Let's Face It 2022 - Tuesday's Work for Week 1

This is work from the first week's lesson with Lauren Rudolph--out of a full year of art classes as part of Let's Face It 2022 through the Kara Bullock Art School. Lauren taught the pre-class session on drawing an eye which was great, and she is extremely talented!

Rather than working through all of her videos in which the reference photo was hard to see (for values), I used the digital version of the reference photo to work from. There are differences between this drawing and the photo such that you probably wouldn't see them as related. Some of those differences include the nose being a bit too long at the base, lips are in a slight smile rather than a melancholy look, the darks aren't dark enough, etc. The piece below is reasonably good, but it just doesn't have the 'essence' of the young woman in the photo.

That said, I worked on a larger substrate than is normal for me and that meant blowing up the image size and trying to keep things in proportion on the fly. Plus, pencil isn't my typical art tool. So after a full day's work, I'm satisfied and calling this one done.

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Visiting The Hague and Amsterdam (Netherlands), and Paris!

Since late March, I've been planning an international solo trip that included meeting up with friends. The planning is what makes a trip an adventure, and it was definitely fabulous -- now that it is in the rearview mirror -- so to speak. During my two weeks abroad, the sights visited included the: Mauritshuis, a lovely art museum (The Hague, Netherlands) Binnenhof (The Hague, Netherlands) Delft (Netherlands) Kasteel de Haar, a castle (Haarzuilens, Netherlands) Museum Speelklok (Utrecht, Netherlands) Walking Tour of Amsterdam (Netherlands) Rijksmuseum (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Van Gogh Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Dutch Resistance Museum (Amsterdam, Netherlands) De Oude and Nieuwe Kerks aka old and new churches (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Anne Frank House (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Sainte Chapelle/Conciergerie (Paris, France) Giverny - Monet's residence at one time (outside Paris) Versailles (outside Paris) Musee d'Orsay/VR Event titled 1874 Impressionists First Exhibition...

New Project in Progress

I'm working on a new project with multiple layers and shapes of different colored organzas. It is an interpretation of lighting on an ice rink...from a show I recently saw. There is a lot more stitching to do, but I like how its coming along. I'm learning organzas are not easy to work with especially when you layer them and have overlaid edges. The fabric also tends to ravel easily. This post also linked to http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com .

Fabric Basket - Pretty Easy

This basket was made in Jane Hall's half-day course at IQF 2014. The greatest amount of time involved in making it--was cutting and sewing the strips together. Otherwise, it went together easily and quickly (3 hours). These baskets are a great holiday gifting idea that you can match to family and friends' home decoration color schemes. They're fun and useful besides.

Cay Denise

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