieces.

And, one from life. A woman I met at the coffee shop. She agreed to pose for me after I showed her some of my work.