Nymph

It is a new year and that has us looking ahead... to spring and summer.  

© copyright Nymph charcoal on 11x14 drawing paper by Jacqueline Williams.  

Getting back into the swing of things and messing around with my charcoals! 

© copyright artwork by Jacqueline Williams.  

a burst of colour

everything is white. everything is cold. the wind cuts. sometimes there is sunshine and sometimes there is blue skies. vivid green and a vibrant palette. a gentle breeze.

© copyright watercolour pastels on 11x14 sketch paper, February 2011. artwork and poem by JAQ. publishing prohibited unless with the author's permission.

i enjoy watching birds. watching their movements. adoring their curious habits. trying to decode their conversations.

© copyright artwork by JAQ. charcoal on 11x14 sketch paper. December 2010

the pawn

© artwork by JAQ. charcoal on 11x14 sketch paper

the jester

© copyright artwork by JAQ. charcoal on 11x14 sketch paper

the queen

© copyright artwork by JAQ. charcoal on 11x14 sketch paper

the jack

© copyright artwork by JAQ. charcoal on 11x14 sketch paper

the king's laurels rest in his crown

a birds nest with a view

to be frowned upon

by those with calculating eyes

a pawn

the jester

a queen

by his side

all eyes

drawn like swords

daggers reap

perched

kneeling before his feet

© copyright artwork by JAQ. charcoal on 11x14 sketch paper. poem by JAQ. publishing prohibited unless with the author's permission.

floating along

another Brighton inspired sketch...

© artwork by JAQ

the pen is my sword

or just the thing i sketch with...

this was inspired by Brighton. the town is very hilly and the houses appear to be narrow and squished together. for me, that is what makes Brighton charming!

mysterious lady portraits

i can not stress this enough i luv working with charcoals.

the intense dark colour. the mess. the powdery soot left from blending...

lady # 1

Lady # 2 

© copyright artwork by Jacqueline Williams (JAQ), August 2009.

the cat said

as much as i enjoy working with acrylic paint i absolutely luv charcoal. here is my first drawing and a short poem that goes with it.

the cat said

that it would not sit on that

but it did

the cat

said it would not scratch that

but it did

the cat said a lot of things

in the form of a meow

why did i believe the cat?

© copyright written on August 1, 2009 by JAQ. publishing prohibited unless with the author's permission. artwork by JAQ. all rights reserved.