There is something about families gathering that often brings about storytelling. Stories begin to flow about holidays past, or childhood events. The pater and mater familias will reminisce about when the kids were little, or siblings will recount hilarious mishaps perpetrated on one another or on neighbors. Such is often the conversation around the Edwards' … Continue reading Of Gathering & Stories
Category: Story behind the art
Beauty Right Around the Corner
About a year ago, I decided to make some small sketches of a beautiful spot at the top of our neighborhood. Wyndfall was built on land neighboring a farm owned by Mr. Leo Whicker. I assumed that Wyndfall was built on what used to be his land, but I came to find out, through wonderful … Continue reading Beauty Right Around the Corner
Sweet Niece
This is my sister's 3rd child...a lovely, sweet girl. I love charcoal for capturing children's faces. I still have so much to learn about drawing the face. I may have to do this portrait over and over again to try different papers and their effects with charcoal, try pastels, try it all! It's all too … Continue reading Sweet Niece
Le Voyage a la Plage
To see what one draws when one goes somewhere, is to have a peek into what captures the person's imagination. Upon arriving at the lovely house where ALL of my husband's family (parents,siblings, and nieces and nephews...14 of us in all) were spending the week together, this line of shrubs in the back yard captivated … Continue reading Le Voyage a la Plage
Inspiration from little things
My youngest daughter has a ritual of changing out the stuffed animals at the end of her bed every season. This is both a delight and a hastle! Every time she wants to change them, the bins of stuffed animals she has acquired (some passed down from older siblings and some she's been given) must … Continue reading Inspiration from little things
Drawing from Life
This is the BEST way to draw: 1. from life (as opposed to photos) 2. from your life (your experiences, people you know, etc. as opposed to drawing things or people you know nothing about or have no contact with). I have been a part of drawing groups for many years...it is the best way … Continue reading Drawing from Life
Morning Curls
I'm not sure it is possible to capture the sweetness and loveliness of a young girl who has just curled up in a chair with her favorite stuffed animal after waking up on a Saturday morning with foam curlers in her hair...I was going for that at any rate. Our youngest daughter could hardly wait … Continue reading Morning Curls
How shall I draw thee? Let me count the ways…
There are so many ways to approach drawing...all the possibilities make me giddy. Shall I do a contour drawing or better yet--blind contour? Shall I draw the light and dark shapes? Shall I design shapes that have a nod to realism but take off in interesting directions? Shall I draw the large masses and work … Continue reading How shall I draw thee? Let me count the ways…
Who’s the Baby?
One of many reasons I love art is so that I can celebrate the people and events in their lives that are meaningful to me. One of my dearest friends had her first baby at age 42! And this is their precious little girl around 6 months old. I had knitted the little bolero/sweater for … Continue reading Who’s the Baby?