The Little Girl Portrait a second go

This is a re-do of the Little Girl......I had fun painting this one and believe that I painted this one a lot better....I feel that the time spent in redoing this portrait has boosted my confidence to try more portraits...so I am one happy camper.
All thanks go to Taylor Bush and her lessons on DVD

A Little Girl

This is a portrait taken from a lesson by Taylor Bush(ZOE).......I now have a fascination of doing portraits as this is a glazing technique which I am very interested in.

My first portrait

This is my first portrait......I painted it from a lesson on the net and downloaded it a year or more ago...sorry I cannot remember who did this demonstration but thought it was time I gave it a go.

Pink Azaleas

Here is another view of the watercolour painting Azaleas this time in pink.......I think Azaleas and Rhodies are just gorgeous and a joy to paint

Azaleas

These White Azaleas were painted in the same method as the Rhodies..... a technique that I am absolutely thrilled with thanks to Arleta Pech, her book and the DVD

Portrait

This painting is a portrait of taken from a photo "The Girl in a Hat"...it was a challenge painting from a watercolour group that I am in.......these challenges really stretch ones abilities but we learn a lot from them so it is all worth while

Watercolour Painting of Rhodedendrums

This painting was taken from a DVD lesson of Arleta Pech's..whose art work is wonderful....her detail in painting lace is magnificent......this lady has produced a book and DVD's which are very detailed....I really like her technique.

Ringtail Possum

A Ringtail Possum.....I find animals most enjoyable to sketch......

Sketch of a Baby Seal

Here is another sketch of a Baby Seal......this sketch was done using a 2b Mechanical pencil.

Sketchings

A Koala Bear

Still Sketching

The Polar Bear sketch

Rhinoceros

Another sketch...... this time a Rhinoceros......as you will see I am really getting disciplined to draw each day now!!!!

Sketch of a Buffalo

I am still trying out my sketching's.... all done with a graph and a mechanical pencil....this one of the Buffalo was a real challenge for me and I took some time over it...still it was worth it

Elephant Sketch

Here is another sketch of an Elephant......seeing that I am on a roll with drawing at the moment I am going to keep going for a while...the more practice the better

Kangaro Sketch

This was an interesting sketch to do.......I used a graph to do this sketch....I am finding using a graph is very helpful

Bunch of grapes

I drew this bunch of grapes with the Derwent Graphitint Pencils...then went over them with a small brush and clean water.....I have a box containing 24 of these pencils and they are a delight to use.

Hamilton the Hamster

A watercolour painting of Hamilton the Hamster.......as I love animals this painting was a pleasure to paint...most enjoyable

Partial hand drawing

This is a partial hand drawing taken from the book by Lee Hammond...I am finding this book to be an excellent learning tool....I used a 2b Mechanical pencil

Painting of Chickens

This is a painting in watercolour of Chickens done in the Chinese style of painting

Drawing of a Frog

I am trying to build on my drawing knowledge so this Frog is a start....drawn with a 2B Mechanical pencil using the graph method