Day 39

Sketched yesterday (7/29/30) using a photo in Lessons in Classical Drawing by Juliette Aristides. It's actually a hanging towel (although it's a bit hard to tell in the photo.) Folds have always been a huge challenge for me (kind of like noses and eyes and feet and...well, the list goes on and on!) So I decided I'd give this a try...next I need to sketch an actual cloth!! Well...I'm taking baby steps!! I'm thinking it's not too bad...although it really does look better in real life!

Hope you're all having a great summer!!

Day 30...plus...

I attended a watercolor workshop yesterday with Donna Campbell Allen. I know this...I LOVE drawing and painting children!! I had so much fun...here's my little Sophie in the very early stages...I used Yellow Ochre, Cad. Red, & Quinacridone Rose for a base skin color...adding a mix of Ultramarine Blue & Raw Sienna for the shadows...

And here's my Day 30 sketch... taken from "Paint my Photo" website...

Back soon with more art....

Days 23-29 Sketchbook Challenge

Here are my last several sketches...I'm still plugging along with drawing lessons...and watercolor classes! And this is what I've been up to....

Day 23 (something's off...grrr! I guess I really will have to start measuring! aacck!)

Day 24 - a little nic-nac from my studio...

Day 25 - block-in from Drawing Magazine (Scott Waddell's article)

Day 26 - from a photo of Degas' "Dancer"... couldn't quite get the feet right! Noses and feet! arrggh!

Day 27 - from a photo on "Draw My Photo" online site...

Day 28 - sketch of still life in watercolor workshop...

Day 29 - pan pastel "sketch" of model in Friday's drawing class...my photo is a bit blurry...sorry!

And that's it for me! I have a watercolor portrait workshop tomorrow...so I'll let you know how that goes! I'll be back soon.

Days 18 - 22..."Sketchbook Challenge"

Today is Friday...one of my very favorite days of the week because I get to spend a few hours learning and making art with my friend and amazing art teacher & mentor, Elizabeth Salim!! I love my art lessons!!

OK...so I purchased a bust named "Amy" a couple of weeks ago so I could practice drawing faces/heads. And, like most busts, this one has eyes that are a wee bit freaky!! Anyway...today I drew the bust!! But...before I get to that, let me get caught up on the past few "sketchbook" days...

Day 18 - from a photo of granddaughter Sophie...

 
Day 19 - from a photo of a pansy ("Draw my Photo" website)...but it turned out looking more like an hibiscus...go figure!

Day 20 - also from online photo site...

Day 21 - one more from the photo website...I love sketching/drawing babies and children! Love, love, LOVE it!

Day 22 - and finally...the "bust"...see? Creepy, lifeless eyes! But such a great experience. I used Pan Pastels and Conte pencils. I can't wait to draw "Amy" from other angles!

So...that should catch me up...for now. I'll be back soon with more sketches/drawings....

Days 14 - 17

I've been busy drawing anything and everything that strikes my fancy these days...but I definitely seem drawn to learning the portrait!! Here's what I've been up to...

Day 14 - "Baby" head (using Andrew Loomis reference)

Day 15 - "Mia" (using a photo reference of Mia! She's much cuter than this sketch depicts!)

Day 16 - I decided to try a piece of fruit...(from a photo). When I showed it to my sweet husband, he said "That's really good...what is it? A peach?" Nope...it's a tangerine! arrggh!! OK...so I'm not really happy with my shading. I may have to try using some softer pencils in addition to my HB pencil!)

Day 17 - This one's from life. It's a clay pitcher we have sitting on our mantel. Unfortunately, I had too many diffuse light sources...but aside from that, I sort of like how it turned out.

And that's it for me...until my next post, that is. I may be sketching some noses tonight...noses baffle me!!

Summer Sketch Challenge: Days 10-13...

Sketching daily is becoming more and more enjoyable for me! I'm discovering a lot...like noses are hard! As evidenced by one of my sketches of a woman whose pic is on the front of a drawing book...her nose looks a bit like Michael Jackson's nose, the later years! And despite spending a crazy amount of time re-working it, this lady still looks kind of wonky!! Here's my Day 10 sketch...see for yourself...wonky!! Or maybe she's just not all that attractive? More likely, my interpretation of her nose is wonky!

So, on Day 11, I decided to pull out my trusty book of Bargue Plates...and I just worked on noses!!

Growing weary of noses...and in search for something to draw for my watercolor class as well as for my for my Day 12 sketch, I thought I'd try my hand at some flowers!! Tulips, to be exact... (from an art website)

And Day 13 is another sketch that will find its way to my watercolor class..."Cherries"... (also from an art website)

So...that's what I've been up to, besides just living "la vida loca"!! Be back in a couple of days with more sketches!