Took many hours to achieve this. Because of the size was unable to copy, so had to photograph, therefore the quality is not as good as it should be. I think it gives a fair idea of the portrait though.
This is the latest graphite drawing, my 4th grandson, Archer. I am really pleased with this one even though it took a lot longer to do. It seems the younger kids are, the more difficult it is to capture those baby qualities.
This is my latest pastel. Oscar is one of my cats. Like all cats he is curious about a lot of things and I think I have captured this in his eyes.I rather enjoyed doing this one.
I have always been interested in art in any form, but having raised 3 kids plus working never really did anything with it until around 4 years ago when I retired and started to do decorative painting with a great teacher. Not only have I learned to paint this technique but other mediums with the encouragement from this lovely lady.
Field trip to Montsalvat was a great way to improve my en plein air painting and also gave an opportunity to increase my ref photos. A very enjoyable day.