Lura Schwarz Smith Art

Our fabulous model was Zoombombed by her cat today - swipe to see second of our 2 long poses: 45 and 50 minutes. Conte and charcoal. Many thanks to Adrian, l’informelle, and artists. #lifemodel #whitecat #lifedrawing #lifedrawings #drawingfromlife #contemporaryart #charcoal #conte #luraschwarzsmithart @ Coarsegold, California

A bit of fractured fun for me at today’s YSA portrait morning, with our excellent model Tim. Charcoal and conte crayon. #portraitdrawing #portrait #drawingfromlife #livemodel

Beautiful day for plein air this morning at a local artist friend’s amazing home. My little oil start, Dancing Blue Manzanita. #pleinairpainting #pleinair #manzanita #landscapepainting #abstractlandscape #luraschwarzsmithart

Sunset at our labyrinth - my favorite time to walk the path. Recent storms have brought us some glorious sunsets. Pastel on toned paper. #pastellandscape #labyrinth #walkingmeditation #sunset #kansaspostrock #riverrocklabyrinth

I had to leave early so a short session for me today with YSA Portrait morning. Another beautiful, different Kelsey modeled for us as a goddess this week, adding to what is becoming my sofa series: White, black, and now red. A fun thing about zoom is the different settings - and sofas. #portraitdrawing #portrait #redsofa #goddess #conte #contemporaryartist

Bonus models for this morning’s YSA portrait group - not only our lovely model Kelsey, but her two little dogs held their poses beautifully. More to be done, but here’s my morning’s work. 8x10 oil. #portraitpainting #oilsketch #livemodel #paintingfromlife #oilpainting #littlewhitedogs #luraschwarzsmithart