Roxanne Baldwin's Artsy Blog

  • Scraggly Weed Finish…I think

    Not sure if I like this….It came out kind of spooky looking. It may end up in the flat file, never again to see the light of day. But, for what it’s worth….here’s the finish of Scraggly Weed. In my diversified Queens neighborhood, action is being taken to remove the real life, scraggly weed. The…

  • I hate being put on hold…

    Things are on hold for a while. My day job got unbearable, so I quit. So, now my energy is being taken looking for a new job. Although I have a lot of time, I can’t seem to focus on my art work. I may take the plunge! If no job offers come in soon,…

  • The Brothers

    Just a quick note before I tell you about the brothers. Scraggly Weed is coming along much better, and actually looks a big scraggly. Here’s the WIP shot: Okay, the brothers. Up the street from us, is a pair of elderly brothers, sharing a house. One of them is very irritable, so I won’t go…

  • For those of you in NYC

    I’ll be doing quick sketch portraits

  • Audrey II is growing again….

    After taking a bit of time off, having fun, and desparing about finding another paying job….I’m working on Scraggly Weed, again. This time, I decided to take it slow, and as I did in Pocket Paradise, do each butterfly and each flowing plume as if it were a mini-drawing in itself….so, I’ve just started, nothing…

  • If all goes well…..

    I’ve been away from my artwork for a while, my day job became intolerable, so I abruptly quit it. So, now, the job search has begun. The artwork I’ve done is the quick sketches for the art festival on September 22. They’re finished, and here they are (you’ve already seen Michael Jackson) Self portrait….. And…

  • What’s Michael Jackson doing in here?

    In an effort to do affordable items at fairs, I’ve decided to do small portraits, that I can mat. I’m starting to make samples….both of adults and children. I decided to do one celebrity to show I can do a likeness, so I chose one that is universally known…so here is my quick sketch of…

  • Black Madonna…the finish

    If you’ve already done the hard work on a drawing, the rest goes fast. Plus, I was truly inspired doing this, so I spent more of my time on it. As I worked in it, I decided to use metallic pencil. That’s something I normally don’t do, because I always envisioned selling my work as…

  • Royalty….at last

    First a note about Scraggly Weed. As I was looking out my window, I noticed another artist was attracted to the plant on which my drawing is based. This time, a photographer, with a zoom lens, taking a close up of one of the fronds. Don’t know if he managed to capture a butterfly. Anyway,…