Monday, November 11, 2019

Mish Mash



Yes, I'm still growing my hair out.  I don't know how much longer I'll be able to tolerate it as it is thick and in the present state, unmanageable.  I may blow it out after the next wash toward figuring out some other "style" without too much hassle until . . .   

The ultimate goal is to be able to braid it (crown style) without it unraveling after a few hours. 


Yes, I'm still doing a daily sketchbook practice.  These are day 7 for two different disciplines and prompts, Pencilvember 2019 "Prince" and from the 2018 Inktober prompt list, "Exhausted".

I haven't drawn with pencils--with the intent of showing the pencil lines--in quite a while.  It is taking some getting used to.  I either have very poor quality color pencils or I just don't know what I'm doing (or some combination) as I'm not happy with any of the sketches featuring color pencils.  Put, I'll keep plugging away at it. 

I am up to day 11.  Haven't figured out what I'm going to sketch for the two prompts; Galaxy for pencilvember and Cruel for the 2018 Inktober but I'm sure something will come to me.


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  1. e11:42 AM

    That prince looks malevolent! And, the Exhaustion picture looks how many of us feel at the end of a hard day... just crawling to our beds!

    Your hair looks great! You don't have as much gray/silver/white as I do, but I love how it highlights your curls. But, hair shouldn't rule our lives, right? It's got to be easy or it's got to go! (E's #1 rule of hair). Lol.
    Thank you for sharing your art with us, D!

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    1. Middle Girl7:51 PM

      Many who contributed to the "prince" prompt offered a portrait of Prince, the entertainer. I think my prince's malevolent look is in response to my inability to achieve a likeness of Prince. Maybe.

      Thank you. I think hair should be easy too. And Dagnabbit, this longer 'do is gonna be easy. Eventually. :-)

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  2. 8thday12:46 PM

    My anticipation is growing (no pun intended) to see how you do the crown braid.

    The exhausted sketch reminds me so much of Van Gogh's "bedroom in Arles" which I actually just got to see in person. The painting, not the bedroom : )

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  3. Middle Girl7:56 PM

    I'm looking forward to that too!

    I used that painting as the motivation for the sketch. Oddly enough, it was the first thing that popped into my head when I read the prompt.

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  4. Jess7:40 PM

    Oh, the Exhausted drawing made me feel that bone-tired I-can't-even-make-it-to-the-bed feeling. Your prince has great eyebrows! So expressive. And I love your hair, can't wait to see the crown braid! I bet it will be stunning.

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    1. Middle Girl11:16 PM

      Prince's eyebrows didn't want to be overshadowed by the crown. :-)

      Stunning, wow. Thank you. I'm shooting for neat.

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