Put your cup of art supplies lower so you have an aerial perspective. I put mine on the floor. Then we did a continual line drawing. Not easy to do all those art tools with one line. Eek. But I tried. Used a Micro uniball.
I tried to take a better pic of this one. Odd how it turns up two tone. It’s not.
Margaret who really should draw but might not. Xoxoxo
To the Forgotten Coast in other words another paintalong with Vlad. 
The value sketch and class notes.
The sketch. Tough drawing on that rough press Paper. 
First wash. Very light.
middle tone wash.
Painting on the kitchen table. Watched the class on Zoom on my iPad.
I did catch a sbsdrawingparty with Koosje but I need to flatten it to take a pic so tomorrow.
Margaret who’s Tahred now. Xoxoxo
A fun live class today. And oh my were we busy. We drew 16 pages but have ideas for 34 more pages all neatly enumerated in our journals.
The title page. Just a small 4×6″ Venezia Fabriano 90# paper journal. Had it for years and never used it. It’s day has come.
Two Blind Contour Selfies done with 2 Crayola crayons. NO mirror. Put your finger on your nose and trace your face with the finger as u draw it. WHAT?! Not so bad considering and quite interesting to try.
P. 4 Draw the contents of your purse. A veritable jumble but also fun. So much stuff I missed drawing my sunglasses in the pile-all THREE pairs!! 😳 Namiki Fude. Really having fun with that pen.
Draw a musician. Micron uniball. Wish I had used my Namiki Fude. Cal Scott is quite the guitar player. Excellent job!!
We had two more opportunities to draw Cal and listen to him. Did NOT like my brush tip pit pen. I think I will toss it. The tip is all splayed and chewed. Wonder how that happened.
Last time drawing Cal with the Namiki Fude. Like the lines MUCH better.
Draw your shoe four times- each time faster. Five minutes to start. Last time 15 seconds. What?!
Added the story of my poor lost Chaco flip flop which I actually found in a parking lot over in Columbia FIVE DAYS LATER. Still wearing them. Fav want weather shoes.
Draw a double spread of various things around the house. Fun. Lamy Safari!!
Drawing Meditation. Focus on the wrinkles in your hand. Micro Uniball
Sixteen pages in TWO hours. Only 34 more pages to finish. What?!!
I decided to add the background colors.
Margaret whose Tahred. Xoxoxo
The Days drawijngs. Draw your weekend plans. Not much planned but cooking and art. Still getting over my bronchitis. Blue uniball pen and watercolor pencils. 
I stumbled across Morgan from Sketchbookskool drawing love today. Memories of home.
Soooo of course I had to draw the huge red Maple in my front yard. The beaver ate the one thatwould have been on the right side of the house. The maple Is three stories tall!!
Namiki fude pen lent itself well to this drawing. 
Title page of my first journal book filled in a record three weeks. The skeletons came from Juliana Coles when I bought my pirate cat painting frim her. Love the skeleton. 
And me playing at drawing myself as an Egon Schiele sketch. Alwaus loved his ink drawings. Namiki Fude again.
Margaret ready for bed. Busy day again tomorrow. Xoxoxo
Stops around here. Took another paintalong with Vlad Yesileyev. 
Maybe I will like this better tomorrow.
Vlads. Better pic on Fb tomorrow.
For some reason I seem determined to cross every t and dot every eye though I have known from freshman art that’s a no no.
My value study.
Loved his explanations that surround it.
First wash now that it’s been thinned out. 
is Vlads.
These are always fun to do but the squares got really wonky on me today. I decided I would only draw things I could see on the coffee table. Yes it’s quite the mess. But I do like these little snap shots.
Started writing down recipes. 
Still have two more to do but got sidetracked talking to mom for TWO hours. She said her arm got tired. Both arms. Well she is 94!! 🤔🤔
Did I post this yesterday?! It’s time people it’s time. Hmm oh wait it’s always time right now isn’t it?!
Margaret Xoxoxox
Amazing how busy you can stay doing nothing important. I got up before 8 to draw with Koosje on Instagram but couldn’t find her soooo I drew this:
The corner of the den and out the den window.
Then who popped up on my phone Koosje sooo I drew this.
Part of the shelf in the den. Kinda fun and lots easier than the first one.
So I was ready for Danny at noon in between a little cleaning sheet washing dog chasing cat feeding and you know important things. NOT. He wasn’t on til 1. What?! Then I found Mary Berry she of the British Baking Show fame. Who knew she’s been well known in England for years and years. So I watched one while waiting for Danny. She’s so charming. So utterly British.
And darned if we weren’t drawing a plant with Danny. Too lazy to find a new plant I drew the white amaryllis again. Hohum is the way I feel about this version.
What next?! Watched Mary Berry while waiting for sheets to dry and walked. A lot. In front of the tv. 
And I thought this recipe sounded tasty. I do love a good Eggs Benedict. So of course I wrote it down and illustrated it.
Out my window this evening. Sun came out. Oh yeah. Meant I had to fill the pool since there we got zero of the predicted rain.
Margaret about ready for bed. Zero face masks made. Maybe tomorrow?! Xoxoxox
Sbsdrawingparty on YouTube.
Well shoot meant to post this yesterday. Sorry. Hope you and yours are well.
Spent most of the day sewing face masks. Not my favorite thing to sew. All those little fiddly parts like sewing doll clothes. Have a grand total of ten done. 😫😫😫 and I want to make about 60. Obviously not my thing.
Did I say I have boxes of ribbons for my art quilts and regular quilts-Best of Show and lots of Blue ribbons in every category.
Google my name you are bound to find one of my art quilts. The reason I say this it’s not like I don’t know how to sew well. But those face masks. 😫😫😫
So maybe I will bake cookies for first responders after I finish the ones I promised?
Lamy Safari pen, watercolor, stillman and birn Alpha 
Sunrise where one of my sons live.
Margaret who should get out of bed and get going. Xoxoxox
Done I think but I have been known to be wrong. I actually measured her eyes dropping verticals and horizontals with a long ruler. Something I never do. Shhh. Don’t tell the teachers.
I also softened the right edge of her face using a nylon round. Tough brush. Scrub scrub scrub and it keeps its point. You could have cut an apple with that razor sharp edge.
Oh I softened her top lip. Why you say?! Keeps it from looking cut and pasted. if you don’t soften the edge of the upper lip it looks cut and pasted on.
She doesn’t look quite so much like she would eat you for dinner. All that softening of edges helped with the ferocious look. 
Saturday. Eeek. Tilted eye and nasty background that doesn’t coordinate on both sides.
Back to that right annoying eye. Actually used some white gouache mixed with a dab of quin gold to pick out the highlights.
Oh and those three dots on her eyelashes – all gouache mixed with quin gold!!
Margaret watching the election returns. Xoxoxo
Been working on her.
Small changes. More darks around her face changing the eyes. Everything is slightly off.
Shadow under lip. Think the left eye is still to high. Sigh.
Here she is now. Better but… I also took about an inch or so off her right shoulder. Still too wide but better.
Margaret back to being enthralled with the corona virus news. 😳😳😳 Hang on tight and don’t go taking a plane trip. Xoxoxo
Margaret McCarthy Hunt Art 