Real Model from life!
 

My first drawing done from life in my new studio!! I'm pretty happy with it. Her mom says, "too much makeup" and I say, "girl at 15"!!!

Thanks for looking!

Wow!
 

This is spectacular, Patricia! She really jumps off the page! So alive. :thumbsup:

I had to giggle about the makeup. I also have a 15 year old daughter. She and your model could be twins!

Hi Pat,

Congratulations on your first drawing from life! It's very successful!

She is gorgeous! I especially love her eyes, they are soulful. :thumbsup:

This is amazing! Very well done. Tell us about your new studio. Is it in your home or are you renting space?

Thanks Molly, Isabel and Virginia,
I scarf up the posititive feedback as I get blind to my own work and never know if it is good or not. I really struggled over the eye makeup thing, but in the end decided it was part of who she is at this age and really told a truer story of her fifteen year old self.

My studio is in my new townhouse. It is glorious. I just love being there. It is the third "bedroom" but since it was new construction I had vinyl flooring installed instead of carpeting and in the closet a utility sink was installed, so I have a place to wash brushes, etc. There are two north facing windows which run from 2ft from floor to about six feet and one west facting window (which I have hung blackout shades for the afternoon sun). The room is about 12 x 16 but it is amazing how quickly I have filled it up!! Still hard to get a set up for photography but works well for life drawing. The ceilings are vaulted - I love how open it feels. My fiance says we will probably stay a couple years but he doesn't know I may never want to leave this space ;)

Pat, congrats on such a beautiful job from life! I'm giving you a virtual hug.

Thank you, Master :sunnysmil

Grasshopper

Let me add my congratulations Pat. . . this is beautiful! :)

Thanks, Terri! Any suggestions on how to matt and frame it? I want to experiment with matting, square? elongated?

Pat, I've got a question. Do you matt and frame your own drawings? I want to start doing mine, (custom framming is too expensive for me now), but don't know how. Can you give me some tips?


Sorry, I'm no matting expert... :P