Flowers and Thorns: Sketchbook #3

I love this quote from a book I read called Serafina's Promise by Anne Burg.

Finally Completed Sketchbook One

Finished Sketchbook

2008 Drawing

When I took the 2007 pledge to myself to start drawing again I picked up a sketchbook I purchased in 2006. I started drawing in it and thought the drawings were ugly. I wanted my sketchbook to look like those I saw on other artist blogs. So I stopped drawing in it and would only draw on loose paper because if I made a mistake I could throw it away. I gave the sketchbook to my daughter Zoe, who likes to draw also. Years later I found it in her room and it was the same as I gave it to her so I picked it back up again. Today I can say that it is finished. To see my first drawing click here Fairy. These are my final drawings.

2015 Drawing

2015 Drawing

Final Page

Weekly Faces Backlog

The first drawing I made for a student. The others are backlogs I made on my calendar before I decided that it's the only drawing I seem to be doing.

Weekly Faces: Feb. 20

Weekly Faces: Feb 18

Weekly Face: Feb 12

Weekly Face: Feb 11

Another calendar face posted from my phone.

Weekly Faces: Feb 10

I've been drawing faces on my desk calendar book and that's about the extent of my drawing lately, so I decided to post them. Also I'm posting from my phone which is new to me.

More With Paper 53

Great Clips with Husband

The Woman

CED: Past, Present, Future

Still working through my first sketchbook. I went  back and added some pages to cover really ugly drawings but they are still visible if you flip the page. The first is an attempt at a fairy in 2006.

 I would like to think that my drawing has vastly improved. This is a quick fairy I drew today to cover up the ugly one. The last sleeping fairy is one I submitted to CED in 2011.

 And I did another what do you see drawing. At first I saw nothing, I rotated the page. I added in some extra color. Then I was able to see the birds in the trees.

If there is any lesson that I can pass on to anyone about past present and future. It would be: what ever you are facing in your life, LIVE for today, the past can't be undone, and who knows what the future may bring.

AEDM- DAY 10 - The Pen Process

When I draw my student portraits I draw in ink only, no pencil. I do this to better my skills, usually I can make it on the first try, but sometimes I just can't seem to capture them. This young man is one subject that took 3 tries to get it right.


Eyes are crooked

Eyes and head wrong

 

This one is just right

I thought that I would get to post a pic on Saturday, But my family had other ideas for my Saturday.  I only had time to think about art.

Hurry up - already!

So I am trying to hurry up and finish old sketchbook, before starting new one. It's so hard to resist. This is what I drew on page 99. It needs color! 6 more pages to go.

IF: Fluid

 Illustration Friday

 Sometimes you need some fluids to bring you back to life.

AEDM - Face 13 - I love Fall

I didn't have time for a story today. As a matter of fact I didn't have time to finish adding color because I didn't want to ruin my drawing. Instead of paint I used pencils and markers for color.

IF: Stripes-Face 2 - Caught

Ok you caught me!

We'll from my photo of new sketch book you can tell that I had already started with drawings. No color for this one. Maybe I should add blue to background.

The Face

 

So I am trying to catch up on my drawing. It's so funny how you think when summer comes you will have all of this time off to paint and draw all day, but I have come to the realization that I work better with a schedule. When my children are in school and I'm at work at Middle School I'm more focus. So school starts Monday, we will h have to focus on how we spend our time.

These faces are part of my collection called the face. They are not perfect but I like them. However I don't have a clue what to do with as far as color goes.

IF: Asleep

Does he know he's sleeping on flowered sheets?

So it's been a while since I submitted anything to Illustration Friday. This quick drawing was made on flowered paper.

You Look Fabulous

I haven't had much time to add color to anything lately. Last night I was so tired but I did attempt to add some color to this sketch. My hope was that the eyes would sort of show thru the shades.