Cold day

Good morning, Pretty cold here in Ohio today 7 degrees, but ,alas, it is January. I will probably go down to my studio and see what I can get into. I have been playing with used teabags and made these bird paintings on them and added dried flowers. I think I might make a couple more today. I am going to be in a craft show in September and need to build up my stock. I don't normally do craft shows but it is near my home and it's free to set up.It is at a park run by the county. A nice place with walking trails etc. Better  get busy before I waste the whole day at my computer. LOL

"Baby Me" graphite drawing

Black- capped chickadee

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Hummingbird with flowers

I decided to try something a little different today. I adhered a used teabag to watercolor paper, drew and painted a hummer, then added dried flowers, It is 5x7 in an 8x 10 white mat. I like the way it turned out. I am working on a black-capped chickadee now.

I've been doing some graphite and some charcoal drawing. I love doing faces. Especially children and well seasoned faces. I have tried my hand at several methods I found on the internet and in books and am enjoying it a lot. I just finished this drawing of my great-niece , Lucy.I took the reference from the family Christmas card of all three girls. I toned the whole background with graphite then drew her face and picked out highlights with an eraser.This is the first time I have tried this method an kinda like the way it turned out.

Watercolor faces

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It's been a loooong time since I posted

Hi friends, I have been doing more watercolors. I have been painting some faces and have joined an art journal sketching group on Facebook which I am enjoying very much. I started by making a 4 x 6 sketchbook and have been sitting on my patio sketching things around me. I also made a larger sketchbook and have purchased one. I have never tried sketching with a pen before so am learning about pens, their nib sizes, inks and paper. I will post some pics. If anyone does journal sketching please leave me a message and we can swap info.