29 faces February 2014 - Face 9

All the faces for this challenge are being drawn on A5 paper and I am enjoying working on this larger format. Well larger for me anyway!  Am also enjoying playing with greys as well. 

 Ink and marker pens.

Collage girl

Having fun trying something different.  I am doing Cathy Bluteau's workshop called Draw, collage and paint held by Creative Workshops.

The face is pencil with one layer of marker pen to add a little colour, although it does not show up on the picture below.  Markers are not very compatible with pencil as they do pick up the graphite.  It should have been watercolour for the face, but I am a bit pants with this medium, so replaced with marker pen. The hair is then collaged with strips of paper.  Very pleased with my first attempt. Am I getting in training for the 29 faces challenge next month, I wonder?

All done during a very violent storm with a lightening bolt hitting a petrol station about a quarter of a mile away and also knocking out all my electrics at the same time.  Luckily it tripped out my earth switch, so no damage done.

Whimsical Owl

Am still drawing faces when I can, but decided on a change to owls. This is the first one.

Plus another face.

I am in the process of sorting out, storing and currently having my place painted in readiness for putting it on the martket for sale, so I am going through a phase of not being able to find anything! Also not having enough time for art!  All this means that I also need to find a house to buy, once mine has sold. This has all been brought on by my impending retirement and a need to go and live on the south coast.

Life after 29 faces

Well, at the moment I still feel the need to draw faces.

After I had finished her, she looked so sad, hence the words.

You can see all 29 faces together on my flickr account, I have put them in a special folder. Which is your favourite?

Fun characters

Whilst I am starting on my 3M angel, I am trying to do something small each day, so I decided to do some simple character drawings.  These are 3.5 x 2.5 inches in size and are done with no planning, just how the pen goes on the paper and then painted in acrylic, just to see what happens.  I am hoping that by doing them regularly and not really worrying about the end result, I might surprise myself. These are the first two.

Hope journal page

This is the finished version from the sketch I posted earlier. 

I have now started on my large canvas for Tam's Magical, Mythical Makings class  (Goddess, Klimt style).  I have not worked on such a large scale before, so although I am enjoying it a lot, I think it will take me time to finish.  I find that I need to put down my work sometimes, and go away from it and do something else, then go back with fresh eyes.