Daily Sketch: Mimi on My Lap
I’ve been enjoying exploring these sketches that are on mid-tone paper with black and white pencils, in this case charcoal pencils.
I actually didn’t have a sketch for today, too busy with other photos and a kitchen faucet. But I came upstairs to my studio followed by Mimi who was seriously interested in some lap time. She is the perfect subject for this, especially with my work lights shining on her. creating enticing highlights and deep shadows.
What was I sketching a year ago today?
“Someone is Watching”
Jelly Bean on the steps, acting mysterious.
Announcing the 2013 BlogPaws Nose-to-Nose Awards!
An awful lot of bloggers bring you an awful lot of information and entertainment each day.
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The textures come through brilliantly! Love it.
Carolyn, there’s always something a little wrong, but the real challenge was holding the sketchbook up nearly above my head so I could see Mimi and not block the light on her! Altogether, I’m really enjoying the experiments.
This is lovely. Quite different from your sketches I’ve seen before. I like the textures.
Susan, I’ve been working my way toward this with a few others and finally got the paper and pencils that work together for the effect.