Day 89

Day 89. Tired of the hypocrites

Random flowers, most inspired by Pinterest

Inspired by SewCrazi

Nope. Not looking at you

It is cold. It is wet. The heat is back on. And it is April. My life involves cleaning on a daily basis due to the mud in the backyard. A lot of it finds its way into the house. I do love my dogs, but they need to help mom out!

Watching an online workshop at the Ivy Newport site on drawing. Jean Marie is a South African artist who uses a regular mechanical pencil in .05 lead, and an eraser. What she does is astounding. Add graphite, take it away. So this is a beginning face with that technique. I did not spend near the amount of time she does, but understanding more about the layering process in drawing. It goes hand in hand with how Danielle Donaldson layers water colors. Starting light, working your way up. Actually I have to stop myself from making heavy marks at the beginning of a sketch. Light hand throughout.

I love to learn.
Linda