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Bunny days

It’s summer but that also means that it is baby bunny season. Be careful when you are mowing and keep an eye out for the little ones. Here in Florida it is also baby lizard season and we have a bumper crop of anole babies this year. We have to watch where we walk becauseContinue reading “Bunny days”

The last is actually the first…

Today is my final 50 Friendly Faces post. I started this challenge the second day and got caught up doing the other days that I didn’t fo backwards to do Day 1 until last week. 50 Friendly Days Day 1 – “Famous face” Quite frankly, this prompt held me up. What face should I choose?Continue reading “The last is actually the first…”

Friendly Face Day 31

Today’s prompt is librarian. Librarians are usually avid readers and I thought of drawing someone carrying books but then I thought someone reading a book would be better. I did use a Sktchy reference photo but I took a lot of artistic license; basically, I used the book and winged the rest.

Friendly Faces Day 30

Today’s prompt is sleepy eyes. I felt like going rogue today and not use a reference for my character. I just plopped gouache on the paper and started making a head shape and I sketched features with pencil. Slowly a winter elf emerged. I added the snowflakes at the end. I was thinking of theContinue reading “Friendly Faces Day 30”

Friendly Faces Day 25

I like that this daily challenge is forcing me to find shortcuts and it’s fun for me to play with the prompts to stretch or exaggerate a feature. Or to head in a completely different direction like using a plant for heart. Today’s prompt is “rock star.“ This sketch, painted with gouache, has not beenContinue reading “Friendly Faces Day 25”