Eugenia and Pillows Life Modeling Paintings

Dear Art Lover,     

      Some artists’ models do not work for long or maybe in the same city.  They may be travelers looking for some extra cash [hopefully art lovers as well, for at least:  who THINKS of art modeling as a job opportunity when on the go?].  Eugenia was one model that I did not paint often, however, I would draw or paint her every few years at some life drawing session in Austin, Texas.  Something makes me think that she may still live in Austin, but also that her “real life” revolves around another form of art [jewelry making or theatre?] or perhaps she found a full-time job that found her in conflict with the hours of the life drawing sessions around town.   It can be done perhaps for a short period of time, but it is difficult to make a living as an art model.

     Here you see a portrait of Eugenia that I painted in one session.  On an odd side note, there exists a “Eugene.”  A client found “Eugenia” on my Web site and he wrote to me to ask, “I see you have this wonderful portrait of a boyish-looking woman.  Would you please create a similar painting for me, but of a feminine-looking male?”  Interesting exercise, it was! 

     So, to remind you of the deal:

   

     I would like to offer, for the month of August 2015 only, selected paintings and drawings for about half the price as my going rate these days.  These are older works, but ones that for one reason or several others, I cannot stand the idea of destroying.  You may preview images before I post them here on my Facebook page.  

 

Please contact me directly if you see something you love and would like to add to your art collection.  Here goes the first one… 

Eugenia
12" X 16" Oil on Canvas [framed]
copyright 2000 Kelly Borsheim
http://www.borsheimarts.com/painting/room03.htm

August 2015 Price:  $125  [plus any Texas sales tax and/or shipping]

About three years later, I painted this body crop of Eugenia.  It is basically a composition of pillows, a breast, and her arm draped across the frame.  I later glazed colors over parts of it.  Pillows is one of my quirky favorites.

Pillows
18 x 24 inches, oil painting

by Kelly Borsheim 2004

http://www.borsheimarts.com/painting/2004/pillows.htm 

I offer this original painting to you for only $325 US.  Texas state sales tax (6.75%) may apply.  There is also a $9.50 packaging and shipping fee.

Please contact me for more information.    http://www.borsheimarts.com/contact.htm

Thank you and as always…

Peace,

Kelly

~ Kelly Borsheim, sculptor and painter

http://BorsheimArts.com

Painting the Female Figure Magda

Cari Amici (Dear Friends),

Back in October, I wrote in a blog post about my oil painting of Magda. And I shared with you some of the process of the painting I was creating as a study of a nude woman’s back. Here is the finished work.

”Study of Magda”
80 x 40 cm
Oil on Canvas
By Kelly Borsheim 2012
Available, just ask…

Also, a gentle reminder that if you enjoy the art of sculpture and are intrigued by the vision and work of my friend and artist Vasily Fedorouk, please see this once-in-a-lifetime offer to receive more art with his sculpture in this special offer in my latest art newsletter: http://www.borsheimarts.com/news/2013_01_GuggenheimSerraBilbao.htm

Charcoal Drawing Daydreaming Nude Woman

Cari Amici (Dear Friends),

Back in January my friend Dana and I hired a model that I knew to pose for us. Jessica is a Sicilian artist based in Florence, Italy, where I met her while street painting. She has that dark, dramatic Mediterranean beauty. Over the course of several months, Dana and I drew Jessica every chance we could pin her down for a modeling session.

I took my unfinished drawing back to my studio in central Texas and finished the other, non-figurative compositional elements there. Originally I was thinking of the title “Rectangles and Circles,” but each time I looked at the drawn expression of the model, I kept thinking that I caught her lost in her own thoughts.

So, I present to you:

“Daydreaming of Yesterday”
Charcoal with Pastel
Roma-brand Italian paper
46 x 64 cm (approx. 18” x 25”)
$1950




“Happy Thanksgiving” to all Americans and their friends and anyone else who appreciates the idea of gratitude. Be well.

Male Nude Art Drawing

Cari Amici (Dear Friends),

Perhaps you remember some of the copies I have created of famous artworks. Today I want to share with you a copy I made of one of my own figure drawings. I had done a pencil sketch in Florence, Italy, of a model named Gianni (Johnny) on 20 February 2009. It was only a 40-minute sketch (two 20-minutes poses), but I rather liked him.



So recently I decided to redraw the art onto some crème Italian Umbria paper using charcoal and white pastel. These materials give me a greater range of tone to play with than pencil and I was happy that I was able to improve upon my original drawing.



“Gianni 2009”
18” x 8”
Charcoal and Pastel
Umbria paper


If interested in the figure drawing “Gianni 2009” please contact:

The Franklin Barry Gallery in Indianapolis.
617 Massachusetts Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Tel. 317.822.8455

Contact: Don Elliott

Bare Brush Nude Art Calendar Award

Cari Amici (Dear Friends),

One of my white-pastel-on-black-paper figure drawings recently won an art award on Barebrush.com.
"Mauro in White - 2008 June 18" measures 16" x 10" -- and he is in America and available!

While a judge selected a favored nude artwork for each day in May (my day being 25 May), the site says “Winners determined by a statistical combination of the curators and popular votes. Results announced June 1st. Cash prizes.”

So, if you would like to help me win this award, please vote here:
www.barebrush.com/NOTM/Archives/wp_Nudes_05-2009.html
Voting ends “shortly before the end of the month.”

Here is part of the letter from Barebrush:

“Congratulations, you're a winner! Your art has been selected for the barebrush N*des-of-the-Month May 2009 calendar by Sarah Hardesty, artist, assistant director of a well-established Chelsea gallery, and independent curator. The calendar . . .goes 'live' to the public on May 1. The tag line of this calendar is Intense Diversions. Sarah's selections consistently push edges of the genre and format. I think you'll find this calendar very special -- and not just because you're in it!

…If you haven't taken the opportunity to tell your contacts about barebrush, now is the time! They can vote for your calendar art at the website . . . Oversized postcards for the [month of] May are on order from VistaPrint. We had a website problem displaying the April postcards, so we have plenty left, if you’re interested. If you want several from different months, let me know. For each postcard, the calendar is on the front and the list of artists on the reverse.
And here is the answer to the burning question, "So, Ilene, get to the point! When is My Day?"
Drum roll, please: Monday, May 25
Thank you so much for participating. Be on the lookout for the "It's Your Day" message from barebrush and be ready to pass it along to special friends, colleagues and collectors.
Best regards,
Ilene Skeen
CEO
ILS Designs, LLC
372 Fifth Avenue, Suite 7D
New York, NY 10018
Tel: 917-806-7992
www.barebrush.com
dedicated to the art of the nude “



This voting is easy and fast. Just click on the link below:

www.barebrush.com/NOTM/Archives/wp_Nudes_05-2009.html

Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!

Drawing of Nude Male Figure

Drawing of Nude Male Figure

Cari Amici (Dear Friends),

My mother took off this morning after a fun visit here in Texas. I hired a model on Tuesday and we even got to draw together. We have not done that in years.

This latest drawing in charcoal pencil from that session is of one of my favorite male models, Eric. He is a seated male nude. I love Eric’s long toes and his exotic eyes.
The paper is a greenish-grey paper and the figure drawing measures 14” x 10.”

Eric, the figure drawing, is available. I would love for him to find a good home.

“Eric 19 August 2008” for $150 + $15 shipping.
Texas, USA, addresses must add a 6.75% sales tax.
Just click on the PayPal button below.

Patina on Bronze Metal Sculpture

Cari Amici (Dear Friends),

I thought tonight that I might share more of my previous unveiling of the bronze patina process used on my newest figurative sculpture titled “Against the Dying of the Light.”

Last time you saw that in the beginning of the patination process, the bronze metal took on many mottled colors as it first felt the torch. But keeping the heat on and applying more of the chemical coloring (in this case, liver of sulfur) in a consistent manner gradually changes the metal.

He is coming along beautifully, this figure sculpture of a triumphant nude male.

To see the previous post on this topic, please Click HERE.

Charcoal Drawing of Nude Female Figure Florence Italy

Cari Amici,

It is difficult to prepare for a long trip and finish several drawings and also look for a place to live once I return to Italia in September, but that is what I have been doing. Not to add how much time I am spending visiting with old and new friends before I go.

But this morning, I had time to photograph a couple of my latest projects. Here I show you “Ilaria”. She is a carboncino (charcoal) drawing of a beautiful woman from north Italia. She is approximately 67 x 46 cm and was drawn on the paper called Umbria. Naturally, this drawing of a nude feminine figure is available. Please inquire.

Often I like high contrast and want to place the most dramatic lighting where I want your eye to go first. So, for example, a bright shoulder might have a dark, dark background against it. This project was different as I tried to play with the effect of light emerging from dark and thus, the background behind the figure in shadow is closer in tone to the actual female figure. I think that the photo is too light probably when seen on your screen. I would enjoy having feedback on this.

Anyway, the real Ilaria was such a sport to endure this pose for five weeks, three hours per afternoon. Knees being bent in this way make for bad circulation. We got into a little routine of sorts in which I would bring her a small gift, such as a chocolate bar or an apple, or one day, her favorite torta “La Cubana” from my trip to northeast Italia, so that she could have a sugar energy boost. “La Cubana” is a specialty of this region and Ilaria told me it is often served with grappa (although I photographed it here with a dark beer that I tried and liked).


And she surprised me one day by bringing me some fresh picked lavender from her yard in Tuscany, outside of Florence. I was delighted and shared some with my friend Hélène, who has a charming way of leaning forward as her eyes widen and her smile brightens when she wants a little of something you have before her. Afterwards, I taped the lavender to my easel and enjoyed its distinctive fragrance while Ilaria and I worked on this artwork. I hope you enjoy this figurative charcoal drawing.

PS Do not forget the art classes that I am teaching in Texas this summer. I hope to see you!

Nude Art Contest - Barebrush.com

Thanks to my long-time Internet friend, artist Roger Cummiskey, I have entered two drawings into a contest of sorts. I could use your views of the pages, which I understand count as votes? Keep reading . . . and thank you.

Dear Kelly,
Your new art is live on barebrush.com and is in consideration for the January 2008 calendar. It will be in the 'Art Log' as NEW ART for 30 days. Your will find the direct link to your art in the Art Log on the main page of barebrush today (left column):
www.barebrush.com
Be sure to tell your friends & contacts about your art on barebrush.com: the more page views you have for your posts, the higher in the list for the curator's review.

[Kelly replaced the marketing text that follows with links to her drawing pages on this site – please view/vote:
http://barebrush.blogspot.com/2007/12/kelly-borsheim-2-drawings-texas.html

Ode to Michelangelo (Mauro II):
http://www.barebrush.com/listing_DS9d/art_pages/BB4556_205.html

Study for the Naked Gondolier (Lucio):
http://www.barebrush.com/listing_DS9d/art_pages/BB4557_205.html ]

And don't forget barebrush, the video! Find it on youtube.com (search:barebrush). Be sure to leave a comment and rating.

Also, send news of "barebrush, the video" to friends & tell them to pass it along. Help barebrush help you to promote your art! Thanks so much for your art and for your interest in barebrush.com.
Regards,
Ilene
Sincerely,
Ilene Skeen
CEO
ILS Designs, LLC
372 Fifth Avenue, Suite 7D
New York, NY 10018
Tel: 917-806-7992
www.barebrush.com
dedicated to the art of the nude

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Web site of Roger Cummiskey