Been a while since you have seen anything from me. Sadly while I was at Balticon I had my sketchbook with me but did not draw a thing, how is that?

I did draw before and after and while I have a few interesting things in my book I wanted to share what I did last night, this is of my niece from a ballet recital that I could not attend :( from a picture my Sister In Law took of my Niece (daughter of my Sister) just after her Ballet recital. That wasn’t too confusing was it?

I just loved the shadows on this image and had to draw them, but also you could see the flexing of my tiny niece’s muscles and it was amazing to me, so that too was fun to draw. Just look at the tightness in her neck, your the roundness of her arms, all muscle on such a small frame.

Not sure who this is, but her eyes scare me, like she can cast a spell on you just by looking at you

I drew this last night, I have no idea where the idea came from or anything, it was one of those drawing sessions where your not so sure what you are drawing till you are done. Not because I was in a haze or some state that people who aren’t artists think artist get into (Yes I am referencing a certain book here) but don’t. More because I wasn’t really paying attention if that makes sense? My attention was split and while drawing all I really noticed was the detail I was working on at the moment, the curve of her brow, the lines in her hair, and so on, it wasn’t till I finished that I stood back and thought “ooo creepy eyes there”

Sitting in an airport surrounded by grays and drab colors I felt I needed to make something pretty and bright. So this is what came of it.

made up this flower, not from anything real, but I had fun with the lines on the petals

colored pencil

So I drew this a while ago, but only just scanned it.

Extra bonus points to anyone who can guess which book I was reading when I drew her?

Oil on Canvas

Painted this from a photograph I took a while ago. Foliage is really hard for me, I think this worked, though it is pretty simple and basic of a study. If you look back in this album you will see the sketch I did for this.