Drawing #33
A very nice man I met at the Casino. Agreed to have his picture drawn.
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working
on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link....http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
Drawing #32
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link....http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
Drawing #31
Drawing #30
Drawing #29
Sebastian on his first day of kindergarten.
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working
on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link.... http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
Drawing #26
I've done this vaping gal before, but had to draw her again to fit on to a specific sized paper. Skye is always a lot of fun to draw, so I don't mind.
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working
on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link....http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
Drawing #24
A lady at a local church tea. I especially love her cane. It kinda looks like a Mary Poppins umbrella.
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working
on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link....http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
Drawing #23
My nephew Thomas
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working
on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link....http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
Cabinet of Queeriosities Exhibition, Lethbridge, Alberta
My drawing at the Gallery at the CASA in Lethbridge Alberta is now on its way home. The curator sent me a couple of photos of the show.
Drawing #22
Drawing of my mother
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working
on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link....http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
Drawing #21
A drawing of my husband
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working
on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link....http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
Drawing #20
Man - I have such difficulty drawing Jan Michael for some reason. Anyhow.... a quick one. I'm gonna have to take more pics some day and keep trying!
Drawing #19
Drawing #18
This is a quick drawing of Ranji. How beautiful is this woman hey? Inside and out.
I was reading about a man named Rikyu (lived in the 1500s) who made tea cups and perfected the Japanese tea ceremony, utilizing a concept called wabi-sabi. I realized I usually think about these types of things when I do my drawings, especially the quick ones. (things like imperfection, incompleteness, simplicity, modesty etc).
Since I’m neither Buddhist nor Japanese, I tried to find some Swedish concepts that could describe quick, simple, imperfect, yet genuine drawings, but I couldn’t. Actually, I couldn’t even find an English word that fits that style. The Swedes have a term “Lagom” which is close to “balance”, and the Danish people have “Hygge” which is like cosy. But the wabi-sabi is more fitting – so until I find something more descriptive, then here’s “My wabi-sabi rendition of Ranji”.
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link....http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
Drawing #17
Cabinet of Queeriosities Exhibition, Lethbridge, Alberta
My drawing of Austin and Mono got accepted to show in the Exhibition "Cabinet of Queeriosities" in Lethbridge, Alberta. Starts next week.
Expose Yourself, Powell River, British Columbia
EXPOSE YOURSELF 2018
Not my usual style I know, but I always enjoy submitting something to the Expose Yourself Exhibition. They are a fun bunch of people and I get to do art I don’t otherwise have anything to do with. So I got word that I got accepted for their 2018 Exhibition and I will be mailing out my picture next week. The show will be held at the Art Council’s gallery in Powell River British Columbia March 23 - April 08th.
Not my usual style I know, but I always enjoy submitting something to the Expose Yourself Exhibition. They are a fun bunch of people and I get to do art I don’t otherwise have anything to do with. So I got word that I got accepted for their 2018 Exhibition and I will be mailing out my picture next week. The show will be held at the Art Council’s gallery in Powell River British Columbia March 23 - April 08th.
https://eyexhibition.com/about/2018-visual-artists/
http://www.prpeak.com/community/heart-of-the-matter-the-risk-of-exposing-yourself-1.23257190
EXPOSE YOURSELF 2017
Just realized I didn't put anything in my blog about a drawing that I had in Powell River in March.
My drawing: "Cupid with Black Wings". Thank you my very energetic Kelly and his cute-as-a-button friend Chelsea.
http://www.prpeak.com/culture/expose-yourself-exhibition-returns-1.7715982
Nuit Rose, Toronto, 2017
My drawing of Kelly and Amber (Venus and Mars Under the Stars) was accepted at the Nuit Rose Festival (What Lies Between Venus and Mars?) in Toronto. Its hanging in the Ignite Gallery until the middle of July.
http://www.nuitrose.ca/artists/
http://www.nuitrose.ca/event/group-exhibition-at-ignite-gallery-ocad-university/
http://www.nuitrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/nuit-rose-between-venus-mars-print-guide-2017.pdf
http://www.nuitrose.ca/artists/
http://www.nuitrose.ca/event/group-exhibition-at-ignite-gallery-ocad-university/
http://www.nuitrose.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/nuit-rose-between-venus-mars-print-guide-2017.pdf
Drawing #16
Got another drawing done from my pile that's been sitting there for about a year now. Here she is - Rebecca
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working
on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link....http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
Drawing #15
Not a bingo buddy, but I found this in my pile of drawings I started years ago but never finished. So I decided to work on it. So here is my daughter's friend Jessica and her son Kyron
Update: Its not baby Kyron, its Jessica's daughter Astrid.
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link....http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
Update: Its not baby Kyron, its Jessica's daughter Astrid.
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link....http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
Drawing #14
Here's something crazy I've been working on. I tired and tried to draw Sarah's baby Sebastien, but it just wasn't working - which shouldn't have been a surprise, because I don't do children all that well usually. The drawing was initially a lot larger, and Sarah's top reminded me of sand on the beach, there were marks on her tummy that looked like waves - and the hand of course was the mountain - so basically by the time I was well into the drawing, it insisted that it was going to be a landscape. By 3am, I couldn't fight any longer, and basically the baby won the argument (like they always do at 3am) and I said "okay then - you are going to be a landscape".
I still didn't like it and I really had the urge to put in some color because babies are so mottled and are a strange combination of colors - so I gave in to that urge as well. Okay - so now I'm done, and it still isn't working, but its as done as its going to be and I got it out of my system. I won't have to do another baby, landscape or color picture in a very long time. Can I get back to my bingo guys now??? Please?? (or maybe - just maybe that chicken I've had my eye on?)
Yes - this is in color. Ouch - ouch - my eyes!
I still didn't like it and I really had the urge to put in some color because babies are so mottled and are a strange combination of colors - so I gave in to that urge as well. Okay - so now I'm done, and it still isn't working, but its as done as its going to be and I got it out of my system. I won't have to do another baby, landscape or color picture in a very long time. Can I get back to my bingo guys now??? Please?? (or maybe - just maybe that chicken I've had my eye on?)
Yes - this is in color. Ouch - ouch - my eyes!
Drawing #13
Quick drawing. I need to take another pic of him when he's not smiling, so I can do a proper drawing.
Drawing #12
another quick one...
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working
on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link....http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
Drawing #11
Quick drawing of a little girl
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working
on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link....http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
Drawing #10
A quick drawing...
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working
on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link....http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
Drawing #9
Did another drawing of Austin and Mono. I had plans for it, but I really like it so I had to change my plans - I think I'll keep it and put them in one of my groupings.
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working
on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link....http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
Drawing #8
Charcoal and pencil drawing of Sid. Lovely man, but the drawing was difficult. I never want to see another cowboy hat.
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working
on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link....http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
Drawing #7
I was desperate for a cowboy hat picture to use in another drawing so Darryl modeled his for me. I like drawing Darryl so I decided to draw him and his hat first. He looks like an old gold miner here. I should have drawn more of the hat because it really was very nice (but not a lot of fun to draw!)
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link....http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
Portrait classes
Taking some portrait classes and we do sketches from models. I am really enjoying it.
The fellow above was a model in class. I'm doing a few sketches of people at home now too - its kinda fun to loosen up a bit. They still take a little bit of time (over an hour) because I'm doing them fairly big.
The fellow above was a model in class. I'm doing a few sketches of people at home now too - its kinda fun to loosen up a bit. They still take a little bit of time (over an hour) because I'm doing them fairly big.
Drawing #5
Found the other half of the photo from my last drawing (Venus and Mars under the stars), so I had to do another drawing. Guess its just Mars this time. He does have his helmet on, but I'm not sure about the spear (maybe we'll call the smoke a spear). Anyhow... here's Kelly as Mars, God of War....
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link....http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
Drawing #4
Venus and Mars Under the Stars
Pencil and charcoal.
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link....http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link....http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
Drawing #3
Francis Zimmer Pencil and charcoal
This drawing is part of my Tea Party Mashup Exhibition that I'm working
on. If you want to see how I'm progressing .... this is the link....http://teapartymashup.blogspot.ca/
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