Tag Archives: life drawing

A Different Kind of Practice

Posted on by

Today’s experiment: I have the wonderful opportunity to practice drawing and painting my grandson in his presence! I am not used to drawing from life, relying instead on photographs. It is quite a different experience. William is always in motion. As I am just getting the correct contour of his forehead in profile, he faces […]

Life Drawing Crassula Purpureum

Posted on by

Today’s watercolor experiment: My daughter Bethany bought me another succulent: Crassula Purpureum. It is in one of those thin, biodegradable pots (I hope it’s biodegradable). I experimented with life drawing today, since yesterday I drew by looking back and forth between the paper and the plant. Today, I didn’t look at the paper at all. […]