The Salada Tea doors, Stuart Street, Boston.

a field of cattails by the side of the road. chalk pastels. (I apologize for all the arty-sketch posts, I'm trying to offset the rising tide of political posts!)

Love it, there is something that makes you feel great about spontaneous sketches ! I am proud of this one I did while I was in queue to pay the parking ticket

this is a pretty fantastic pen

couple walking. pastels. when I go out sketching, I try to leave my brain at home.

charcoal drawings should be rough and uncultured. they should not be art, but, rather, point in the direction of art.

I visited this house in Pennsylvania but it grew legs and walked away.

happy friday make art

sometimes the statues in this town are hard to walk past.

Apparently a lot of ppl needs to hear this #bskycensorship

“When the writer (or the artist in general) says he has worked without giving any thought to the rules of the process, he simply means he was working without realizing he knew the rules.” ― Umberto Eco, Postscript to the Name of the Rose

"ribbons???" did someone say "ribbons"?

one of the scariest things an artist must face...

"Alcove." Pastel and acrylic on paper. #art #artsky #painting #abstractart #painter #blueskyart Did this in the early summer as part of a small series. I need to rescan them with my new scanner.

yes. negra modelo.

In awhile- #KidLitArt #GouacheArt #Crocodile

this is an amazing read.

oh shit. those eyes.

I should be talking about this more in the lead up to release, but between the state of the world and my brain... However, if you enjoy talking animal stories but wish the animals were undead, mutilated zombies, do I have good news for you! 25 original illustrations included at no extra charge!

since the topic of Umberto Eco came up, here is a painting I did a few years back... (this is only tangentially connected to Eco) "Foucault's Pendulum" vertical diptych 20"x 32" oil and acrylic on panel

I love people who know their Umberto Eco. Literally point 8 on his characteristics of fascism. In case anyone else wants to see how many points MAGA hits: www.openculture.com/2024/11/umbe... Spoiler alert: all.

'Weyland addresses the team" pen and ink sketch. (yes, I'm watching AvP again)(yes, I will sketch whatever's in front of me)

a 40 year old paint of mine called "X men from Boliva" 48"x 72" oil on canvas

"spidery handwriting..." pen and ink

"'neath the moon he roves the dales" - autumn's here! #autumn #rover #fantasy #folklore #art

one of my heroes

a few years back I was out riding with my dogs and came across an oil well pump. (pen and ink)

I found some radishes in the woods and built a deadfall trap. (pen and ink)

"railroad bridge" pencil sketch

"Dogtown ruins" chalk pastel sketch

I can’t wait for you to see this little bro in Omaha! Klaire Lockheart, Bro Sketch with Gold Curtain. 2024. Oil on Canvas. 12x12”. www.bemiscenter.org/events/benef... #wheresmymedici #brodalisque #omaha #art #painting

yikes

"Two Big Black Hearts" by Jim Dine at the Decordova Sculpture Park. (and my daughter)

I don't know why this hasn't received more publicity, but this fifty-foot sculpture was unveiled recently in South Dakota. It's called 'Dignity' and was done by artist Dale Lamphere to honor the women of the Sioux Nation

Edgar Allan Poe and the Raven statue. (in Boston) by Stefanie Rocknak. Boston is a city of statues and this is one of the better ones.

Off to Dogtown to sketch some ruins.

Dr. Frizzle rocks.

I think this is probably the 7th iteration of work in progress on this "Leonora Carrington as a ribbon dancer" painting 56"x68". I'm down to refining the sections and colors. A long process, at this point, a lot of sitting, looking and adjusting/correcting.

another chalk pastel sketch from one of my favorite places in Gloucester to go: Dogtown. This is the path leading to the ruins of Dogtown Square. The initials on the stone are actually engraved.

in the early nineties I bought and rebuilt two cars from the sixties: a black 1963 Chevy Impala SS and a 1965 red Buick convertible. They've since been sold and my desire to work on cars has vanished.

cookies and art photograph

Gentle reminder: everything is awful so you may as well go ahead and start dressing like a wizard in public.

Remedios Varo knew something we don't know.

Nick Brandt Harriet and People in Fog Zimbabwe, 2020 'The fog is the unifying visual, symbolic of a once recognizable natural world.'

Contemporary Philippine painter CJ Tanedo The Alchemist, 2009 #contemporaryart

Just a totally normal dog at a very normal door

perfect!

riverbank in Gloucester, plein air sketch, chalk pastels 11" x 14" I have always thought it was important for artists to do color sketches outdoors...it resets their color sense.

I’ve put these four recently completed artworks on my online gallery. I’d like them to be in a real one in a way, but people scare me. This way, if you like them you can just buy them. Please buy them! Or just share this. Thanks. www.chloecumming.com