Little People Archives - Ricky Colson

My Humble Existence – Solo Show

Alright, so a year and a half has gone by since my last post, so why post now? Well, after my Kickstarter project failed, I took some time to regroup and rethink my path forward. I am grateful to the people who pledged and supported the idea, and I’m still sad that I had to […]

Ricky2017-07-10T20:20:21-06:00February 17th, 2014|Blog, Little People|0 Comments

Books and Art – Kickstarter Campaign

I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to see some more tiny people. It’s been a year since I completed my last painting Undaunted Courage, and I’ve spent the time since working on my animal silhouette series. I’m happy with the way things are going, but I miss the figures, […]

Ricky2017-07-10T20:20:22-06:00May 9th, 2012|Blog, Little People|0 Comments

Undaunted Courage

36″ x 48″

oil on linen

Well, I currently live in Charlottesville, Virginia. Cindy got accepted to the University of Virginia law school, and now I am enjoying the beautiful vistas of the Appalachians. I just finished setting up my new studio, very similar to my old one (in […]

Ricky2017-07-10T20:20:42-06:00August 22nd, 2011|Blog, Little People|0 Comments

Promiscuous Bunch

22″ x 28″

oil on linen

With all of the new activity going in my life, I haven’t had the opportunity to work or post. However, I figured now would be a good time to show my new painting, although this painting was completed last September. It is up at the Wally […]

Ricky2014-08-13T09:51:23-06:00April 10th, 2011|Blog, Little People|0 Comments

Drawing – Dash of Cinnamon

18″ x 24″

graphite and chalk on toned paper

Ricky2017-07-10T20:20:45-06:00August 17th, 2010|Blog, Little People|0 Comments

Playing with Scale

Because I exaggerate scale so much in my work, I spend a lot of time adjusting objects in order to make them look “real”. There are a few problems with working on such a small area in real life in order to transform it into a large environment. One is that I can’t always sit […]

Ricky2017-07-10T20:20:46-06:00August 13th, 2010|Blog, Little People|0 Comments

Dash of Cinnamon

30″ x 40″

oil on linen

I had been looking to do a follow up painting to the drawing of Sean in the sugar jar for a long time. I came up with Dash of Cinnamon. In this scene, Sean has escaped from the jar and […]

Ricky2017-07-10T20:20:47-06:00August 9th, 2010|Blog, Little People|0 Comments

Cliffhangers Drawing

I thought I should follow up the last post with the preliminary drawing. The warm toned paper helped with visualizing the colors of the final painting.

Ricky2014-08-13T10:17:48-06:00June 16th, 2010|Blog, Little People|0 Comments