"Macy"

  From frustration to fabulous. Okay maybe not fabulous but I like alliteration. It's great when you just don't want to put your drawing down!  Once again my lack of preplanning messed me up a bit.  You can't put carbon pencil over graphite (graphite has some wax in it). I didn't realize I might want to use my carbon pencil then decided I needed it for the hair.  The hair is very dark and a mass area of dark graphite would have given it a shine I didn't want. Luckily the area I put dark graphite was in small areas nostril, eye, lip and that small area under the headdress above her eye.  I was able to go back in with 8b graphite to get it darker.
  Still wish I had first class photography set up. This is bright white paper but looks washed out here because I can't take the pic with a flash. I'll get graphite glare. Oh well, can't have everything.

"Macy"

I'm back.  I've been artistically frustrated. Throwing away a lot of work.  Nothing turning out the way I've envisioned. So I'm back to my comfort medium, graphite.  This is Native American lady I photographed during the annual PowWow in Macy Nebraska. I tried to do her in pastels and failed twice so I'm going to work some things out in graphite first.

"Belle"

"Belle" won 1st place in the LaVista Art Festival Contest! I'm not sure it was much of an accomplishment. I think there were only a handful of entrants. It's better than the last contest it was in. That one there was only one entrant, mine! Next she's on her way to ANAC in Fremont. One step at a time I guess. http://www.nebraskaartclubs.com/2010_ANAC_conference.htm