Faith Dance Art

Vegetable Still Life – Fineliner Drawing

After taking some time off for redesigning my webpage, I am back to posting some drawings. The following still life with organic vegetables shows one red cabbage, one kohlrabi with leaves and several yellow turnips. I did this drawing as... Weiterlesen

Memories of Vacation

Now that the 30in30 Challenge is over, I lost the routine a little bit. Of course, I will continue to draw and post my drawings, just not quite as often.   This latest drawing is again part of my homework... Weiterlesen

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

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

Ready, steady, go!

2013 is over in a few hours. And tomorrow begins a new challenge. Not just the challenge of a new year, but another "30 in 30 Challenge" initiated by Leslie Saeta. You can see more details on her blog, but... Weiterlesen

LKS Basic Course 1

LKS Basic Course 1 After two test classes, I decided to do the whole two-year study program and these are some of the pieces we did during the first class. [ngg_images source="galleries" container_ids="83" display_type="photocrati-nextgen_pro_thumbnail_grid" override_thumbnail_settings="0" thumbnail_width="200" thumbnail_height="200" thumbnail_crop="0" images_per_page="0" border_size="0" border_color="#eeeeee"... Weiterlesen