I think this is not my forte - keeping up with a blog. I also haven't been doing as much art lately, so I don't have as much to post. I am trying to get back into it a little more, and I am even taking an online class to learn a new portraiture style and medium.
This past fall, I looked through my photos from our trip to Glacier National Park. I decided to try to draw a photo of a leaf just after a rain storm. It was a little different than some of the other things I have drawn, and it was a fun exercise in trying new techniques.
This is the work in progress - I sketched out the lines, then worked from top to bottom (partly to not smear the lead as I worked).
This is the final product:
After doing this drawing, I did some work on quilting, but haven't finished any of those, so I haven't posted them yet. (Maybe that will be my next project?)
In December, I was really missing art, and feeling like I never had (or never made) time to do art, so I decided to just pick a project and DO IT. So, I thought through the many projects I wanted to do and decided to finish one that I started a couple of years ago but could never quite get. It is from a photo of my Dad when he was younger. I think it turned out pretty well. It is funny because at first, it wasn't quite him. I modified some things - especially the eyes - and then suddenly - there he was. It is always fascinating to me when that happens. The eyes are probably the most crucial part of the portrait. Mess up the eyes, and it just isn't them.
Here is the portrait:
