Wednesday, April 7th

Today we started out last figure drawing of the semester. The size is 60" x 40", which is the largest piece I've ever worked on. We had classtime today and on Monday to work, and he is expecting everyone to put in about an hour a day outside of class as well. I've never taken time to sketch out studies before jumping in and wanted to give that a try for this. This is just one of the few I did.

I managed to get the figure drawn out on the paper, as well as the blanket she is lying on. We are able to put her in any kind of setting, and have no restrictions or requirements in this drawing, which is nice. I noticed a few of my classmates cutting off her feet because they didn't want to draw them. I'm planning on filling in the background and working on the blanket for the time outside of class. Monday will be the day I work on shading. That's the plan for now.

Tuesday, April 6th

For my drawing class, we had an assignment to sketch the hand five different ways and the foot five different ways. I could probably sketch the foot hundreds of times before I start to like what I'm doing. That will be for other days.

This is one of the better quick sketches I did:

Monday, April 5th

The book project is finally done. I wish would would have been able to paint on different paper. Cardstock and acrylics = wavy paper, which makes it hard to glue down onto the pages. I also am not fond of the size we had to make this project. Too much waste from the pages I had to cut down to size. I did utilize some of the scrap, but most of it was thrown away.

Apparently, this is a two part project, so I am not convinced this is the last I will see of this book.

Sunday, April 4th

Today was spent with my boyfriend and his family. I didn't have much time to work on anything, but was inspired to do a series of sketches from my day.

Here is one of the few I did:

Saturday, April 3rd

Awhile back I splurged on a couple of Lego sets: Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and the Taj Mahal. I loved Legos as a child and somewhat regret giving them away years ago.

This is the completed Fallingwater. The Taj will take me some time to finish.

Friday, April 2nd

Today I forged ahead to finish the painting for the color wheel book. I can say I am glad to be done with that. Next up will be to cut out all of the pieces, arrange them on the pages of the book, and to write up the text. All of that is my goal for tomorrow. Sunday will be a day off from homework, as I will be going out of town with my boyfriend to his parent's house. Monday is day off from school again, so I'm planning that as a full work day as well.

Thursday, April 1

Today I decided to take a break from painting my color wheel and my other assignments. I do have a long weekend to get everything done, after all.

While lying on the couch reading, I got the idea to try to take portraits of my Scottie, Angus. Due to his dark coloring and that he loves coming at the camera too much, he makes it hard to get a good photo. Today the lighting was just right, and he was sitting nicely on the loveseat, staring at me as he is fond of doing.

Of course I couldn't just take pictures of him when Jameson, my Boston terrier, is also sitting nearby. He wasn't as enthusiastic though, as he would have loved it if we went back to bed.