As most of you know I made my living as an abstract artist
for over 30 years. Although traditional art, especially drawing, was my first
love. I remember at the age of 9 when my mother took me to my first art supply
store in Dayton, Ohio. She bought me a Foster art book about drawing faces. I
was hooked and spent hours copying the faces in the book. That was 70 years
ago! Over the years I did many drawings and had some published in a small town magazine
called the Vermonter back in the 60’s. .
When I retired I discovered Photoshop and Painter. I started taking online classes for computer art. I was consumed with creative cloning and also painting freehand on the computer. Last year when the iPad came into my life the joy of sketching returned because I could work directly on the tablet. Recently my right eye has been giving trouble and the headaches have forced me to cut back on my iPad drawing. I signed up for some online classes and started working in real media again thanks to Julie Johnson (Instagram@julier13johnson) and Renata Loree and I love it!
The drawing of the
woman above was drawn with a Dollar Store mechanical pencil in my journal.
It's the love of making art no matter the tools. I loved reading your beginnings into drawing. I remember the Foster art books and my first ever art gift was a box of colored pencils. So glad to be an artist!
ReplyDeleteThank you for dropping by and leaving a comment.I am not sure what my first art supply was, but the Foster book was my first real artist book and I have a whole collection of them now.
DeleteHmmm?? I tried your book and I couldn't even draw Superman! Love your art---all of it!
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind comment. I think it takes a little more work than trying, even though trying is better than nothing. I am not sure I could draw superman and don't think I'll try ;-)
DeleteThanks for sharing. That is a superb drawing, and I am so glad to hear the iPad is revitalizing your art making. It is so fantastic that you are still working and challenging yourself with your art. I regret to say I know people younger than you who have decided they no longer want or can handle challenges, which I always find very sad.
ReplyDeleteYour kind comments are appreciated Carol.I agree that older people sometimes give up doing the things they love. I had to give up a lot of them too. That's why I bought the iPad. I can paint sitting in my recliner in my room. Also a I can still use a pencil and journal sitting here.The internet classrooms are my escape. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI still have mine, although I know you didn't like it but I love it. Nice to see you now and then on the internet...how is the family?
ReplyDeleteNeysa
Thank you for asking Neysa. We are doing fine.
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