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femmedem

(8,365 posts) Sun Jul 24, 2022, 02:58 PM Jul 2022

I finally had time to draw again. [View all]

Work's been crazy busy for the past month or so, but this weekend I put my emails on vacation mode and carved out some time to draw.

In the evenings, I'd been watching demos by a wonderful portrait artist, Dan Thompson. I just took his very affordable virtual class on Domestika, but he's got a few free demos on Youtube. I've learned a lot from him.

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I finally had time to draw again. [View all] femmedem Jul 2022 OP

Excellent. I can't draw myself is why I became a photographer. You really captured the expression Walleye Jul 2022 #1

Thank you! femmedem Jul 2022 #2

You stole my line. Ferrets are Cool Jul 2022 #22

That is excellent, femmedem! Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #3

Thank you, Diamond Dog! femmedem Jul 2022 #5

TY! Bookmarked for later on. Diamond_Dog Jul 2022 #7

I hadn't watched most of this one yet when I posted it. femmedem Jul 2022 #32

Excellent! Ocelot II Jul 2022 #4

Thanks, Ocelot. It's a self-portrait drawn from a mirror. femmedem Jul 2022 #6

I feel I can read your "character" in that wonderful portrait. Charcoal? erronis Jul 2022 #9

Oh, how sweet that it reminds you of your family members! femmedem Jul 2022 #15

Wow, self portrait from mirror reflection. You're very talented. n/t iluvtennis Jul 2022 #24

Thank you! femmedem Jul 2022 #31

Beautiful! bif Jul 2022 #8

Thanks, Bif! femmedem Jul 2022 #20

Thanks! I'm trying! bif Jul 2022 #37

Very talented. Share more when you can. Pepsidog Jul 2022 #10

Thanks! I think my work schedule will ease up a bit by September. femmedem Jul 2022 #27

used to did . havent touched a pencil in years . AllaN01Bear Jul 2022 #11

I went decades without drawing or painting, then picked it up again a few years ago. femmedem Jul 2022 #16

Really beautiful Tree Lady Jul 2022 #12

Thank you, Tree Lady! femmedem Jul 2022 #17

I am one of those that enjoys art Tree Lady Jul 2022 #21

Practice practice practice Higherarky Jul 2022 #34

Wow! frogmarch Jul 2022 #13

Thanks, Frog March. femmedem Jul 2022 #18

Well Done! TFRD Jul 2022 #14

Thank you! It was so satisfying to work on this. n/t femmedem Jul 2022 #19

Wow! Beautiful! 😍❤️ lucca18 Jul 2022 #23

Thank you so much! femmedem Jul 2022 #28

this is wonderful! KarenS Jul 2022 #25

Thank you, Karen S. femmedem Jul 2022 #29

Love it Joinfortmill Jul 2022 #26

Thank you! n/t femmedem Jul 2022 #30

You are so beautiful Higherarky Jul 2022 #33

Ear worm! femmedem Jul 2022 #35

TY & YW Higherarky Jul 2022 #36

I recognize that it's a self portrait lunatica Jul 2022 #38

Thank you, Lunatica! femmedem Jul 2022 #39

Unfortunately I haven't done much art lunatica Jul 2022 #40

Wow! GPV Jul 2022 #41

Thanks, GPV! femmedem Jul 2022 #42

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Exquisite. MLAA Nov 2022 #44

Thank you so much! femmedem Nov 2022 #45

Funny timing. I was thinking last night I hadn't seen anything you had done in a long time. MLAA Nov 2022 #46

No walking for seven weeks! Ouch! I don't know how I'd manage that. femmedem Nov 2022 #47

Thank you for the link. His work is amazing. His portraits will inspire me to try again to do one. MLAA Nov 2022 #48

These are all beautiful! I especially love the top one. femmedem Nov 2022 #49