Wendy Hollender

Hey Shelia, love seeing a bit of spring in winter! Perhaps the yellows could still brighten up just a bit. You have become a great observer and documenter of nature! So much fun to see what is going on that is predictable and unpredictable!

Hi Pam, lovely composition on this. Sometimes a failed composition can lead to a much better composition, so great idea to rethink and start over! The process of exploring the power of composition is important and a huge part of the creative journey once you have mastered the basic drawing skills!

Hi Shelia, I agree with Vern’s comment and would also mention that I wish the center of the apple where the stem is attached felt a bit more like a bigger indented cone shape area. It feels as if the stem is squished inside the apple. Does this make sense? Look at a real apple and see if you can understand what I mean. Small difference like this…[Read more]

Hi Shelia, this simple composition is lovely. I really enjoy looking at it and think the perspective and drawing is excellent. The shadows are mostly good but still feel as if the picture plane is tilted and not flat. Interesting, now powerful a slight movement of a shadow can be in creating the surface. Did you take a photo of this set up with…[Read more]

Hi Pam, You have worked very hard on this drawing and done a good job in capturing details but the overall image doesn’t convey the subject. It looks like a chunk of wood to me and not a flat piece of bark . There are a few reasons why this is happening. It is a severe one point perspective, if it was a bit more horizontal we would understand the…[Read more]

Hi Pam, I think you had a set up of the leaf that just had a slightly tricky view. I always evaluate my view by deciding if that characteristic is something I want to be important or not. If it detracts from a composition I would adjust it in the future. I do think you have improved it a lot. Just keep it in mind in the future. It really is an…[Read more]

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Such a lovely composition Eileen!!! To scan a large work I do it in sections and then join them together in photoshop

Love the washy leaves on the left side!!!! Nice blend of detail and then less detail ! sweet flowers

Beautiful colors and nice neat rendering of the flower. Now I would love you to try another one, as the day lilies keep on blooming. Focus on each petal and try to draw the subtle variation in the petal edges so overall your flower will look less stylized and more realistic. I do love your style , though and your compositions and lettering!

This is lovely. I would consider showing which is your shadow side more by darkening that side a tiny bit and then really the main bright highlights should only be on the opposite side so you are describing one strong light source!