Drawings/Paintings by me

My Marli :)the beggining of LelandI took ASL (American Sign Language) and thought to draw an ear or two for appreciation.Another ear with ASL inspirationMy daughters foot in my hand as she naps. Tried mixing charcoal and pencil not a good idea. Terrible idea actually but lesson learned.my lopsided shaded sphere in pencil :)Shading practice of a wine bottle in a wine bottle holder.Pumpkin drawing in pencil. I enjoyed drawing this one it was fun and challenging.still life practice fall pumpkinShading a bell pepper. Still life with value practice in pencil.The progress of my version of an African woman I found on the internet. I searched the internet for a photo of an African woman. I was wanting to experiment with my abilities on drawing portraits and the dark color of her skin was beautiful and I was drawn to it. I tried to copy an image not for the sake of replicating it but to practice my ability to draw dark and light tones.My first and only animal painting in acrylic. It was a gift for my dad, he loves bald eagles.My nephew Leland. This is a gift for my sister Ashley. I like to take progress pictures. Also in acrylic.

Nephew Leland in progress.Leland continued......Black and white portrait of myself in acrylic paint.This was my first try at painting a portrait in acrylic paint. I started painting in 2016 about a year after meeting my husband Miles. He is what inspired me to start painting so I figured my first portait should be him. Fun acrylic painting of flowers experimenting with different colors.Random sunflower for fun in acrylicMy friend requested an abstract cow. I don't paint abstract so I had no idea what I was doing. Not my favorite.One of my first acrylic paintings. Paint and Sip at my house around christmas! Simple and funMy first try at watercolor 2020.My second try at water color 2020.I saw a picture in my grandmothers house of a beautfiul painting. I tried to replicate it. Could have done a better job and put more effort into the reflection in the water.waterStillin progress but a painting for my sister in acrylic. She has always loved the ocean and the beach.Fun mini painting in acrylic while watching a youtube video tutorial on how to paint mountains.My first landscape painting in acrylic. Bleh.