Lady Gaga

14″x17″ Pencil on Strathmore 400 series paper

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“People live in a world imposed on them. I create the world I choose to live in.” -Emil Kazaz, 1953-

Hey, I’m back! Where have I been, you ask? Well, between larger paintings and my server not working correctly for a couple of months, I’ve had little choice but to not post to my blog. I could have written posts, but to me, without images the world is just a little too gray.  Besides, I don’t think I’m a good enough writer to entertain the masses without an image. Most of the stuff I’ve been working on doesn’t quite fall into the category of  “a daily painting”. I’ve been finishing up a lot of my railroad/industrial landscapes as well as many of my larger satirical pieces. I’ve also been busy with several commissions, thank goodness! Hopefully, they will pick up as the economy picks up.

This piece is a pencil drawing I did recently of Lady Gaga, the eccentric pop diva, for lack of another way of describing her. I decided to focus more on her face than the wild costumes that have become her trademark. It was actually difficult to find an image of her without some of her wacky headgear. I really enjoyed modeling her hair, shaping it to frame her face. I will probably do an oil or watercolor from this piece soon. I also plan to do another one of Lady in one of her eccentric costumes. Stay tuned.  Enjoy!