Sketch for Kitty Kitty Cowboyed Up

Sketch for Kitty Kitty Cowboyed Up, ink on paper, 11 x 8.5 inches, 2010 by Sarah Atlee.

I worked on this sketch while my mother was in the hospital with a broken leg. Nothing like the solitude and boredom of waiting in the ER all day to drive my mind to creative distraction.

The finished piece:

Kitty Kitty Cowboyed Up, acrylic on canvas, 16 x 14 inches, 2011 by Sarah Atlee.

Back to the Figure Drawing Board

Mary (Figure Study), ink on paper, July 2009. Some rights reserved.Mary (Figure Study), ink on paper, July 2009. Some rights reserved.

I just signed up for Glen Thomas' Figure Drawing class at City Arts Center, which starts in late July. I'm so excited.

I've been a regular and loving attendee of Dr. Sketchy's Anti Art School over the last several years. Lately I've wanted to temper that experience with some traditional figure drawing, which I haven't done since I finished school in 2006. Last year I had a wonderful time in Bert Seabourn's acrylic painting class at CAC. I got reacquainted with some basic techniques and experimented outside my normal painting style. I'm eager to take this approach to learning and re-learning the figure.

City Arts Center, located on the Oklahoma State Fair Grounds in OKC, offers a wide variety of art classes for kids and for adults. Visit their website to read about course offerings and enroll. I guarantee you'll enjoy it.

My Rock - My Mom

Sarah Drawing a Picture, ink on paper by Emmy Ezzell, circa 1984. Sarah Drawing a Picture, ink on paper by Emmy Ezzell, circa 1984. Click here to see more drawings from this session.

My Mom was the first person who knew I was an artist, and who never ever told me I couldn't be one.

There are thousands of things she has done along the way to make sure I followed my dreams - too many to list here. The most important thing she does, by far, is love me.

Thank you, Mom. You make it possible.