Fixing "I"m the Authority"

I knew I had to do some touch ups. So I did. And now it's completed!

For some reason the newest photo makes it look lighter, but it really isn't in real life.

I'm the Authority

Remember police sunglasses just like the tv show Chips (yes, i'm old enough to remember that)? They are stylish again so i had to buy them.  The kid with attitude took them from me and wouldn't give them back. This was her crinkled nose look that she gives when you take something that she would rather play with.

Normal baby portraits have cute baby poses. I decided to do a different more candid image of her. Grandpa affectionately calls her crinkled nose, "giving the face". She does this when we feed her and we are going to slow. It's hilarious. We're not 100% sure where she copied it from. However, we are considering that this may be my weightlifting face. I'll have to ask my coach.

This is a charcoal drawing approximately 8x11. I had to take a picture of the drawing before it was completed since I love the way a drawing literally comes alive on a page. I may do a couple more touch ups, but overall, I consider this one to be my favourite portrait so far. She's 7 month old in this portrait.

And getting a bit crafty too

I made this for hair elastics and clips. It works well. I used a scrapbooking page for the background but next time, I will use fabric.

"Puppy Love"-Eyes fixed

My art teacher John Le Flocked helped me and we fixed the eyes. It is a minor change but it made all the difference. Thanks John!

at 6 months-- "Puppy Love"

I've been unable to draw for the last couple of months. Too many things to do, including travelling to Gibraltar to see family and helping mom and my sister who both had surgery within a week of each other.

This drawing is The kid at 6 months. She continues to be my muse. Like her mom and dad, she loves puppies.  When we wake up in the morning, we have a routine of petting our two puppies. First, we pet Dobby who wakes up. Then, Yoda pops out from under the covers and wants to be pet too. She's a short haired dachshund so she had to be under the blankets since she's cold. Thankfully, one of my colleagues gave this awesome shirt with a puppy on it. I had to draw it so we remember the poodle shirt which is one of my favourites. I'll be sad when she outgrows it.

I just finished this drawing and am proud that I finally did something artistic! Tomorrow, I hope to go to my art class. Maybe John can give me some constructive criticism and help me improve the drawing. We shall see.