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So sorry to hear this! Best of vibes coming from me!

Thanks guys! I really want to go back in and add more darks to the right side and the stem, because I want to try to get a little more 3D form, but I ended up with a detached retina. As part of the surgery, they injected a gas bubble that’s meant to continuously hold the detached retina to the back of the eye to get it to reattach. So, I have to h…[Read more]

Gorgeous Pam!!!! The highlights are what grabbed my attention first! Soooo goood!!!!!

Thanks Sheila! I fudged in 4 of the fruits to help with the composition. It was a little bare with just one fruit.

Thank you so much, Sheila. Always gratifying to get praise from a fellow artist!

Doug, what a wonderful drawing, the fruit, the leaves, the composition. It’s elegant!! And, a fantastic teaching study for all of us students. Thanks for posting it.

Katy, I admire all your drawings and this one is another powerful beauty!

Pam, the yellows, those gorgeous petals, the center… a very beautiful complete drawing!

Jill, I love this. I’d love to pick it up. This was my favorite “shell” (not sure how you say it). I lived on Ocracoke Island several summers and picked up so many of these. Your gorgeous drawing takes me right back the those wide, empty of people beaches that had treasures like you draw!

Pam, this is beautiful, so realistic I wish I could eat it!!

Hey Elizabeth, I love that you are being bold with your colors! However, I think your darkest shadow color is too black. You could use that color for the shadow directly under the apple. I’d use a burgundy or maroon for the darker areas on the apple. And though I love the yellow tone you have in the highlight area, I’d like to see you leave the…[Read more]

What can I say? Exquisite!

Hi again Elizabeth, Nice work. On the two on the left side of the page, I’m seeing a good understanding of the light source. Again, you just need practice on getting more control of your toning. Also when you include the textural details as you have in the twigs, try to make them follow the curve of the object. This will help define the form.

Hi Elizabeth, Good to see you working on those basics! I like that you are getting a good value range from dark to light. Keep working on getting more control of your toning. It just takes practice. Achieving a smooth gradient in those lighter values can be challenging.

fantastic- the color, the subtle shading on the melon are so perfect

i love it

Lovely