I know we have many creative people here, and I thought it would be fun to start a thread to disply some of our art. I also want to encourage everyone to express their creative side.

I've been teaching myself to draw using the Mark Kistler's drawing in 3-D books for kids, and I'm THRILLED with my results. I've been working with his books since December. Honestly, if I do this, you can too!

This is the canvas I did over the 4th of July weekend

I love it!!!!!! Thank you I am gonna print it and put it in a frame . I can look like that(yeah right) Lol.My hair is like that all the time now. Thanks again!! God sure didn't waste talent with you. U rock!!!

I seem to be stealing this thread, haha. Now that you all got me drawing again, I'm onna roll!

This one I did of my sister in her wedding dress. The wedding isn't until April, but the dress is picked out, etc.

http://www.joygraffix.com/wedding/samiami3.gif

how can you steal the artwork thread if you are posting artwork????

My DH bought me "Drawing the Head and Figure" by Jack Hamm before he went home. So far, my stuff looks like crap, but I'm trying to put in an hour a day. Somedays I make it, some I don't. ... but if I'm drawing, I'm not eating.

I find the same is true for me, with the drawing=not eating.

I'll tell you honestly, I started by tracing. It helped me get a 'feel' for it more than trying to copy at first.

I always felt like tracing was cheating until recently. The books I've been usingto learn to draw actually encourage tracing if it makes the student feel better and more confident. The Jack Hamm book is much more advanced than what I feel my skill level is, so I've been mostly tracing. So I'll trace a head a dozen times and then start drawing it on my own. still looks terrible, but that's the way things are in the beginning.

She can if she does this...

I have gi-normous windows, and my curtians are those heavy blackout curtians. No light can penitrate them. But to wake up in the morning, I need natural light to help. If it's pitch dark, I'll convince myself it's still sleepy time, even if it was noon...

So, my solution is the first pix.

Acrylic on window glass. In the morning the light makes it looks like a giant stained glass window. At night, people walking by my window think I've had a big stained glass windows installed. (to give you an idea of the size, it's it about 4' X 3')

of course, it does tend to obscure the view... the second one is the view being obscured...

Seems like a good view to obscure, lol. That's really neat! I probably would not have thought of that, lol.

Those flowers are great!

Wow DeLarla, I wish I had known you when I was on chemo. Those welding hats are fantastic. Coulda covered my bald head, but now I got hair about 2 inches long if I pull it out straight, dang stuff curls so bad I feel like Ronald Mc Donald, Glad it' not the same color as his tho.

Could a moderator please do the side by side thing for me? Please?

There ya go.

Could a moderator please do the side by side thing for me? Please?

Okay here is some of my newest pices of ceramics, The purple one is a candle holder, and the rest are pretty much easy to guess what they are for LOL

I just love doing this

very nice Trish! Is this how you've been keeping busy? Miss you!

Thats what I do when my brain hurts from studying to long... hehe Its very relaxing and just takes my mind to another place....

Miss you too

Those are great!!! I really like them!

Nana, I love the cloaks!! If I wasn't saving for my lap banding I would buy one. And your selection of clasps is great too. Barb