this is a charcoal drawing I did recently of Jimmy Herman, a Canadian actor and speaker. I took this picture of him in 1995, shortly after I first met him. Jimmy often spoke to young aboriginal youth to help give them guidance and to help establish a good path for them for their future. Jimmy starred in movies such as Dances with Wolves and TV shows like North of 60, which ran for 6 seasons and dawned a few movies out of it here in Canada.

Jimmy passed away over 10 years ago, and when i recently found my photos of him, I wanted to revisit him through my art. He posed for me wearing his buckskin jacket which dawn the beaded floral pattern which symbolizes his Cree and Dene heritage.

18” X 18”’ Charcoal and white pastel on light blue canson paper.

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A few years ago, I was in Ely, Nevada, and visited their Railway museum. I took a ride on the steam engine and got robbed at the end of the line by some rogue cowboys at their makeshift town. It was great fun! I took this pic on the way back to the museum, and dug it out of the archives of pictures I have, to draw it. I liked the way the metal separation of the compartments divide the picture, and put them in their own space.

Charcoal and white pastel on Blue paper; 10”x 16”

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This young lady was at the parade in Mexico, and someone shouted at her, and she gave a quick glance back. And so the title means “a shout out to the girl”. The people of Mexico are such beautiful people, and I enjoy drawing and painting them.

Charcoal and white pastel on blue paper; 16”x 12”

Framed

12"X12"  Charcoal and pastel on paper

Once a mighty great empire, Lisbon was decimated by the earthquake of 1755, with it came a great fire and then a tsunami. Within hours Lisbon was all but lost, never to regain the empire status it once had. The people of Portugal are very hard working and determined. I saw this gentleman in passing while seeing the Belum Tower in Lisbon.

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While attending a powwow last summer, I took a picture of this little guy in full regalia getting ready to go out on the dance floor.

9”x 12” Charcoal and white pastel on blue paper

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This is pastel. I don’t do much pastel work, as i’m not too familiar with all of the different papers that are out there. I took this pic just south of Calgary, and added the foothills of Alberta in the background. it is a fairly large piece, and was quite enjoyable to do. I built the frame and had the glass and mats put in.

Pastel sticks and pencils, on sanded paper; image size: 28”x 20”

Framed: 40”x 32”

Commission

9” X12” Charcoal and white pastel on blue paper

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charcoal and white pastel on paper; 17”x 23”

Charcoal drawing I did after returning from a trip to Pennsylvania.

Charcoal and white pastel on paper: 18”x 24”

Detail

Charcoal and white pastel on paper: 22”x 24”

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While in Portugal I came across this troop of girl guides selling calendars. I loved her hair, and wanted to draw it!!

Charcoal and pastel on paper: 11”x 16”

These were two from a troop of girls out selling calendars in Lisbon, Portugal.

Charcoal, pencil and white pastel on paper: 18”x 24”

charcoal and white pastel on blue paper

image size: 15” X 24”

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a drawing that was done in honor of a fallen horse.

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charcoal and white pastel on paper; life size

charcoal and white pastel on paper; life size

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Guermo with his sketch

a sketch for a possible painting.

charcoal, white pastel and gold leaf on blue paper

18”x 24”

14"X 16" charcoal and pastel on paper

Trois chalk drawing.  Sanguine, white pastel and charcoal on green paper. I loved portraying the texture of the knit sweater.

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12"X18"  charcoal and pastel on paper

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sketch of a Jamaican man I met in Mexico.

pencil on paper, life size

charcoal and white pastel on paper; 12”x 23”

drawn from 2 sessions, about 6 hours.

charcoal and white pastel on paper; 16”x 24”

charcoal and white pastel on paper; sketching from life.

Finished Sketch, 6 hours.

Drawn from life while studying in France at Studio Escalier, in the summer of 2017

charcoal and white pastel on paper; 18”x 24”

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figure study; drawn from my time at Studio Escalier, France

pencil on paper, 18” x 20”

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14"X18"   Charcoal and pastel on paper

Sketch while Ron was gracious to pose for me.

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sketch from life

Sketch from life.

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