Weird day today, after really bad night with strange dreams, and little sleep, most likely due to sore throat/chest infection, me and husband have managed to pick up, I did not think `I would be doing much in the way of art.' My commission is still on the easel untouched, but looking at a picc of my Late G.S.D girl Kess, who was pts, almost a year ago, I suddenly had the urge to draw her, something I have been planning for months but have been unable to face.....(is this what they call the "muse"?)
my printer isnt working properly , so bringing the main computer down from upstairs (my laptop is useless for drawing from) its a MAC so not the massive task that it sounds like!
I started with an eye and have just carried on........ no pre drawing just this urgent need to get her on paper!!!!! I used the first paper I found that was the right colour, feels like sandpaper, I had put this away for experiments some time......and this is the result so far.....and it is her, even down to her odd gaze due to a fixed retina from birth... I have run out of steam and am looking after my grandson later so have to clear away, and may or may not finish this, but it feels good to have started......
5 comments:
Geraldine, this is looking lovely you really should finish it. I love the eyes:-))
Thanks Jo
I have decided to draw her again properly as I can now see some errors that would be difficult to correct, will post soon, but am back at college and also working on a Christmas commission that I can't post yet, so am finding it difficult to fit in at the moment.
Oh Geraldine do you HAVE to restart? it looks sooo good! sometimes its as well to go with your first instinct??? I do know what you mean though, as an artist you will only ever see the mistakes when its finished and that would be hard to live with.
Such a shame though as this looks wonderful to those of us that didn't know her :-)
Thanks Kay
I have looked at it a lot but there is a definite problem with the eye and nose spacing, and it will be easier to restart than repair, `I have caught her eyes and "her look" she did appear a little "odd" sometimes due to her eye problem, but I will keep this and maybe try altering it at some stage,but I also want to enlarge it, a s it was done on impulse I did'nt really think about the size either and I want it to go with the ones of Oskar and Maisie already done ;-)
What a great start! What a shame that you feel you must start over! But I totally understand and know you'll feel better about it if you do.
Keep us posted and don't get too stressed with school, commissions and all the other things that go on in our lives!
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