Arts & Crafts

[balc2]

That's a fan drawing, SueA! Well done! 👏👏👏

[geumgrower]

Boasting again. Latest book out on Amazon

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D66CMDKG

[balc2]

Well done to you, geumgrower!

[seaburn]

That is brilliant GG.

[geumgrower]

Only gone and done it again!
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D6BQJ2C9/

[balc2]

geumgrower, I'm afraid your link doesn't work!

[geumgrower]

Jun 6, 2024 20:39:33 GMT balc2 said:

geumgrower , I'm afraid your link doesn't work!

Try now that I have edited it.

The editor had a hurry up fit and put this one out sooner than I expected.

[balc2]

Thanks for amending the link, geumgrower, it works now.

[geumgrower]

Copies of it arrived yesterday. Just as much a thrill as when the first one ever came, all those years ago.

[geumgrower]

The editor has sent me the proofreading copy of the next book. Working overtime I think. Mind nothing will be done as he is away to Vancouver for a fortnight.

[Eli]

As I have said before, I go to an art group on a Tuesday afternoon, where everyone just does what they want. There's no teacher there, we all support and encourage each other.

As well as the Tuesday group there’s one on a Monday morning, where you can learn how to do portraits, and I decided to join them as well as going on a Tuesday.

It is taken by a man who’s an artist in his own rite and exhibits and sells his work.

I’ve only been going for a month so I’m just learning but I’ve done these two portraits -

The first one is done from a picture, by following the squares (easier said than done !)

And I did it on rough watercolour paper – bad choice because you can’t shade properly with a pencil on such paper :-



The second one I did on smoother paper, and it is done free-hand.

It’s of the ‘instructor’ himself, he’s called Andy and he ‘posed’ for us … but he wouldn’t keep still :-



They’re not perfect and I can see lots of mistakes and places where they can be improved, but Andy is quite pleased with my progress so far, and I am enjoying the classes more than I thought I would

Only 5 of us attend the portrait class and they’re a friendly group of people. It’s a lovely way to start the week..

[grindle]

glad you're enjoying the new group Eli you've done a great job

[balc2]

Well done, Eli! They are great portraits! 👏👏 I'm incapable of drawing a credible matchstick man! Whenever my gkids ask me to do a drawing they practically wet themselves laughing! 😂

[geumgrower]

So the editor came back from Canada and here is the result.

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0D87K1N1V

[balc2]

Congratulations geumgrower on the publication of your new book! 👏👏👏