Abstract Saturday: Alma Woodsey Thomas

(American, 1891 - 1978) Alma Thomas was the first African-American woman to have a solo art exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, in 1971. She was 80 years old. She returned to painting after retiring from her long career as a school teacher.

Alma Thomas, Untitled, 1960 — Alma Thomas, *Untitled*, 1960

Alma Thomas, White Daisies Rhapsody - 1973 — Alma Thomas, White Daisies Rhapsody - 1973

Alma Thomas, Azaleas in Spring, 1968 — Alma Thomas, *Azaleas in Spring*, 1968

Alma Thomas, WASHINGTON, DC, 1967 — Alma Thomas, **WASHINGTON, DC, 1967**

Alma Thomas, 'Fall Approaching,' 1969, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery

Alma Thomas, Untitled, acrylic on paper, 8 x 9 1/2 inches — Alma Thomas, **Untitled**, acrylic on paper, 8 x 9 1/2 inches

Alma Thomas, Untitled, ca. 1960, oil on canvas. — Alma Thomas, *Untitled*, ca. 1960, oil on canvas.

This week on my drawing board

My first sketchbook of 2017: Raccoons & resolutions

Another round of winter covers from The New Yorker

Last week on my drawing board

More sketchbooks for my series "Creatures of the Night". I'm trying to get as many done as possible before the end of 2016.

Creatures of the Night # 9: "All-nighter"

Creatures of the Night # 10: "Passengers"

Creatures of the Night #11/12: "To the light, fellas/Phoebe's"

Creatures of the Night #13: "Snowflakes"

Abstract Saturday: Cecil Skotnes

South African (1926 - 2009) He was best known for his woodcuts. Though he began as a painter, he was drawn to woodcutting and made his mark in that medium, later creating the woodcuts as the work itself by painting directly on the carved panel, rather than merely using them to create prints.