Her way to cheer someone up. I started her with watercolor pencils but shifted to regular watercolor. Pen is sepia Pitt pen on 140 Fluid cold press paper.
Colors used yellow ochre Burnt sienna burnt umber ultramarine.
Margaret ready to put on her jammies and warm up at her house. Xoxoxo
Did I say exhausting?
Nothing like a sixty mile drive to paint and hanging out with friends to make you Tahred. 🤣But I managed to nap after the tenth correction after I got home anyway.
I thought the pose would kill me drawing it. Arms and legs going every which way. And that hand and foreshortened arm on the right. Eeekk.
I drew that arm and hand over and over again til I finally figured out you can’t see her forearm duh.
But maybe this is how she looked when I left?! Her face was squinchy but like the body.
And what about that neck. Groan.
The things you don’t notice in an hour or so of painting.
So here she is now. As Mike pointed out her eyes were NOT right. Too close together. So I fixed that. I also lightened her chin and widened her weird neck that I had given her.
Added a few shadows and called it quits. Well till I decide more Ilaina torture after I stare at it for a while.
Margaret going back to her nap. Xoxoxox
the sketch and a toning wash of ochre and turquoise
dr bill oil
Coach Larry knocking them out. Charcoal.
Can u tell how I changed her?! It now looks like Ilaina. I only changed five or six very small tweaks. Take a guess and I will list what I changed tomorrow.
Here’s how she looked about ten minutes ago. That’s about how long it took to make the changes.
Drew Murphy’s. I forgot to post these yesterday. He’s been using a new kind of acrylic paint from Holland that he loves. Thick and buttery.
I took a pic when I thought this was Alexis’s but I think it’s my a lady named Amy who was next to Alexis.
And the gestures. Half an hours worth.
One minute vine charcoal on cheap newsprint
She did some fantastic yoga poses.
Next up three five minutes to complete the half an hour of gesture poses.
really like this one a lot. They were drawn with a general charcoal pencil Liked drawing with it much better.
And that’s a wrap for Tuesday life modeling.
Oh Dr Doolittle too much fun in a movie. Great cgi. And RObert Downey JR to swoon over. Think I will take my grandkids to see it.
Margaret Xoxoxox
The way she looked when I left life modeling today.
The way she looks now. 
I decided I had really messed her face up and decided to lift a half inch strip down her face as delineated by the pencil mark.
I used masking tape and a mr clean eraser.
The sketch
First break. At this point I was happy. Then down the rabbit hole. Sigh.
As many times as I have drawn Ilaina u would think it would be a piece of cake. NOPE.
No idea how I went so wrong. Still doesn’t look like her but she looks better.
I do really like her hands. Maybe I should just paint hands.
Margaret hanging it up for tonite.
Shortened her torso. Still looks off but she’s done. No more messing with her. It’s possible her torso is still a little too long but I don’t care enough to do anymore to her.
Great thing about watercolor paper is you can turn it over and use the back!
I also changed the background on this one. Thought it was too much blue of course now I think the dark background is too dark. 
Color me never quite happy with my paintings especially life modeling ones.
Margaret off to to see 1917 in a bit.
I meant to paint all day today but NOPE I spent most of it on online chat trying to fix the image sizes on my site. Still not sure how it went astray but I think it’s fixed now.
I drew this sketch of Zoe this am in a tiny Stillman and Birn Alpha. With a regular lead pencil. Maybe I will draw her again tomorrow and fill the little book up. Just enough challenge for a daily drawing?!
I did think to paint her til I spent all day on the computer.
Then I spent a couple more hours photographing and sizing and entering an art show. 
I entered Morning Joe
And Gypsy. Two of my favorites that I have painted recently.
So now I have actually done something to deserve a nap but first cooking some Chinese dumplings. Well maybe.
Hugs Margaret Xoxoxox
Don today. Hope you click on him and see him bigger. The background may change tomorrow. We shall see.
The sketch.
15×22 cold press Fluid. Hmm I have a whole roll of gesture drawings too. Was not thrilled doing another reclining pose. To top that off he went to sleep and his head started tipping toward me. And I mean tipped ALOT!! Not just a little.
Next break. I don’t know how I managed to get the holiday in his nose. It’s straight. Hmm.
Really like his hand.
Next break. Or was this when I was done. Not sure. Painted for three 25 min sessions. Since I wasn’t thrilled with the pose I had fun playing and really like all the colors. Lots of alizarin mineral violet Cheap Joes Andrews turquoise. Some cad red and yellow and burnt sienna plus ultramarine.
Always fun hanging with my Aiken peeps.
Drew Murphy’s. His first nude male.
Eves. She and I had fun moaning about Don going to sleep. Really messed with our drawings. Thank goodness I took a pic before he went to sleep.
Loved Joya Jimenez- Stefanos pastel – that leg coming forward is so dynamic.
And Bills oil- lovely soft pastely colors that don’t show well in the light I took this in.
Wish I had gotten a photo of Amy Lockhard Nesss oh so interesting scribble drawings she made with a weird Mephisto pencil she got in Bulgaria. It only smeared when she used a tortillon. Hmmm.
Well that’s a wrap people. Come join us for some Aiken fun. T or Saturday. Oh and Plein air on Fridays.
Margaret tucked in for the evening. Freezing cold. A high of 39. Whaaaaatttt??
And time to draw at Al’s salon!
Ilaina a work in progress and what a pain to draw accurately. 
Our poor girl was overly Tahred from working hard on a house she’s flipping so she has a good nap. As she fell asleep her head turned downward slowly. Oops.
Second break. The blanket is really grey but will probably go back and turn the background greyer since I rather like the blanket.
Coach Larry’s
Lots of foreshortened views today.
Eves
Drew Murphy’s
Catherine’s
Fred’s. Rather like this a lot. So abstract. Told him he needs to finish his and people would by them. My friend Alexis agrees with me.
Margaret who’s unreasonably tired.
xoxoxo
Margaret McCarthy Hunt Art 