the final face!

 What an awesome experience the 29 Faces challenge has been!

 At the beginning I felt a bit discouraged
 thinking it was way over my head;
but my fellow artists kindly encouraged me to continue.
It was creatively stimulating seeing all the
unique  faces and styles of art while stretching my wings.
But I think my favorite part was
connecting with other artists through our blogs!
.........
Well without further delay on to the final face!

For quite awhile I wanted to attempt a self portrait
but I also wanted to incorporate my artwork within
it & digital photography seemed to be a way of doing that.
A portion of one of my  abstract collages
 is seen in the foreground .

Thank you so much Alaya for hosting this challenge &
to each and every visitor for every encouraging word.
 I hope we stay in touch through our blogs!!

a single bloom

The SoArtful's  current challenge a minimalist single flower.

This is the first time I have entered

one of their art challenges. 

I enjoyed it & hope to do more of them!

.....

This one began as a photo of

a rose in our garden.

It was loaded with sharp thorns but 

it's fragrance was oh so sweet!

and then there's this one

created with the digital tool, Scribbler

Why not check out SoArtful & have some artsy fun?! :D

http://www.jeanette-soartfulchallenges.blogspot.com/

One day left in 29!

Well here it is day 28 of the 

29 Faces September 2013 Art Challenge!

Last night I spent a couple of hours trying to create 

one of those cool faces that my friend

Karla of Poetic Postcards makes.

Alas, it was not to be.

So I did what I love and

created another face with Scribbler Too.

and for those following 29 Faces, 

you know how much i love color 

so.....

 

and....

and

Number 27 of 29Faces

Only two more faces to go and 

the 29 Faces Challenge will be finished.

For number 27 I did something

different....  minimalist & rather depressing

just 3 left!

Here we are at number 26 of 29 Faces!

Originally  I had Scribbler wings but

thought Butterfly wings added a whimsical touch

29 Faces - day 25

OK i confess!

 i'm cheating on this

i did this about a week ago

for a new profile pic

but today was a bit of a rough day

so i'm using this as the face for day 25

29 Faces Challenge

Face 24

Back to Scribbler today!

and of course I had to add color
but i couldn't decide which one i liked the best
so here are both versions with color

29 Faces #23

For a blue Monday, here's a sketch.

She is done in pen and marker 

& the background, digital.

I'm not too crazy about this

Face 22 - 29 Faces Challenge

 Did you hear that Betty Lou was at the top of her class?

:)

29 Faces #21

 Took a break today from Scribbler

and sketched with a Faber-Castell Pitt pen in Sanguine

I used graphite for her eyeshadow

but the rest of color was digital

  

Lucy in the Sky.....

29 Faces Challenge - Sept 19 & 20

 I thought that this one was cool

 but when I was playing around with backgrounds 

I knew i found it and the title!

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

Faces - 18

here is the day 18 face for the 29 FACES CHALLENGE

Faces 16 & 17

29 Faces Art Challenge - Day 16

I had so much fun with Fran and her new hat!!

Day 17:

Continuing with light hearted sketches  with Scribbler Too

Face 15

29 Faces day 15

Happily surprised to find that my abstract piece

 "Les Miserables" was bought by a lady in New York! 

 I wrote about the making of it in a blog post if you want to take a look.

29 Faces - 14

 

Can't stop making faces with this tool, think I'm addicted to Scribbler Too

Have to say that this isn't a favorite.... 

she seems too serious like she has an attitude! 

& i want to move that hair away from over her eye!

29 Faces Challenge 13

Day 13 - face 13


well it's Friday the 13th, are you superstitious?  I'm not! I'm so glad it's Friday and now the weekend can begin! I have so much happening right now, can't share all of it but I will say that I'm nearing the final stages of designing a Bible cover for a local church!  I will fill you in on more details when it's off to the printer :)

And now my face for today with thanks once again to Scribbler Too   

29 Faces - 12

Number 12

ok here's the story... i liked the sketch  except for her hair, 

so i thought how about elaborate fun hats?! 

and so for your amusement,  here they are :)

oh i changed my profile pic, did you notice?

29 face 11

Number 11

I was thinking of my daughters when they were young and suddenly this one came into being. Her face & hair are a blending of the two.

29 Faces 9 & 10

Sept 9 & 10

As you can tell i Love Scribbler Too ! i really liked this one so i went back and played around with color for day 10

29 Faces Sept 8

Face Number 8 - Happy Sunday!

I discovered Scribbler Too & LOVE it!! For someone who has difficulty drawing due to hand tremors, this tool is a dream come true. I love the ease at which I can make lines again & will be doing more with it.

29 Faces Sept 7

Face Number 7

this is how it started -  a really fast sketch,
 but after i added it to the post
 i wasn't that happy with it so.......

i took out the eraser & made a couple of changes, then i added some digital color

29 Faces Challenge Day 6

Number 6 pencil & ink sketch

29 Faces Sept 5

Well this is a wee bit better than yesterday's disaster!... and heartfelt thank yous to my fellow artists for your kind words and encouragement over yesterday's piece. :)

29 Faces Sept 4

don't even ask!! what on earth was i thinking with one???!!! sigh

perhaps i should withdraw before all my artistic ability is put into question!!

29 Faces Sept 3

for September 3 number 3

JOY Inspiration Avenue Challenge

Inspiration Avenue Challenge for this week is 

JOY!

rather 60's - 70's retro & happy

don't you think?

 

It's been far too long since i last participated 

in an IA Challenge, but I'm sure I'll be back for more.

Why don't you check out their challenges 

& join in the fun?! 

29 Faces Sept 2

to be totally honest, i don't care at all for this one, but nevertheless here it is

29 Faces Sept 1

I've signed up for the 29 Faces Art Challenge, hope I didn't sign up for more than I can handle, but i have wanted to participate in one of the faces challenges for quite a while now.   

Day 1, Sept 1
Well after picking up the pencil and drawing i realized that this will be far more difficult that i first thought.... my hands frequently, very frequently i might add, shake due to something called "essential tremor". However when faced with either withdrawing from the 29 faces challenge or continuing, i decided that i will continue &  will "embrace the imperfection"!