Baby Camryn

Here are some pictures of little Camryn Leigh.

EDM #56 -- Self-Portrait

Here are a pair of self portraits I did a while back. The first is in graphite and the second in colored pencil. In an effort to remove the background in Photoshop Elements I lost some of the color of my hair. I'll have to rescan this one.

EDM #10 -- One of My First Drawings

EDM # 10 -- Draw a hand

This one is from a Betty Edwards exercise. It is pretty bad because it makes my fingers look short and chubby which is the opposite of what they are. Guess I was concentrating on lines and shading instead of proportions.

EDM #23 -- Draw your foot

These are my feet for EDM #23 -- draw your foot. I decided that since they come as a pair that's what I would draw. I really need to work on my proportions more though. I'm not very happy with them but I understand that the more I draw the better i will get.

Back to School

Sharpen those pencils, grab some paper, get ready to read, write, and study. School started yesterday where I work. My online college class started today and my on-campus class starts on Monday. Callie begins her sophomore year of high school on Monday also.

Even the weather testifies that it's time to go back to school. The hot and humid days I so loved morphed into crisper air and dew drenched mornings. It's a good thing I love school and learning and reading and writing and oh yes, my computer. I'll be spending many hours at the keyboard as the days shorten. And I was having such fun with my journal and assorted markers in those three weeks between terms.

I didn't get a vacation this year. No time. I went on a "Sisters" outing though. Sue, Kate, and I went up north to visit our parents. Our sister Patti couldn't join us as she had to work and it just wasn't the same without her. We agreed that we need to do more "sister" things together.

Enjoy the journal pages I posted. I did the sketch of Cheryl and Caleb three summers ago when he was an infant. Within the next month I expect to be doing pencil sketches of her new baby --my first granddaughter. Stay tuned for pictures.......