Let’s just say I was gratified to learn that even the instructor had some struggles with this one, too. đ Next time I try this lesson, I will make the head larger make the tree fade more into the background with a lighter value. Right now, I think the darkness distracts from what should be…
Tag: By Sunnyside
Week 5: Sailboat, by Sunnyside
Video Lesson Thanks for Visiting đ ~Sunnyside
Week 4: Wanted, by Sunnyside
No Self-Critique Today This little guy is looking at me with those big eyes…..lol. Thanks for Visiting đ ~Sunnyside
Week 3: Cheers! by Sunnyside
What I Want to Practice: Finding a starting place Using gestural drawing to map out the composition on the page. Using correct proportion Understanding perspective Using contour lines for emphasis Experimenting with eraser for highlights Knowing when to stop (exercise vs finished drawing) My Plan Watch video in full, then try to draw using only…
Week 2: Horse, by Sunnyside
What I Want to Practice: Finding a starting place Using correct proportion Using contour lines for emphasis Observing from photo, not instructor’s drawing Experimenting with eraser for highlights Knowing when to stop (exercise vs finished drawing) My Plan Watch video in full, then try to draw using only reference photo Use only an HB pencil,…
Week 1: Avocado, by Sunnyside
OK. The time has come. After decades of planning to take art lessons, I finally enrolled in The Virtual Instructor with Matt Fussell. Inspired by Judith at Artistcoveries, I am determined to embrace – and learn – from every mistake, even though being a brand new beginner is intimidating to this recovering perfectionist. Today, at…
Vista or Voyage?
Vista or Voyage? Do I exist Among this mist of Seen and unseen, Known and unknown, Action and reaction, Ever captive, Yet courageous In this chasm Where I search but don’t surrender? by Sunnyside Lol…this is my 29 word response to: Challenge: Weekend Writing Prompt #200 â Vista Challenge found via Christine Goodnough’s Catching the View…
Erased – a poem
At last, I see Your Truth – That âSecret Heartâ You blame. Is it Adultery – Predator or Prey? Bathed in shame, I choke back tears – Does âballerina” Have a name? At last, I see That marriage is Another promise Twisted. Each day For me another Tortured trial: Beliefs (I thought) We shared, once…
At Sunnyside - Where Truth and Beauty Meet 