And now for something completely different!  Lately, I have gotten a bit restless artistically.  I will always love doing landscapes, but I think I’ve gotten a bit stale.  One of my favorite things to draw when I was a kid was people. Actually, I really liked drawing princesses with big crowns and floofy dresses. So I thought I would go back to drawing figures and see where that got me.  Now, with the Internet, there are so many figure drawing resources available.  I’ve been using Line of Action and have found some great photos to practice with.

Here’re a few pastel drawings.  Don’t think any are quite frame-worthy yet, but it’s been a wonderful challenge.  Face it, there isn’t an artist in the world who wouldn’t love to be better at figures.  The human body is the most complex and most beautiful subject in the world.  All aspects of drawing are challenging—value, proportions, composition, color temperature, as well as honoring the beauty that all human figures possess.