Thursday, October 10, 2013

PPF: A girl and her bird

Here's another painting for my portfolio (and Paint Party Friday). I like it but now it's really bothering me that her scarf is floating off in the breeze and her hair is sitting flat. Bit silly. Ah well.... maybe the fan is only far behind her hair, lol. Pretend you don't notice! This was painted in Photoshop.

I've been doing a lot of cool color paintings lately and wanted something warm and bright. Aside from her icy blue hair and winter scarf, she's warm. Really. Click for the bigger image.








Here are a few of the drawings from my life drawing session today with one of my favorite models. She always manages to find the good poses and best of all, she is such a still sitter. Anyone who goes to life drawing regularly appreciates a still sitter. The left two are charcoal (5 min poses) and the one on the right is colored pencil. That was a long pose.






If any of you are members are ATCsforAll.com, please consider coming to join us in the Daily Drawing Group. We mostly just post art whenever we make it and provide feedback for each other. We also have weekly challenges and this week, it's Halloween Monsters. If monsters aren't your thing, then autumn scenery works just as well. I made mine (at left) as an ATC (ink and markers) and he's up for trade in the group. Come join in and trade me!

20 comments:

  1. What a glowing woman! Funny about the scarf, but you have artistic license so it doesn't matter! patsy

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  2. Your scarf lady is quite lovely, even with her flowing scarf and not as flowing hair (I'd probably not noticed, actually). But I really love your life drawings! I haven't been brave enough to draw the human body... it's on my to do list one of these days.

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  3. I love your girl and all her movement. Great colors, a fun monster and wonderful sketches!

    Hugs Giggles

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  4. Love your work, especially the nudes, they are so well drawn. Valerie

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  5. terrific artwork both digital and manual. Happy PPF, Annette x
    http://nettysartadventures.blogspot.co.uk/

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  6. I really love the vibrant combination of blue and orange in this painting. Really lovely. And your life drawing shows a great eye for observation. :-) X Jane http://janeheinrichs.blogspot.com

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  7. She is lovely + I love the orange + icy blue combo.

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  8. Beautiful, love the orange and blue. HPPF!

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  9. Love your wild colors. Great figure drawings.

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  10. what fabulous art here... i LOVE the life drawings... i'm blown away by how beautiful your sketches are with 5 min. poses. The scarf blowing in the wind doesn't bother me at all. Still gorgeous. xox

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  11. LOVE your girl and bird-the hair with that vibrant background and colorful image are so wonderful! Your drawings are nicely done-I cannot imagine a poser sitting so still-one job I could NEVER do :)

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  12. I love the complementary colors of your digital painting. And, you're right - I always appreciate a "still sitter"! lol (Great life drawings!)
    xo
    Kristin

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  13. If you hadn't drawn my attention to hair vs. scarf I would not have noticed! I saw the scarf as a banner with a message! HPPF !

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  14. Hi.( don't know if my comment made it through, so I'll try again)...she is beautiful, truly fantastic! gorgeous works..I love your drawings so much, so amazing and powerful!
    Victoria

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  15. I love the orange and blue so much I did not notice that the scarf was flying. I just thought it was a decorative pattern. I think she looks great like a 40s movie star - Ginger Rogers eat your heart out. happy PPF!

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  16. I haven´t notice the hairthings till you write about ;) Love the colors and the motion with the flowing scarf!!! AND oh my you are to talented doing those drawings...amazing! the right one is my favorite ♥ Conny
    Piaroms Art Journaling

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  17. WOW awesome drawings and the colorful image is outstanding!
    Wish you a nice sunday
    big hugs Anja

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  18. I absolutely love your work. Happy PPF and Blessings!

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  19. Wonderful figure work - and cool photoshop drawing, too!

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