A little Valentine drawing for my daughter… Made some changes and added lots of hearts: on her coat, on her shoestrings, on her hat,and stuffed in her pockets for her friends at the party. She’s also got a big Valentine for her best friend…behind her back. 🙂 Drew over the lines with permanent pens… […]
Drawings
Candy Corn Queen 2010
My daughter was eating some candy corn and remarked how fun it would be to make candy corn jewelry. Then I remarked how fun it would be to try to draw a lovely Candy Queen completely covered in candy corn accessories. And now, for the rest of the story… I drew […]
A Birthday Menu
I sat down with my daughter to plan her birthday menu. In our family, getting to eat your favorite things on your birthday is part of the celebration. She came up with all of her favorite foods (including a trip to Souper Salad with a girl- friend from church) and then I wrote it on […]
Pencil Drawing after Fragonard
Here’s my drawing practice project I’ve been working on these last two weeks. I use this book a lot when I’m looking for something to draw. It’s a thorough art history with lots of interesting information about the art and artists. It does contain all of the classic and contemporary nudes you […]
Saturday Sketch after Bronzino
On the cover of the Met’s Winter 2009-2010 Newsletter: Head of a Smiling Woman, Agnolo Bronzino, ca. 1542.
A Portrait by Mitsuno Reedy
As I’m trying to teach myself to draw, I’m becoming more and more appreciative of the skill involved, especially in portrait drawing. This portrait is of yours truly when I was about 3 years old. Now that I’m a mother, I can identify with my own mother’s desire to capture the sweetness of a childhood […]
Drawing Practice–Angelina Ballerina
I needed a break from my serious portrait study and decided to draw something fun! My daughter loved Angelina Ballerina when she was younger and we still have all the books. Helen Craig’s illustrations are so whimsical and full of detail. I got my small sketch pad and pencil and drew […]
Learning to Draw Faces (that look human)
When I first started this blog almost a year ago, one of my main purposes was to keep track of my ongoing efforts to learn how to draw. If you’ve kept up with my posting much, you know there hasn’t been much drawing practice. Drawing takes so much effort! Taking pictures […]