I've always drawn pictures I liked that I saw in books or magazines. People would often ask me to reproduce a picture they admired and wanted to hang on their wall. I enjoy being able to copy artwork as I own a variety of pictures that I could never have produced without copying. I free-hand everything, but I still longed for the ability to create beautiful pictures from my own heart and soul. I have a huge imagination and a photographic memory when it comes to print, but not when it comes to pictures. Pastels became my outlet to "original" work. My husband is a photographer so I decided to try sketching from photographs because these drawings would be originals as well. I am now at the beginning of my sketching journey and hope to be able to combine the sketching of "real" things with the imagination and originality of my pastel work. :)
Your elephant is FANTASTIC! I love the dramatic devious look on him because it reminds me of what a elephant would look at if he purposely stepped on somebody he didn't like.... :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Robin! I am working on the pastel for this elephant today and I will post it when its finished! :)
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