Winter is coming

The night is supposed to bring 4-8 inches of snow. Not a lot in the greater scheme of things, but it seems like a ton. I'm feeling buried under the weight, and trapped. I've been stuck in limbo, not sure which direction to head, or even how to get there. It was a long, strange summer and fall...maybe the blanket of snow will refresh my life like it does when the world becomes white - a blank new canvas.

On the Fence

This is my favorite sketch! I still can't believe I did it. This is the last one I'll have for a bit, until I get something new in my book :)

The Look in My Eye

I was very happy with how this turned out! Not quite the point of realism I am trying to achieve, but definitely a step in the right direction. Practice, practice, practice. One thing I have realized is a lot of the sketches appear larger on my monitor than they actually are. I've been using a 5x7 sketch book, and very few of these take the whole page. This one is about 2x3.

Starfish

This one was fun, until I started to add the dots... By the time I decided I didn't like them, it was too late, and I had to keep going.

Hellebores

Another weekly drawing challenge from Wet Canvas, the lovely Hellebores flower. I was surprised to find these actually existed. A book by Tad Williams, War of the Flowers had a family named after them. Long story....excellent book :)

A favorite so far

I'm really pleased with the way this one turned out. It is a study of a sketch done by Michelangelo, a very handsome woman I would say. I finally used my moleskin sketchbook, hence the cream color instead of white. I seem to lose a lot of detail from scanning the image.

Here Fishie, Fishie, Fishie

I'm still uploading new sketches - some good, some needed love hehe. And I need practice...practice, practice, practice! It's supposed to be a miserable weekend here, weather-wise and other things, so hopefully I will get to spend some time convincing my pencils to put the lines where I want them.

And another...

I'm stringing these out, trying to make it look like I have been really productive. This is my least favorite of the bunch. I had a hard time getting the light reflected thru the glass, and ellipses...egads! Between the ellipses on the glass and the odd angle of the spoon, I almost pulled my hair out on this one! It looks better in the thumbnail than up close and personal!

Starting Somewhere

I finally got around to scanning some sketches. They are from weekly challenges on Wet Canvas in the Drawing and Sketching forum. This little barn was quite fun for me.

Egads!!

My last post was in 2008??!? Where has the time gone? Three years...just *poof*

I have been painting and drawing more, and knitting a bit as well. I've felt the need to blow the dust off of my pencils mostly. I've been dabbling in watercolor...the stuff still intimidates me! No "do-over" lol. Here is an ACEO, just to show that I have accomplished something :)