Faith Dance Art

30in30 Collage

What a great feeling of accomplishment to see all the 30 paintings of the last month! So here is the collage to give you a nice overview as well. As mentioned in the beginning, my goal was to combine it... Weiterlesen

LKS Basic Course 1 Homework

LKS Basic Course 1 Homework Between the first and the second course were several months. However, the list of homework kept us busy. In addition, I participated in another "30in30 Challenge", this time I chose to focus on drawings, not just the... Weiterlesen

Pencil Mikado

This still-life consisting of pencils, also called Pencil Mikado, named after the well-known pick-up sticks game, is on my list of homework for the art academy. So, I decided to work on it today. Again I had some unexpected challenges:... Weiterlesen

Praying Hands

While looking through a website of old paintings, I got this crazy idea that one of Dürer's drawings might be a nice project. I chose the Praying Hands. Maybe this was not such a good idea because I am sure... Weiterlesen

Fruit Bowl III

Here is the same arrangement again -  a still life with apples and a banana in a bowl, artistically arranged on a drapery. After doing it yesterday in graphite and today in coal, I did it a third time -... Weiterlesen

Fruit Bowl II

You might recognize this still life - a still life with apples and a banana in a bowl, artistically arranged on a drapery. Yesterday I did it in graphite and today in coal which requires a very different approach for... Weiterlesen

Fruit Bowl

After a break yesterday I am back and need to catch up. So, here is my #23 - a still life with apples and a banana in a bowl, artistically arranged on a drapery. This way I can start to... Weiterlesen

Rose II

Originally, I wanted to try the same rose from the last post with a fineliner. After two bad starts, I went back to a pencil with a different rose. Still, I was too tired and could not finish the same... Weiterlesen

Rose

Since I had just received a rose from a friend, I decided to draw it. The good thing is that it is a white rose, which made it easier seeing the different shadows. Plus it bothered me less that I... Weiterlesen

Hand Study

Today's drawing is from a little sculpture of a hand in a bronze color that I have. It turned out to be rather tricky because the dark color and metallic effect of the sculpture brought a very different spin to it. There... Weiterlesen

Playhouse

This is the picture that I started yesterday but then did not have enough daylight to finish. This wooden playhouse with swings and slides and a sandpit is in front of my window and a paradise for children. The details... Weiterlesen

Kitchen Still Life

My latest drawing was quite a bit of work but now I am happy how it turned out. It is part of my homework for the Leonardo Art Academy. The assignment was a still life with two bottles, one can... Weiterlesen

An apple a day …

Two busy days threw me off schedule with my drawings, and even more so with posting my pieces. So, without further ado - here is my #6 - a still life with apples that would look much better in color.... Weiterlesen

Tree Silhouettes

Today's painting has a little more color. You can see that I am already color deprived. ;-) It shows a row of trees at the backdrop of a misty river scene bathed in the sunlight filtering through. The background is... Weiterlesen

Calligraphic Prayer

Here is another attempt with Arabic calligraphy. It seems to be one of the more famous ones on the internet and can be found on stock photography sites and as a wall tattoo. I found it originally on a book... Weiterlesen