Paint By Numbers

The last of the band and some shoes etc.

     I liked this mom and her daugher.  The mom's jacket was a little too small so I had fun with the fit, but mostly I liked the way the daughter was leaning in on her.  At one time she laid her head on her mom's shoulder but I missed it.  And of course, she had a pony tail.  I would grow a ponytail but I couldn't draw it, so what's the point?

    I drew my friends shoes when we went for a walk Friday afternoon.  It was kinda wet but nice to get out.   I think I'm doing better with shoes.  They don't look so dead and flat.

 

    I actually drew on break!  And across the center.  Now same something nice.

Still more band

     This was the hardest one.  I tried to do the looking thing again, where I really looked at each of the people in the crowd and draw that person, each of that person.  And each of that person in the band.  What made it a little bit easier was there was a long warm up.  If I could hear better I would have been chatting with Tina and the rest, but since it's all  just a big garble for me, I get to just draw away.  It makes it a little bit better not to feel so left out.  I don't have to keep asking, what what?  And I get tired of trying to figure it out.  The jazz band did a couple good numbers and I can hear those best so that was cool.  The have their good years and their not so good years but the kids right now are really into it so that is fun to see.  Ask Doofus if he remembers Andy Myers?  Well his son is one of them and he's really good. 

    At first this boy was laying across his dad's lap in a really funny way, but then he got up and just was boring.  I tried to practice with the hand, but you can tell it didn't go anywhere.  And then I was gifted by another ponytail.   Because the different grades  and groups switched out, lots of people came and went when their kids were done.  That gave me fresh meat all evening.  

More band

     What did I like about these?  I liked the one guys shirt.  I liked the gathered part in the back.  I started with his collar and sort of did his head because if I don't then when I come back it's always peanut size, but really I wanted to do the shirt.  I added his son.    I tried with the lady next to me, but not so good.  I was too nervous to look at her too closely.

 

     I like pony tails.  I drew this family because of the girl with ponytails.  I started with the dad but I wasn't the least interested in him.  I couldn't wait to get to the ponytails.  Then I had a little fun with the mom.  She would have looked better with a pony tail.    For the other two, I really really wanted to draw the lady and she started out good, and then this guy sat down between us, so for revenge, I drew his bald head even balder than it was.  Maybe he likes his bald head, but most guys don't so that was my revenge.  I had to sort of fudge the last of her and I didn't get her chin.  Bad bald man.

Better late than in bed

    I went out to see the school band with some friends and had a chance to draw while we waited before and during intermission.  I liked the kid with the bendable legs.  Of course he didn't notice me because he was totally into his game.  I didn't get either of the ladies on the right.  The top one was very dignified and sytylish and none of that shows.  The bottom lady had one of those helmet hairdos that was really stiff and I didn't get that at all either.  Maybe because my friends were too funny.

 

    With these, the guy moved before I could get him completely.  I liked the hood on the girl in fron to fme.  And I also liked those pair of shoes.  I tried to get the angles of the heels.  All of these were pretty fast because not only was I looking at them, but then my friends were trying to figure out who I was drawing and they were looking at them, and then this kid behind me was looking at what I was drawing and trying to see who it was.  It really became a little circus, so finally I stopped.  I loved having all those people though, unknowing victims of my pen.   Which I'm getting used to, by the way.  But I haven't switched to the other one.  I know I know.  I feel guilty, but I don't change.   Why mess with a good thing?

More

Again with the midget kids.  This poor little boy.  He had on these huge goalie gloves.  I heard him tell his mom he liked being goalie because his body got a good rest (his team smashed poor Missy's son's team).   I tried to catch two girls digging on the hill overlooking the soccer game.  The looked like. .. I don' t know.  Like two girls digging in the dirt but I didn't get it right.  And the hands.  I was trying not to stare, so I don't think I got the angles right.  I can't say much good about these pages.   So if I had to pick.... the one dead three, the boy's jersy (it really was big and boxy) and the index knuckle.  THat's about it.  Got to go.  

 

 

 

What do I like?

    What do I like about what I'm drawing?  Hmm...  Well, sometimes not much except that yup I'm actually doing it so that's good.  From the pages above, I liked the grandmother.  I felt I got her body pretty well in the chair.  I did it all in pen without any pencil so that was pretty good for no second guesses.  Obvously I got the legs of the chair wrong but I didn't car about that.  I got the girl wrong.  Her shape is weird.  I think her arm is too long maybe.  Their team shirts are so long and then their shorts are too.  They look like midgets with big feet and huge torsos.  Esp the stocky boys.  I love all the little girls with ponytails.  I got her calves pretty well.  The tree was junk.  The couple above that was in a doctors office while I was waiting for Mom.  I ws noticing how they leaned away from each other.  I wanted to get his hand (which I didn't) and his glasses (which were okay).  

    It's strange because i'm a lot less choppy with my lines when I'm using a pen then when I use a pencil. Why do you think that is?

    Mom's fine.  They're tweaking her meds so they want to see her.  I don't know why we have to keep going in.  We could get her blood pressure done at Walgreens and be done with it.  Instead they triple book and we sit around for an hour for a five minute appointment.  The nurse asks, "Everything OK?" and she's gone before we answer.  I'm in a foul mood, because I actually like her nurse.  

Why don't I write word?

 

You asked why don't I write words in the journal?  People are constantly picking it up and looking at it.  Mom, her friends, my friends.  I'll be drawing and they'll lean in.  Maybe I'm a wimp.  But I'll set it down and when I  come back, they'll be thumbing thru it.  I don't know.  Maybe it doesn't occur to them that it might be embarrassing to me.  They are always saying something.  I know it's being nice, but I just feel so self concious that when they're talking about it I jsut want to disappear.  So anyway, I don't write notes because it's not priviate.  I'm afriad I'll write something and someone will read it and think I mean something I don't or something weird, so I just don't feel ok doing that.  

I'm feeling tired today.  I'm goind to watch movies and relax tonight.  Take care.

Oops forgot the title again.

I actually caught Greg's hands.   Carol kept laughing because he was trying to be still but he couldn't really help himself.   Afterwards he was standing in front of the diner and I tried to get his stance.  He just shook his head at me.  I feel like all these should be fuzzy because he's always in motion.  Funny.

These are from last week.  I'm having a good weekend.  Nice nice weather - and mom hasn't called so no errands.  Maybe I'll drop by tonight but we'll see.  Tomorrow comes soon enough.

 

 

Short Post

I actually got to draw at work and this was a guy who came in with his kid.  Obviously I didn't get the baby very well, but I loved how he was holding him.  They were really cute together, very relaxed and comfortable. I wish all families were like that.  Later when the kiddo was crying he was still calm, just soothed the kid down.  I like to see that.  Makes everyone around calmer.  I tried to get their food ask quick as possible so they can get in and out.  Then if they want to take their time, that's up to them.  This was just on a little break I had when things were quiet for a sec.   I wish I got the little face better, but what the hey.

I haven't gotten much done the last couple days, I've been feeling not so good.  I'll see what i can do this weekend.  Take care.  Mom says hi.  She liked having me around last week so this week was a little loney I think.  

 

 

The rest from the sports weekend

 

   I enjoyed drawing all these even though it got hot and I got a little burned on my arms.  I remembered to do my face, but I had a sweater on in the morning so now I'm sporting what Greg is calling my farmer's tan.   There was a poor very very pale white girl who kept rolling her eyes when her mom encouraged her to put on sun screen.  I would feel sorry for her if she hadn't been so rude to her mom.  

My favorite was the line of little girls with pony tails sitting on a bench.  They reminded me of birds on a wire.  And they sounded like them too.  Or at least what I could get.  

I keep thinking I'm going to draw at work, but everytime I bring this book out people want to look at it and then my break is over.  Plus they don't want me to draw them.  But all the parents were completely absorbed watching their kid on the field and the brothers and sisters were bored and ignored me.  I couldnt' have planned it better.   Missy invited me to another game this weekend but it's suppose to rain and I don't know.  I was so tired getting back to work this week I've passed out each night at 9:00.  Five comes awful early.  

I'm still working.  I AM paying attention to what you're saying.  I have included more faces and hands.  And I'm slowing down, only that makes my lines wobble so there.   But if the details matter than I will try to work on the details.

OH AND I ALMOST FORGOT   I FOUND THE PEN!!!!!  It was in the car the whole time.  It must have fallen out of my bag or something but I found it.  Phew!  And I keep trying to use it but... honestly, it just feels weird.  I'm playing with it.  But that sounds weird, so forget I said that.  I'm trying it out.   

I'm too tired.  I'll write something embarrassing.

This used to autocorrect, and now it doesn't.  HELP!