Portrait WIP update

Here's the latest work on the portrait of my daughter and her husband. Work is going kind of slow--I've let too many things intrude upon my drawing time this week! Back to the drawing board!

Trip for Visual Stimulation

Speaking of my friend Jason, we're planning a trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras in a couple of weeks. We're so excited about all of the sights! Jason used to live there, so he knows all the great places to visit. We'll both be spending a little time in Jackson Square with the other artists, hanging out and passing out business cards. We'll also be taking tons of pictures to do drawings from. Basically, we're going to "vampire central"--so we should be able to get some amazing new, fresh ideas..

New Orleans is the home of Anne Rice--the author of several awesome vampire novels, including "Interview with the Vampire". Also home to Charlaine Harris, author of the "Sookie Stackhouse" series of books. These are the books that inspired the HBO vampire series, "True Blood". Great vampire series, and of course, set in Louisiana. If you're into vampires, check it out.

Here's the latest update on the portrait of my daughter and her husband. It's going a little slow right now, because I'm spending way too much time planning our New Orleans trip!!

A Work in Progess

A work in progress in more ways than one!! This week I'm trying out a new paper, well new to me! It's Canson MiTientes. It has a slight texture to it and is a little lighter weight than I'm used to.

This is a portrait of my daughter, her husband, and their cat. I'll post updates as I do them. I've had a little trouble getting started on this new paper. I usually draw with very little pressure and build up many transparent layers, but this paper requires a little 'heavier hand'. Each new piece, no matter how many have come before, is a new learning experience.

Well, . . . back to the drawing board! I'm hoping to finish this and enter it into the CPSA (Colored Pencil Society of America) show at the end of March.