Sketchbook of Life

[JailHouseRock2]

Hay there,

Nice book you have here, pleased your posting again

Love the last 2 painting, great work!

Thanks for dropping by my Sketchbook too,

Cheers,
'matt

[Darlene]

Okay.. Well, I'm trying to update.. Good or bad.. So, here we go.. The best of a whole lot of pages of crap. Doing studies on Bridgman, and been copying gestures on posemaniacs.com mostly.

Man, the gestures that come out of those are so stiff and ugly in comparison to the ones I get with the real deal. Is it just me? I dunno.. I'll keep doing it though, it's bound to help me. Anything is, really. I really wanna get the figure down. Anywho-- I do appreciate your ripping me apart, even if these are just observational sketches (And you can probably barely see them, too!)

But, if it's possible to give me tips on observing from different sources, that would help. And suggested memory exercises may help too... I heard that there's a really great pose exercise thingie going on each week. I wonder if it still is... Hmm.. It'll probably make me go out more. And working at a coffee shop, there's so many people to draw. So yeah! I'm tentatively returned. lol

Thanks Jailhouserock2! I've been hard at work.. Or hardly working, more the former.

[bombchu]

Best in show! Awesome! I wish I got best in show... Well, I hope you get that scholarship Your painting's coming along nicely

[Darlene]

Practice post today is naked lady and a samurai.

Reference for samurai is at http://arya-poenya-stock.deviantart....hadow-82335455

[Darlene]

Allrighty... Thanks all for your wonderful comments! bombchu, for your gentle encouragement and praise concerning my achievements with my paintings. Jailhouserock for his coming to visit! Hehe.

I've been doing a lot of practicing. Bridgman, gestures, and stuff on the bus. I'm too lazy to put it up right now. This is a comment-reply post. ^^ Even though I don't get much. Not that I deserve much. But, I'd love critiques. I hope I have improved a little from back in December, at least. One never knows.

[DigitallyDumbfounded]

hey darlene.
very nice improvement and keep the studies going. congratulations to your exhibition.

hope to see those bridgmans soon. ;o