Daily Face: June 28th

God is always there and when you need that extra help call on other Christians to say a prayer for you too.
What a difference prayer makes.

Daily Face: June 24th

I need to find happier portraits to illustrate. However this is good practice drawing mugshots.

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.

Finished Sketchbook #4

Here are a few of the last sketches I did so I can start on my new ones. I still have other sketchbooks that aren't complete, but they are specific themes. Hopefully I will come back later and add color

Looking @ Others Work

I've been away because I lost confidence in my work. Although I still love my art, I let myself get drawn into comparing myself with other artist. This is a no-no in Christianity and as I have learned recently with my art.( 1 Cornthians 10:12 but they measuring themselves by themseves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.) So I picked up my pen because it was slow at work and doodle. My goal was not to worry about mistakes but to just draw something and fill in the whole page. Here are my doodles:

Not my very best but its a jump start for me to get busy.

IF: Fluid

 Illustration Friday

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

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.

IF: Duet

1-2-3-Blow

The word for the week from Ilustration Friday is Duet. Do you remember blowing the dandelion seeds with your best friend or sister? Oh too be young and carefree.

IF: Hatch

"These are mine" just keeping them warm until they hatch.

I've skipped the last couple of weeks of Illustration Friday and I really wanted to post something this week. I am not a sinister person but all I could think of was eggs hatching and I wanted to do something funny. My husband said that a cat keeping eggs warm was unrealistic. Well I hope everyone gets it. I have a cat named Sage. If you are a bird lover it's just for fun.

New Drawing

This is my current drawing. I'm still adding ink to it. I was hoping to draw something in the background but I'm not sure what it will be. I would like to add more detail in my drawings. Although the coat seems simple I've spent an hour or so filling it in already. It is not quite what I wanted but I am please with it. See inspirational photo www.flickr.com/photos/diletta81/3229199533/

IF: Music - Can you feel it!

Upon seeing the topic for Illustration Friday I had to submit a picture with my headphones or earbuds. Whenever I listen to my music I feel as though it is moving thru me. In my drawing the hair says can you feel it.

IF: Infinite

"The Infinite Rockstar" you can tell by his swagger that he has no limits.

IF: Intricate

For something that looks so simple this line work was very intricate for me. I wished that I could of done more with his face. I always I need to practice more.

IF: Clandestine: Between Friends

They gave each other the look. This is a secret between us.

IF: Similar

The girls were enjoying their parade in the rain with their pink umbrella's.

IF: Vacant

She made her mind completely vacant as he talked to her.

My submission for Illustration Friday. Sometimes when you really don't want to argue it helps if you can go to that vacant place in your mind. However teenage children go there often when dealing with parents.

Leap

IF:Leap

The theme for IF and IMT were the same so I couldn't decide where to post each picture, so I posted them together. I hope you like at least one of them.

Inspire Me Thursday:Leap This is the smallest painting I ever attempted. It measures 3x5.

IF: A Teen's Theory: Whatever!

I drew this? If you look back to my first entry a year ago, you will see how far I have come. I kept a promise to myself to start drawing again. Now I even try painting which is something I did not do when I was younger. Thanks to Ces (cesandherdishes.blogspot.com) for recommending that I used Bristol board to draw on.