I haven’t done anything this week that isn’t, well, let’s just say rhymes with clap. So today I decided that I would just empty my jeans pocket and draw whatever I found. I promised myself that I would post it no matter what it looked like. It’s not the greatest drawing I’ve ever done, butContinue reading “Turn Out Your Pockets”
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Who Is This Woman?
A while back I had ambitions to do a self-portrait a day. I look back at this and laugh. Well, actually it’s a bit of a chuckle. Since the beginning of 2008 I have only done four drawings, and this one I did today is the only one I feel confident in sharing. Who isContinue reading “Who Is This Woman?”
Something To Be Thankful For
I’ve been gone for a while, but I’ve had a wonderful week! Birthday celebrations (mine), guests from out of town and a general sense of well-being that comes from looking in the mirror and realizing that even though I’ve grown a year old, I still don’t have any crow’s feet. YES!!! Life is good. NowContinue reading “Something To Be Thankful For”
Colored Pencil Portrait: Daniel Craig
Well, I did it. Geez, it felt like forever. The scan of the pencil portrait worked great as a sort of grisaille which saved me a lot of time. I didn’t have to build layer after layer of shadow. I really admire people who work in colored pencil. There is so much discipline involved. YouContinue reading “Colored Pencil Portrait: Daniel Craig”
Pencil Portrait: Daniel Craig
After all of the drawing from life I’ve been doing, I thought it would be interesting to draw a portrait from a photo. I had been reading a post on Ujwala’s blog Draw the Line and she asked folks to comment on whether they preferred to draw portraits from photos or from life. There areContinue reading “Pencil Portrait: Daniel Craig”
Playing with Colored Pencils: Woodgrain
I got busy and didn’t manage much drawing. I did this exercise from Beverley Johnston’s book The Complete Guide to Colored Pencil Techniques. It looks like it’s not in print anymore. That’s too bad, because it has great demonstrations in it, like how to draw and color satiny fabrics and animal fur. I’ll have toContinue reading “Playing with Colored Pencils: Woodgrain”
Kind Heart Award
I wanted dive in here real quick to pass this award (isn’t it beautiful?) on to these lovely people: Joan/Shirley/Cedar Raven/Wendy/Doudy You can pass this along to 5 others if you like. If not, that’s okay too. Thanks again Kris for giving me this beautiful award. I’m still glowing. More art soon!
More Drawing in Public
I tried drawing while I was in line getting my driver’s license renewed. This guy was really fidgety so he grabbed my attention. He looks a lot more patient in the drawing. The whole time I was drawing these guys in the back were laughing and talking. I got so paranoid. I knew they couldn’tContinue reading “More Drawing in Public”
My Favorite Tool
This is my entry for Everyday Matters challenge 16. It’s my Leatherman tool and it’s got needlenose pliers, a straight knife, scissors, three screwdrivers, a phillips screwdriver, a bottle opener and a corkscrew. When it’s folded up it’s around 3 inches (8cm) but it weighs a ton. I think my husband and I got thisContinue reading “My Favorite Tool”
Drawing in Public
These little sketches may not seem like much, but to me they represent a personal victory. I finally got up the nerve to draw in public again. When I was a teenager I drew all the time. I drew during class, during lunch, on the bus. I can’t remember when I actually stopped. Probably whenContinue reading “Drawing in Public”
Mellanie Collins, Artist 