Sweetie has been ill for over a week now. Started as a dry cough he couldn’t get rid of. Then turned to cold symptoms but no fever or achy feeling. Then total laryngitis - it was very q...
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Something small - done two ways because I wasn’t that pleased with the first effort so changed it around… A little stone bird garden ornament from the Extension Center gardens. Painted ...
I MUST BE A GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT. OR MAYBE I JUST THINK I CAN GET BETTER IF I KEEP TRYING. THE 30DAYS/30PORTRAITS IN WATERCOLOR ENDED AND I DIDN’T DO SOME, RUINED SOME, AND DID WELL ON ...
The final two - finished. Did not do all 30 portraits. Some just didn’t speak to me and seemed like a lot of work for not much outcome (for me, personally). But did most of them. I...
The teacher, Dritan Duro, always chooses such pretty models, whether they are male or female - the colors are warm and inviting and the model is attractive. I enjoyed doing this one altho...
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Of all the paintings I’ve done in the Sktchy challenge of painting 30 portraits in 30 days, this is my favorite so far..
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After giving myself an extra month to complete the Sktchy challenge of 30 days/30 portraits (or whatever it’s called), I guess the pressure was off. When the pressure is off and you aren’...
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Again, did it my way first and then watched the video with instructor Liz Chaderton sharing her techniques and style, and did another. Liz used only 2 colors for this portrait - Sap ...
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Finally back to the Sktchy challenge I signed up for - 30 days + 30 portraits turned into 60 days but that’s okay. Some I am doing twice, especially when I do one before watching the instru...
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Well, I usually get into ruts when I’m not in a challenge, workshop or anything but this RUT has got me. I began with the Sktchy.com challenge of 30 faces/30 days and was doing well the fir...
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Two more from the Sktchy challenge of 30 faces in 30 days…I have decided that I really need to give myself 60 days to do this and will just do these as I feel like I can do them, without the ...
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So I tried this one again and still could not paint it like the teacher! Ha ha. Oh, well, really worked it and changed it and lifted and added and put on some gouache and…calling it Sadness. ...
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I was rolling right along with the 30 Faces/30 Days Lessons from Sktchy and then…I got stuck. I did not follow the teacher’s instructor well and just went and did my own thing and thought...
Did you see the eclipse? Did you travel to see it or was it in your area of the US? If you missed it in the US, another will be around in 2044. We did not have total coverage here but ...
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A few more of the portraits. Each instructor picks his/her own muse and then does it in an individual way. Some want to do monochromatic paintings, some stress the design of light and dark,...
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Started the latest 30 Days/30 Portraits challenge on Sktchy.com and here is a few I did. This is just 2 days. I did the first one totally wrong - supposed to do a fine line around the drawi...
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I signed up for a 30 Days/30 Portraits (all in watercolor) again with Sktchy.com. They offer great courses and this will continue all week with different instructors. Looking forward to it ...
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I had forgotten so many sketches I’d done…and then pulled out my favorites. Here is another and the painting that was inspired from it.
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After watching another video on gouache portraits, did this one. The model came from a photo on the Museum App that the Sktchy folks use all the time. Interesting face. Then added t...
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From a life drawing open session long long ago…Just a sketch done in about 1 1/2 hours, I think, with conte crayons. And what came from the sketch…in my mind, a bit of fun with the ...
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Just a few more done while watching online lessons. This handsome doggie started with a watercolor underpainting and I liked it more - went too dark on this and too warm. I might try it ...
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It seems like every spring I’m in the mood for something new and turn to printing with acrylics or painting with gouache. I have 2 books on how to learn and use gouache but haven’t really...
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Another painting done from inspiration in my sketchbook. Years ago, I took an open life drawing class (not structured lessons but a teacher there to help you and answer questions about your d...
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Over on my Facebook account, I started doing little things and calling them March Madness. Just the painting or sketch without descriptions. This is one of those, on YUPO and letting the...