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From a photograph taken to send to her six sons, all of whom were far away
in Canada, the Pacific, when she was in her fifties I have tried to imagine how this lively woman must have looked when she first left London to live in a rural village. My WACOM is still not behaving quite as I would like but I did find the practice worth doing.
This painting is done first with a pencil sketch. I found the colouring in an interesting practice. Fran
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The Horseman
It should have been easier to draw the swishing hat but somehow I found this as you can see difficult–and yet this man was almost never seen without a hat–even when the horse was speeding off and not entirely in control. I need Heather nearby for she is so good at drawing expressive hands, hands, perhaps tell us more about the person than most details. Perhaps it will take more years than I have to learn but even making the effort is becoming rewarding. Fran
Another practice drawing: This time I know I must re-draw the eyes but I thought
I would share the beginning with you. Fran
Can we know the woman behind the veil?
Painter of the desert, done by using airbrushes and blender from Corel Painter
Crone Fran works on her magic informer while watching the morning sun on Rainbow Beach
This is the most difficult work I have attempted in Corel. I used a pastel for the initial drawing, then oil pastels to do the painting. This enabled me to use the blender. I found getting the lights correctly particularly hard in the small format so the result is not what I would expect to do with a lot more practice. Fran
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This is another practice session trying both brushes and blender and using a bucket. Fran
Another practice, Fran
Practice with chalk and blender , Fran
I am trying to use Corel and follow instructions!–spoiled by not having
my Canvas push tool which allows blending with a brush. Am I missing something?
Love the Corel colours but am still making decisions. Fran
Our Ruby sets off
in the early morn
to find her future
or
Fran thinks a new motor bike
Wide space
where the fence reaches the horizon
place of my leaving
greens in my lonely room
on dark nights
Fran
Here are our Soul Fooders, each in her place
reaching each other
through the days, the years
forgiving and friendly
for here is our space
Dream Butterfly Dance
She Wolf brought a monster home to Riverleigh.
She claimed he followed her.
I think he knew how to make the best of himself
and
as he has promised to be
an exceptionally well behaved
if somewhat slimy
little monster
I have found a pool just a few feet from the Gazebo
under the big chestnut tree
and invited him to stay
provided, of course, that his mistress looks after him
and does not expect me to find his food. Fran
She Wolf gave us a story of the strange mushrooms
that attacked her deep in the forest on her way to Dwamish Bay
Here is my version, vision, as the story came to be in this strange place. Fran
The Dancers
dance for the years
we have spent with our blogs
our friends in the town
and the city of cyber
We’ve shared
and we’ve travelled
we’ve learned
and we’ll wonder
at all of the pieces we’ve found
in the corners
and the garden
in the rooms
and the travels
For we are Heather’s bloggers
Earthquake in Dwamish
the old ferry woman
takes her trembling passengers
to safety
Her old pipe a comfort
in any circumstance
Remembering Mrs. Murphy’s cow
I tremble
I thank Quin for the story. Fran
I laughed so very hard when I read Quin’s story of the blue bird rescue
that I tried to draw it . I was not quite sure of the brand of the helmet so included a sample that was better than My Limitations could do! Here is the effort. Fran
The kitties are having a serious worry
the silver ball stranger is still
Will it worry
or wait
for the chase?
Walking this morning
I found the leaves
had captured the sun
against my aging
Cronelogical waits at her easel
trying to recall her elven past
watching her puppets
wondering if anyone at Riversleigh
will come by for a chat
and hoping that someone
will be you
For Jane, as her trip came to me. Fran
Once in a while
the pain’s intensity
overcomes her
she weeps until the moment
she remembers
your face
Welcome home, what a special place to holiday. Fran
On mornings in winter
too cold for the horses
we walked to our school house
two miles made longer by having to climb snow banks
Our parkas were made by our mother out of stout canvas, the hoods fur-lined
to keep the bitter wind from our faces
Our daffodils did not dare come out before the 24th of May.
It takes so many hours to get a painting working in this medium
but I do hope my efforts share some of that practice. Fran
In the space before waking
she saw
the eyes upon her
knowing
and knowing she could never know
the place beyond Fran Read the rest of this entry »
I am following tutorials in drawing gleaned from google. If only features were as easy as hats!Fran
This is truly a practice session: First item, no longer have a simple insert for pictures in this. If it does work, I am trying to do the portrait by drawing first in Procreate Painter and then developing the features, shading etc. with the Canvas Paint program. The first makes the lines easier to do in light and dark choices of brush and the latter enables pushing and blending of color more effectively. I am finding working on the small area of the WACOM very different than with my water color brushes and so am still a learner. I thought you might both share my attempts and give advice. Fran
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