Faces n' Fashion...

 Face # 14

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 Face # 15

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 Face # 16

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 Face # 17

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Face # 18

11x14 mixed media

Hi there! I have neglected my space for a bit, life just gets in the way sometimes and so does sleep - ha. Ahhh! I have fallen behind, so 30 Faces in 30 Days  has officially turned into 30 Faces Anytime *wink,wink. Man, it's difficult to keep up with them especially when you tend to be a perfectionist - grhh. But I am determined to complete my 30 faces regardless of how long it may take. I have some plans to create something fun with all the faces... stay tuned!

For these faces I wanted to have fun with fashion, textures and color while keeping a looseness to the drawings. I had so much fun with these and decided I will create more (after my 30 faces) and start playing with postures, poses and fashion. I'm a sucker for fashion but never really worked on fashion illustration before - yes, another thing to add to my to do list *sigh*.

Another reason to drop the "30 days" is that I've also been working on painting faces but having access to a model all day isn't so easy, so I've been dependent on the models schedule and working a bit here and there on certain days. I look forward to completing my paintings and sharing them - eventually.

This process has been great for me - there are so many ways you can go with faces. I must say I've enjoyed the whimsical side and still think I can push myself further in so many areas so, more to come for sure!

Thank you so much for visiting

and for taking the time to leave your comments.

 I truly appreciate your words, they mean so much to me.

Have a wonderful weekend!

♥

More Faces...

Face #8

Waterbuck Girl

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 Face #9

Valentine

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Face #10

Party Girl

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Face #11

Cat Girl

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 Face #12

Rose

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Face #13

Bunny Girl

7x10 mixed media

Ha - these were so much fun! I could have gone on and on with these little drawings but I stopped myself and moved on to other things. I decided to be whimsy with these faces and stayed with one style this time around, as last week I felt I was a bit all over the place. Did I mention how difficult 30 Faces In 30 Days is? whoa! I guess one of my challenges is focus, I realized I prefer a more cohesive look so sticking with one style this time around really helped me focus. This was also great practice for my character faces, making sure there was a consistency to the drawings. Although my mind tends to wonder off to other things as I work, this series really had my full attention. These were just lots of fun. Oh, and  Face #9 – My Valentine,  can also be spotted over at the Inspiration Studio.

These girls have also provided me with a  cute little series which was unexpected but such a nice surprise. I tried to come up with a name for this series but nothing really hit me yet...

Any thoughts on what I should title this series?

I welcome any and all ideas if you would be so kind to share.

Really, anything that pops in your head when you look at these?

I'd greatly appreciate it!

♥

The Valentine Sweater(s)

The Valentine Sweater(s)

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Duke doesn't like sweaters - period. A sweater with hearts on it? Now that's pushing it, not this boy. My submission for IF "Sweater".  Also, if you have a moment I'm also at The Inspiration Studio today – pop on over!

Did you sport that Valentines Day sweater today?

uhhummm...

Happy Love Day

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30 Faces/30 Days continues...

Face #2

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Face #3

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Face #4  

{shot at an angle attached to drawing board}

charcoal on white paper

Face #5

{shot at an angle on easel}

 a quick study, oil on board

Face #6

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Face #7

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 30 Face in 30 Days

I have to say, this has been an interesting exercise. I've learned many things so far, like...

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 It's been difficult to keep up with faces everyday especially on the weekends!

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 I haven't been good at timing myself,

I just get too involved in the faces. One of the reasons for timing myself is to loosen me up, 

so I'll keep at it and keep the alarm next to me. 

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 I need variety, mixing it up with different styles, 

mediums or techniques has been far more interesting for me. 

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 I will not love each piece and I don't need to prefect each one, 

some can be left as they are.   

{This is difficult for a perfectionist like me *sigh*}

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This past week alone has given me so many ideas for future pieces!

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Wow, if all this inspiration happened in just 1 week of daily faces I can't wait to see what other things will unveil for me on this journey. Well, I'm off to go sketch the next face - wish me luck this week!

♥

"Surrender"

Doggy Play Dead.  mixed media

[suh-ren-der] to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand. Ahh the power of treats. I really believe without them there would be no doggy tricks. At least not from my dog! This weeks topic at IF "Surrender".

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30 Faces in 30 Days

 Face #1  Close up

Are we really in February already? Jeez, can't life just slow down for a bit, not for long just like uhm a month? That would through off many things wouldn't it? Eh worth thinking about for a minute. Anyway, I've decided to do something this month to keep me on track. Will it work? Keep me on track that is... hmmm, dunno but I am willing to find out. In order to keep me drawing daily I have decided to create 30 Faces for the month of February. Why? Why faces? Why a month?...

Face #1

charcoal on tinted paper

 Faces are difficult to draw and I am so ready for the challenge.

The only way to improve as an artist is to practice, practice and practice some more.

 It's a good warm up and will help me loosen up for the rest of the day.

 Sticking to faces will challenge me to play with different perspectives, compositions and explore different techniques.

 This will push me to try different styles too.

Depending on time, I hope to even use different mediums like; charcoal, paint, digital montage, paper collage, markers, watercolor etc.

Creating a face for 30 days will provide me with loads of ideas for future pieces.

More importantly, this will be fun!

Did I mention I will try to have a time limit to drawing daily? I will attempt setting a timer although I have NEVER been good with time. I just get into it and sometimes can't stop myself. eek am I nuts? Yes. I've learned working from home is all about time management so in order to move on to many other pending things I will time myself or at least try (1-2hrs max).

I may not post my drawings everyday, to keep it open for other posts but I will post all 30 for sure.

I'd love to hear if you have done a similar challenge and what you thought of it? 

Fun? Stressful? 

Did you learn a lot?

Wish me luck my friends!

♥

Dusty Duke

 Dusty Duke

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Digging holes = dusty dog. My little contribution to IF's "dusty".  A small drawing I took from my sketch book...

One of my goals this year is to sketch, sketch and sketch some more. I hope to sketch daily, I realize it's great practice that takes lots of discipline and... I like that. Now let's see how it goes, I'll be sure to share some with you.

Have you sketched your pet lately?

 Isn't it fun?

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