artworks

Introducing Mrs no lips (she seriously had no lips from where I was standing)

I quite like this portrait and ill frame it for my studio (finally something worth framing).

and Mrs long arms. Her arms were not unaturally long though so no excuses.

Its still a bit unnerving sharing my drawings as I still have no idea what im doing when im 'in the room'.

 I enjoy drawing the face and then I get lost with the rest.

Especially standing alongside MrTL.

Im going to stop there before I go into a bit too much info on my, ahem, colour placement.

artworks

Through these colder months weve been attending life drawing classes together on Monday evenings. It is enjoyable even if it is a bit of a challenge. For me, not him. The challenge I mean. For him its as simple as breathing.

Mr TL has been producing some fantastic works worthy of framing.

This one is my favourite... until tomorrow evening, when he will probably do an even more amazing piece.

My attempt at the same pose, (a very awkward one at that, where the model had his arms in stirrups), I wont be putting it anywhere near a wall as I have given it to a friend. Not really what I would call a gift as I wasnt happy with it and told her so.

Maybe ill have something that I like, to show to you one day soon...

On a craftier note I have been sewing new curtains for Spring. Spotlight had a sale so I grabbed me a whole lot of simple textured fabric at under $5 a metre. I had a re-shuffle of existing curtains and switched rooms around in my tidy-ups lately. Here are some old curtains that were from an op-shop and were too short after I chopped the old shabby tops off. I have sewn a length of velvet to the base to lengthen them. They are nice and drapey now. I think all curtains should hit the floor so as not to look skimpy and perfectly fitted. But thats just me!