The Painting That Made Me Think I Was On To Something....

As I explained before, I had tried painting as a teenager once before and did not really like it  I just felt it was not my medium.  However, all that changed when I was invited to my first BYOB Painting class.  I soon began to sign up for many of these classes to paint.  The more I got into it, I was choosing paintings that spoke to me OR paintings that would challenge me.  This painting simply spoke to me...

I knew exactly where I wanted to hang it before I even painted it.  As soon as I was done with this one, I posted it to my Facebook page and immediately I got positive responses.  People even insisted on me selling this painting to them.  Many of my friends were even texting me! Hmmmm...maybe I was on to something.  I decided that maybe I could sell my paintings along with my drawings and other works of art.  

I now paint mostly on my own rather than going to the BYOB classes.  This painting did give me the idea of painting a series of female musicians.  I am currently working on the second piece in this series.  Already when people come over and see it on my easel quickly sketched out...they join in my enthusiasm! Pin It Now!

Sade Drawing

I am always inspired by musicians.  Sade is one of my favorite singers and I just love her voice as well as her simple beauty!  Someone is always commenting on this particular drawing when they enter my home office.  I have the original drawing framed and on the wall near my desk.

I like to pick photos to draw that will allow me to focus in on details. I also like to play with light and shadowing.  I am not perfect in my shadow techniques but I find that I love to try perfecting my technique. Pin It Now!