African-American Handmade Rag Dolls

Girl in Rose
She started out as a quick sketch while watching television then quickly blossomed into a young princess dressed in rose, peach and blue. Painting details: Leaf below blue eyes, white flowers in her hair, pink flower on her cheek, cherry red lips, pink and white hair, floral background. fma

Tea At My House in Oils
I’m excited to announce that the oil version of my sketchbook drawing is nearly completed. Here’s a quick look. Below is the original sketch in watercolor. fma

Swan and Star
From the beak you can see this is a male swan, a cob. His arms are stretched wide where a star bounces from his wing and spreads light across the sky. Title: Swan and Star Art by: F. Magdalene Austin

Finger Painting in Oil
I figure when my hands won’t hold a brush for this or that reason but I still have use of my fingers, then by all means my fingers should become the brush. “Standing Swan” was created in oils using nothing but my index finger and oil paints. I used Prussian blue and white oils on  6 [...]

Angst, Tragedy and Artists
When I was a child I feared ending up like the many poets driven to suicide by their personal demons. I was concerned about how many art masters had a tragic ending and feared I’d be like them. Now when I look up information on artists I not only look at their work I pay [...]