LIFE NTERTWINED

I am just going to jump into the action on this one. Frannie started out as a regular No. 2 pencil sharpened just right. No special bells or whistles. I took two photo shots of her with a nice shadowy and silky look. I sketched her with soft edges and in the second shot her lines were defined more. Below, I began adding a little blue oil pastel in the background to have Frannie appear to pop out on the page. Frannie’s hair was taking on oil pastels in a shiny sharp black sheen with highlights of golds and reds. I worked the streaks in place. Then I started adding some florals under her chin to add to her beauty. The flower lines were traced in Fuchsia and hot pink oils and smeared to create the effect of pink petals. Sepia was shadowed lightly in the groove of the flower. Pink and purple oil pastel defined the whiskers in the centers. I used a black extra fine sharpie to give the center whiskers a defined look.     I darkened the royal blue, immensely, in the ...

Hi, I am back with the finished project. I decided to make her part of the Candy Collection that I have started in Fine Arts America. Shes is #2. Her name is Tootsie Sweets and her hair is blowing in the wind. She is on fire. She is sporting her blue and green shawl with a blue bow. Her lips is voluptious. The original is on 18 x 24 drawing paper and will be mounted shortly. It is not for sale at this moment but the prints are being sold on my site  .

Hi, I used the markers to trace all the lines. I whipped out my oil pastels and stunts. It is certainly time-consuming. Now, I have to decide the color scheme. Coming along.....I do a little each day while watching tv. Don't you know I can multi-task? One more thing I would like to add....I drew her lying on my back in the dark. Whoaaa!!! :)

I have sketched a woman that came to mind. My work usually start out as a sketch and then develop into an acrylic painting or oil pastel. This week I decided to put the camera down for a bit. Heck, I have a lot of photos to sift through on my trip to the state park. However, I can hear the oil pastels calling me from my art bag. "Put down the camera!" I am mesmerized. So, I had a pouch of new sharpies. Let's start the tracing, shall we? Lets see what this woman can look like.

     A lot of women and men post articles and create videos on beauty and grooming. Hygiene and self preservation are broad concepts, meaning that there are many folds and platforms in which to perfect and improve the styles associated with each. The many videos I come across have been extremely helpful for me. Eyebrow grooming 1,   Eyebrow Brushing,   Eye Brushing 2 , Men's Eyebrow Grooming      Today's blog just wanted to touch briefly on one grooming tips that I rarely come across (and maybe because I don't do the proper searching). That grooming tip is eyebrow brushing.  (Smile)      Ok.....wait. I can hear gals and guys saying....."Oh, girl, we do our brows! We get them waxed and threaded." In your defense, I agree. However, not all women do the waxing or threading. Myself, being one of them. A friend told me that she shaved off her eyebrows and they never grew back the same. Therefore, tha...

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