I really love to pencil draw. Over the past few weeks, I've been a bit under the weather (because of this yucky rainy, humid, mildew producing weather) enough to not feel like doing much, but not enough to keep me from being totally bored. I took that as an opportunity to indulge in one of my favorite pastimes.
Again, I went to my photos of our recent trip through the South. At the same place where I took the shot of the Great Blue Heron, Magnolia Plantation, near Charleston, there were beautiful foot bridges throughout the gardens. As I looked through my photos, this one just jumped out at me and said "DRAW!". The place gave me the feeling of what I think Monet's Giverny might give, where he painted the various waterlily scenes.
When I draw I can focus so well and lose myself in what I am doing. I relax and totally enjoy it.
Nothing profound comes to me today other than the peace and calm that this place exudes. May peace and calm be yours...always.
I'm excited to post my selections to compete in the Conroe Art League Fall Show. There are some strange shadows on the drawings which definitely don't belong. You'll have to come see them in person! From the top down are:
Chuck
Angel Baby
Anchored in Doe Cove
Sweet Baby Dreams
Red Shouldered Hawk
I painted Chuck in a group portrait studio where "Chuck" (his name is not really Chuck) was the model. This was done in a 3 hour time span (with breaks). I like the way Chuck turned out.
Angel Baby is none other than our sweet granddaughter, Jodi. She had fallen asleep shirtless, with diaper only, on top of her snoozing daddy on our sofa one lazy Sunday afternoon. I snapped the irresistible scene. She is definitely our little Angel Baby.
I've blogged about the next painting before. The photo was taken at Doe Cove on Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands. This was a spot that could entertain me for days, weeks, months, without doing one thing.
The first pencil drawing is of my great great niece whom I've never even met. She lives in Vermont, and I so hope to meet her before she and her big sister before they are all grown up. Her mommy posted this picture on her Facebook page and I grabbed it. Mommy, I hope you don't mind???
One day I looked out my living room window and right there on the deck railing, just beside the bird feeder, sat this Red Shouldered Hawk, and he was not there to snack on the nuts and seeds in the feeder, rather on the small partakers of the feed. He was beautiful. What a treat to have him so close and be able to snap this shot, then draw him/her. How do you tell the difference?
The Conroe Art Show will be held during the months of September and October. The show is divided into the 2 months as follows:
September: Oils/Acrylics, Drawings, Photography, Digital Art, Studio Fine Art
October: Watercolor, Mixed Media, Pastels, Abstract, Sculpture
My works will all be on display throughout September.
If you are in the area, I hope you'll take some time to stroll through our lovely gallery and view all the works of many amazing artists in our area. The gallery is located at...
127 Simonton
Conroe, Texas
Thanks for dropping by and many blessings for you and yours!
