Selfies and Others, Announcing NEW THEME, Lynn Cohen

This is a portrait of a friend in Sketchbook Skool. We are getting ready to start a third semester there (in October) sign ups are now! I cannot recommend this Skool highly enough! I am having so much fun there, during classes and between semesters there is a very active Facebook community group where art is added daily. I learn as much from the other students as I do from the teachers! I have a link to the info about it on my blog this week if you are interested in learning more about it.
http://lynn-nonameblog.blogspot.com. Or just google http://sketchbookskool.com as well.

Tomorrow we start a new theme HERE to draw FLOWERS!!! I'm going to take leadership license here and extend that to flowers, trees, other plant life from around the world! It should make for a lot of really beautiful art! Draw from life, from your photos, from your imagination! Have fun with it. See you in the garden!

Selfies and Others, Ann & William by Joan Tavolott

Here is my painting of Ann & William.

Selfies and Others, Elaine, by Sirkka Jalava

I played with my pastels and tried to do Elaine once more time. I hope there is some likness.

Selfies and Others, Margaret, by Sirkka Jalava

Rainy day today. What better than draw then. A pencil drawing of Margaret.

Selfies and Others, Anya II, by Sirkka Jalava

Anya with watercolors. Perhaps I continue with this, but I will show you as it is now. I hope Anya does like it. I must have a break and look at this some time before I do anything further with  it.

May I ask Elaine, if I can have these sketches of Anya on my blogsite and facebook site. I would be very pleased. I have forgotten, if  you have given your permission earlier in some context.

Selfies and Others, Anya, by Sirkka Jalava

I tried to draw with a pencil Elaines daughter Anya to night. She looks here older than she is, I feel. I am wondering if I should show it or not. But I can´t wait, I put on it. I am not happy with the mouth for example. And much other things, but perhaps I can do better later on.

Selfies, Self-portrait, by Margaret Coote

This one I did looking in the mirror, no photograph. 

Tommy Kane, Selfies and Others, by Jutta Wenz

I finally took the challenge to draw the undrawable Tommy Kane. I'm quite proud of this - used the blending technique I just learnt from Koosje Koene.

Selfies and Others, A new try, by Sirkka Jalava

I had a feeling, that I must compensate Lynn for the former experiment painting, therefore I did a new which I hope I like better. First without glasses,

 then with the red glasses.

I don´t know about the likness, but I like this better than the former portrait (of this photo).

Selfies and Others, Sandee, by Sirkka Jalava

Hete is Sandee, our new friend. 

Selfies and Others, Lynn in other way, Sirkka Jalava

I want to change my style anyway. -

 I don´t know yet, if I am working more on this , but I can´t wait  showing it.

Selfies and Others - new friends - Sandee Setliff

I know I am new to the group so I hope no one minds my titling this as "new friends" since I haven't been in this group very long. This is still a work in progress as I am hoping for a few more portraits to add...but I couldn't wait to share. I hope you will be able to find yourself on here.

Inktense and microns

Selfies and Others, Selfie, Sirkka Jalava

Found this selfie I have made in the begin of august, I had forgotten it totally. It is drawn with dry pastels after a photo, that i have tried to find now but not succeeded to find.  I know, where it is in the computer,  but can not find it when I should put it on here.  I must find the way to do it.  

                               Later:  Perhaps it was this photo I used, I am not sure. I can not get it bigger.

Selfies and Others, "Sandee and Margaret", Lynn Cohen

I really enjoyed drawing Sandee and Margaret yesterday. At first I was aiming to get three portraits on this page and then I found I drew Margaret larger than Sandee so  I decided to practice my lettering on the page instead.

I used my new fine point pen, and then Prismacolor colored pencils that are water soluble. I used some water brush on part of it, and left it dry in places too. I also used my Uni Ball Silver pen on the circles. They look shiny in person.

Thanks Sandee and Margaret for allowing me to draw you both!