Princess girl portrait

Here's another portrait I drew of Hannah wearing her princess tiara. She is about six years old here. She'd been to a store in the mall called Libby Lu, where they dressed up, got their hair fixed really cute, donned a tiara, and got some sparkling dust sprinkled all over her. She had a blast. Happy memories for us! Anyway, I'm working on a couple more right now, but I realized I hadn't posted this one yet.

We've had a WONDERFUL Thanksgiving weekend. I hate to see it end, but am thankful Christmas vacation is just around the corner. This was probably the first time in several months I've seen John truly relax, especially on a weekday. We had some very nice family time, which is always a good thing.

I've also begun oil painting. I'm still on track to paint oil portrait commissions, as well as these pencil drawn ones. My first oil portrait (not commission, just an assignment I gave myself) is coming along nicely. I'll try to post some more soon.

All for now,
Tricia

Sassy Girl portrait

This portrait was so much fun to draw! I call it Sassy Girl, with the blond-headed model looking over the top of her sunglasses with a "you lookin' at me?" quizzical expression! The paper is Canson Mi-Tientes, which is archival (acid-free), and the color is violet. It looks particularly nice with a mat and frame (not included here). A departure from the usual grey or white I've been working on, but I'm having fun experimenting with all sorts of colors and art supplies (graphite, colored pencil, pastel, etc.)

I'm probably going to start a new blog solely for my drawing/painting, highlighting my commissioned portraits. I've had five requests this past week since I posted my availability for 7-8 more before Christmas on Facebook, so I'm very excited! We'll see how many folks actually follow through, but I'm glad there's definitely interest! A client has already sent one photograph for a commission.... hey, it's a start!

All for now,
Tricia