Today, I was feeling the desire to create art, but was not sure what to create.  I picked up a Smithsonian magazine and started thumbing through it.  That's when I came across an article about Charles Darwin.  When I first saw the picture of him, I knew it would be an interesting subject to draw.  I read the article and then gathered my supplies.  Charcoal is my favorite medium; there's something about finding the correct shape in the shading that I enjoy.  This is my first piece of art that I am selling on etsy.

Firstly, I am proud to announce that I now have items for sale on etsy.com!  I only have a few items listed at the moment, but plan on listing more within the next couple of weeks.

My most recent project was for my own swap, a silhouette ATC.  I am pleased with the way it came out, but discovered that doing a portrait silhouette on such a small scale can be quite difficult.  When the silhouette is this small, it's hard to get the details accurate.  

Before starting on this project, I did some online research.  I found that most profile silhouettes  have eyelashes, even when they aren't really visible on the profile.  The ones that has eyelashes have a more complete look.  As a result, I decided to give it a try on this one and I like the way it came out.

I recently completed two new ATCs for swaps.  The first one was simply to be a hedgehog.  The picture that I used as inspiration was of such a cute and adorable little hedgehog, that I wanted to make mine more raw looking.

The second ATC was for a swap called, anything but hearts valentine.  Most valentines are frilly and girlie and again, I wanted something more rough looking.  It is loved themed, but definitely not the type you buy in the greeting card isle. 


   


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