Pastels: Irma
Portrait drawing is difficult. Just knowing the right proportions and positioning of face features is not enough. There are just so many details that need to be noticed. I am ‘sort of’ getting it, trying to pay close attention to shape of eyes, noses, recognizable marks, etc, etc. I do not have my first portraits ‘cause I gave them to the models without taking pictures, and those were done in pencil. Pastels are fun but kinda messy (not as much as charcoal of course and I looove charcoals) must have fingers clean from one color before smudging onto another or you may get funky colors.
Irma; 03.21.06
Model: Irma
Jewelry: Bibi
Another one with pearls. ^_^ Yesh, I went to my local bead store and went pearl crazy. Got several sizes of classic white, then also bought those nice hot pink ones, peach, green, baby blue, black, and a gorgeous gorgeous deep forest green that are tear shaped - still don't know what I am going to do with them but it was the last strand so I couldn't leave it.
BibiDone in 8mm pink, 7mm blue, 6mm white, silk pearl thread - I knotted at each pearl and covered the knots with white delicas. Silver components and magnetic clasp. Earrings are 2 inches from top of hook to the pink pearl.
Jewelry: Teresa
This is what I accomplished in 2 bead meetings with my beading buddies. The necklace I did 2 weeks ago, and the earrings yesterday (Sunday). Yes, I only got to make a pair of earrings because when we all gather to bead on the weekend, we end up looking at everyone else’s projects and asking questions or making suggestions (as well as taking notes on some specific patterns) Before we actually start on our own projects. Hehehe. Plus we had munchies. ^_^ Can’t beat and munch at the same time!
My husband calls our RGV Jewelry Crafting meetings ‘The Gabbo Gabbo Party’ because he says all we do is talk (Gabbo - that’s how he does the gobble-gobble sound that turkeys do).
Teresa= = =
Edited the pearl sizes because I had measured wrong last time = = =
Done in 10mm green, 8mm pink, 5mm white and rice pearls; also a few delicas for earring loops. Pearls were beaded on doubled Nymo size B.
In The Clouds
Well the Art Show is over now, I believe only the category winners and people’s favorites will continue to be displayed until about the end of the month. So yesterday, Sunday, I went at 5pm to pick up my works and leave free room for other events that the museum may be having. My husband went with me to help me pull down my works from the walls and pack them, etc. So I am counting and one is missing! "The Suitor" was not at the wall so I am looking around and then my husband went to ask about it and everyone starts telling me, “Congratulations it sold!” and the museum director hands me a check.
Me: O_O.... X_x!
Is like... wow!
^_^ <— ish Extremely happy.
I missed the patron by like 5 minutes so hopefully I can get her address from the museum so that I can send her a thank you card.
On another note, I missed meeting fellow Artist, Wendy (All My Tediousness Upon Thee). When I got there she had already picked up her sculptures. :( Maybe at another occasion we can chat.
Yey!
How Open Minded Are You?
Saw this at Lore's.
| You Are 60% Open Minded |
You are a very open minded person, but you're also well grounded.
Tolerant and flexible, you appreciate most lifestyles and viewpoints.
But you also know where you stand firm, and you can draw that line.
You're open to considering every possibility - but in the end, you stand true to yourself. |
Busy, busy!
Well today was quite a busy day for me. Got up at 5:30 am to go to the gym. Played raquetball until 7:15 and then hurried and prettied up so that I could catch breakfast at the museum in honor of exhibiting artists (continental, so juice and cookies). My mom came with me so after mingling about and going around checking out artists’ works again, we stayed for an oils on canvas workshop by artist Zito Kare from 9-12 and then stayed yet another hour talking to him about his works and then critiquing other local artists’ works with him. I took lots of notes about stuff that I had no idea about (but obviously now I do) in regards to drawing and painting. When we left the museum I had lunch with my mom from 1-2 and then at 2:30 went to pick up the new baby - Ninia.
After dropping off mom, I got home at three and cleaned the house and gave a bath to Tushi (not Chico... I can no longer give him baths, he needs professional grooming now) and put them their flea medicines cause Ninia had fleas... After Tushi it was Ninia’s turn and as I was washing her I discovered she was INFESTED... Poor Baby!!! She had fleas, ticks, and I noticed worms around her butt too (luckily or vet already gave her a dewormer and other vaccinations so she may just be throwing out the things) so I cleaned her as much as I could and at 5:30 took her to a groomer so they would completely get rid of all the fleas. After, I had to wash the entire bathroom again, disinfected the floors and the tub, and scrubbed myself shiny (cause I had this feeling of things crawling on me). At 7, picked up Ninia and introduced her to Tushi and Chico, fed them all, walked them... and then I was taking pictures like crazy.
As you may read, I didn’t make dinner today... bleh, so we ordered pizza.
And my back is killing me now... :p
Ninia
Meet the new addition to our family!
Meet Ninia, DOB Jan 01 2006? Maybe
Ninia at play!
Tushi and Ninia... they are almost the same size!
Chico checking out the competitionWe adopted Ninia from the Animal Shelter this Tuesday and she was given to us today at 2:30. She is a Shepherd/Rottweiler mix, approximately 2 months old, and is just adorable... and super hyper! and I think she's getting teeth 'cause she bites everything she comes across with. O_o
The 35th International Art Show
...at the Brownsville Museum of Fine Art started today. As I mentioned before, I submitted several works of the ones printed about a month ago and guess what?
Next year I get to charge more for my pieces because... I have a name now.
I’m a third place winner for the Digital Art category with my piece: The Suitor.
This makes me quite happy but also adds on the pressure. I have to keep working and not let the quality and imagination slip.
