July 8, 2019 - Sunlight and shadow, shadow and sunlight. I finish both this time as I approach the final state of the drawing. I've got to say that my favorite section is that far left flower. The greens

So I've been going on about my bookwyrms over on Instagram and finally I got one to hold still long enough to introduce you! Meet the indigo wyra, the young heroine for my in-progress novel about her and

July 3, 2019 - Last week was so crazy busy that I didn't get any studio vids done! 0.0 BUT. If you're looking for an online art class on the basics of figure drawing, do I got a show for you! ;) Anyway,

June 20, 2019 - I can feel the end approaching and I am relieved. I don't always like endings, but it means I get to start something new AND share a glorious finished piece with all of you (which I love).

And at last I draw the li-ight! (Admit it, you sang that in your head didn't you?) I start tackling the sunbeams, which are proving tricky for me. :_ Hm. But with a long day, even the challenging bits

Steampunk sketch to break in new charcoal pencils, woo! :D I love getting to splurge on new art supplies. Although sadly all the really good stuff had to be ordered online so I'm still waiting on it. But

Moving on to the red section of the flower background! I didn't feel the green blended as well with the red under layers here, but that only means it needs more work. n_n; Overall though it felt fantastic

Oh it felt good to draw today! Especially in between real life art lessons and other general happenings. Today's progress was probably my most unstructured area so far, there in the top right corner, but

Whew what a week! My little sister graduated high school and we had a heaping handful of family in town for that right on the heels of the carpet guys so I'm still catching up on sleep and sanity. BUT

My best class yet is live on Skillshare! Watercolor painters that have trouble with messy paintings, warped paper, and uncontrollable colors running everywhere you need to watch April Showers: Understanding

Another notch in my 10,000 hours goal. The buttercups get more of a background to stand out against and a tiny facelift for one of them. And the sun finally breaks through all that greenery to counterbalance

The shadows are deepening, the flowers are blooming, and sunlight and shade are dappling the ground. The more I get done, the more I picture fields of wildflowers with Wonderland colors and it makes me

I doubt I'll have time for any drawing tomorrow, so I did an extra long session today. So long in fact I'm posting the rest of it tomorrow. :D It helped me keep my sanity too since my sister was getting

The field is blooming around the flowers now, filling out all that brown empty space. Today's work involved lots of green, a touch of yellow for highlights, and (surprise!) a dark indigo-purple to really

The wildflowers are abounding here in Texas and I just couldn't resist the urge to draw some of my very favorites! Today it's buttercups, my very favorite wildflower. Small, pink, and lovely, they're actually

Artists make fantastic magicians. Come and be amazed as I transform this dragon's wings into leaf-veined beauties! ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS

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