Progress on Beverly

Here's some photos of my progress on this project.  I've been wanting to work on it more than I've had the time for it, so it's not finished yet.

Getting closer to finishing her face...and on to her hair.

Now I'm working on Rocky, the puppy.  These are all the colors I've used so far on the puppy. 

Hopefully I will get a chance to finish this in the next few days so I can post the final painting.

Beverly in Progress

This is the next picture I'm working on.  This little girl Beverly (at least how it sounds to English ears) was a next door neighbor of ours for several months.  She talked about 60 miles an hour in a really high-pitched voice, and couldn't listen worth anything, but you've never seen a cuter little girl.  Their family gave us the puppy, Rocky, she's holding.  When we went for a walk, she made sure to be there to carry the poor puppy the whole way. 

So, we'll see how the rest of the picture develops.  I haven't drawn fur in years and the fact the puppy is white will make it that much harder.  If anyone has any comments or critique of any of my stuff, please feel free to leave a note -- it would be appreciated.

Recent Paintings

Here are my most recent paintings, that I've finished in the last couple of months:

Shy Neighbor
Colored Pencil
9"x11"

A Smile
Colored Pencil
9"x11"

Every time I see this little girl I want to draw her again.  She just has a sweetness about her.

Milton
Colored Pencil
9"x11"

The Initial Scoop

I've always loved art and I'm self-taught.  When I was pretty young I discovered that colored pencils were my thing.  I primarily paint portraits, but I also want to adventure into some still life painting that involves textures from nature. 

I live in Honduras, in the mountains, in the jungle.  Most of the people I paint are kids from our village and the textures I'm interested in are to describe the natural beauty that surrounds us. 

This blog will be my journal as I seek to improve my skills and dedicate more energy to my Prismacolors.