I thought i would check in with my dear readers. Dont forget today at 1 pm EST pencils4tea on instagram. Another fb hour of drawing people. Its go go go and the hour flies. Sadly i will be at Little Mermaid and miss the fun.
Margaret up off to the grandkid races, little mermaid and a trip to target for birthday presents. Xoxoxo
Hope to see you all @pencils4tea at 1 pm EST Thursday Link on her IG feed. Another hour of quickly drawing people.
Watercolor slapped over Charcoal sketches. No time to redo. Just time to flip the page and keep up. Always produced lovely loose work.
Margaret hanging out with the grandkids. xoxoxo
Who am i kidding. Already busy. Grandkids are here for the week. SOOOO BUSYYYYY
Missed it last week due to our osprey rescue effort that came to naught. He was dehydrated and had internal damage and bleeding. Died on Th or Friday sadly. We were hoping for a return to the river for him but it was not to be.
The last few I have not posted.
Day 78 – #jyportraitchallenge as usual the fabric, the fabric, the fabric. Hookers green and ultramarine. Thalo blue would have been better BUT i make such a mess w thalo.
Quin burnt orange was the perfect hue for her lovely skin for her skin w a bit of quin rose for the bloom in her cheeks.
Had a rough time softening the purple shadow on his right arm.
Got to say w the superaquabee paper if u r not careful it will lift like the hahnemuhle will when u dont want it too. 😵
Otherwise i think my current fav paper in a sketchbook if only they made it in a heavier version or a bound one. Oh well. I no longer have the urge to rip paper out of the spiral. As Julianna Coles says u can always glue the pages together if u dont like them.
Skin is quin burnt orange and quin rose. Hair quin burn orange. The purple my beloved m graham mineral violet. Have a love hate w it.
Used my cheap 2 B Mechanical pencil on her. A papermate sharpwriter.
Brushes I am using right now. Mary Whytes cats paw brush from cityart. 1 1/2” cheap joes golden taklon flat for the background & #4 cheap joes golden taklon and a 3/8” dagger striper from masters touch.
DS quin burnt orange and quin rose, Cheap joes andrews Turquoise, cj yellow ochre, cj burnt umber, cj cerulean, cj cobalt , cj alizarin, and cj hookers green, cj Cad Yellow, m graham cobalt, mineral violet, and ultramarine watercolors, 9×12” superaquabee sketchbook.
Thanks! Judith @jyportraitchallenge @JudithYaws
Onward to day 84 or is it 85?! 🧐😱
Margaret w 15 left to go til she reaches her goal of 100 portraits. Then u am taking along nap. xoxoxoxo
Yesterday’s @pencils4tea fast sketches. 13 in an hour. So much fun. Can’t wait til mondays @drawing_is_free.org session. Charcoal pencil and watercolor in my superaquabee.
As always the hour flew by @pencils4tea
Thanks Kirsty & Jane, it was fun! Live from Engand i think?! Always fun and challenging.
Live every Th @1 pm EST on Zoom. Free event!! 2-5 minute poses set to music. Lasts abt an hour. Time just flies during the hour.
Really like the Generals charcoal pencil drawing w a shot of watercolors over it.
Used only two brushes a 1 1/2” flat cheap joes golden taklon and a 3/8” dagger striper from masters touch.
Some of my fav artists like Don Andrews and Skip Lawrence tend to use alot of flats and oh my gosh they are fast and do the job well. Maggies hair was done in 1 swoosh of the1 1/2” flat.
DS quin burnt orange and quin rose, Cheap joes andrews Turquoise, cj yellow ochre, cj burnt umber, cj cerulean, cj cobalt , cj alizarin, and cj hookers green, Lukas Cad Yellow, m graham cobalt and ultramarine watercolors, 5×8” superaquabee sketchbook
I do love the mix of DS quin burnt orange and with a dab of quin rose for the skin tones. Works on the very pale or people of color like Liz. Add alot of water and u get a light skin tone like on the right of Mikalas face.
Maggie in SC xoxoxox Cant wait for Mondays session of drawing_is_free.org 1 hr of sketching excitement on zoom.
Check my ig feed @maggieinsc to catch up!
Day 76 – #jyportraitchallenge That hair was alot of fun. Tried to loose the edge of his hair w wet on wet. All the shadows on his face caused alot of trouble.
Used these brushes a 1 1/2” chip brush for the background & #4 cheap joes golden taklon, a Chinese brush that I got at Binders In Atlanta and a 3/8” dagger striper from masters touch. The chinese brush is fun to use on hair.
Mostly used Cheap Joes American Journey for this painting. You get alot of paint for a good price.
DS quin burnt orange and quin rose, Cheap joes andrews Turquoise, cj yellow ochre, cj burnt umber, cj cerulean, cj cobalt , cj alizarin, and cj hookers green, cj Cad Yellow, m graham cobalt, mineralq violet, and ultramarine watercolors, 9×12” superaquabee sketchbook
Thanks! Judith and Stephen @iggy_popart_model
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Thanks Chloe @drawingisfree_org We were live from Paris sketching!! The Zoom link is at the top of this page. What a great FREE opportunity!!
These are all two and a half -3:14 minute poses. The length of the great music she played. Different song for each pose mostly Francais, mais oui!
In case u r wondering where I have been now on day 43 of the #jyportraitchallenge on IG. Check them out at @maggieinsc.
Despite a Zoom collapse which was a total reboot and a power outage right before the end best fun i have had sketching since BC Before covid.
A Bientot! Margaret xoxoxo whose gotta go paint. #jyportraitchallenge
Watercolor and inktense pencils superaquabee book. Each drawing is about 6×9”.
Margaret xoxoxo
Margaret who is tired and ready for bed after book club. Nite nite. Xoxoxoxo
Margaret xoxoxox
Margaret McCarthy Hunt Art 