The sun was out, so today I went on a picnic by the shores of beautiful Lake Michigan.

A way to check your drawing

Ok. These are two iPhone pictures of a test drawing. The first one has a weird cheek bone on the right side of her face. The second drawing is the corrected drawing, i.e. without a weird cheek bone anymore. Its more rounded. And my point is its really easier to see flaws in your drawing if you photograph it or look at it in a mirror. I didn't notice the cheek was funny looking until I took a picture, and then I was horrified. Well, sorta horrified. More like exasperated. This drawing was a test done on Strathmore 500 Bistol board with charcoal. I don't really like the results. They are ok, but not spectacular.

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii December 7, 1941

Pearl Harbor,  December 7, 1941

And now for something completely different... a scratch board sheltie. 9x12

Pink rose in pastel. This is also 9x12

Red Rose- Pastel Drawing

A pastel painting of a rose. 

Its 9x12 and so much fun to do.

Flower Arrangement with Celery Root

Love that celery root!

This is a garden bouquet. I'm really pleased it turned out this nicely.

A pastel drawing of pansies. I liked doing this. Pastels always photograph weirdly and never as nice as they look in real life. I wonder what the trick is for photographing them.

New flower arrangement

Red tulips with a woven black armature in a green vase. The principles of painting are pretty much the same as the principles of flower design.

After a two year absence,  I am writing this blog again. I have no idea if many saw it before, or will see it now.