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Day 4 – Tom’s new glasses
Tom, my younger son, had perfect vision for years, but according to his eye doctor, he has spent too many hours reading books and staring at a computer monitor. He loves his new glasses, he is pleased with all the beauty that surrounds him that he could not see before. He graciously allowed me to…
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Day 3 – Mary Shelley
This is Mary Shelley. Honestly, I knew nothing about her besides some sort of association with Lord Byron and Percy Shelley. Mary fell in love with Percy, an older, married man, when she was 16. She was an adored child, but once she cast her lot with Percy, her father did everything he could to…
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Day 2 – Tired Josiah
My son sat for me this evening. He had been up all night the night before writing an article, and I was surprised at how much it showed in his face. He is usually much cuter. I used my new super cool Palomino pencil for this and decided that I would not paint it this…
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29 Faces art challenge – day 1- Lord Byron
For the month of February, I will be concentrating on faces, and since it is very hard for me to find people to actually pose for me, I will be sketching pictures of historical paintings to fill in the gaps with real people. An artist named Ayala has set up a blog, 29 Faces Art…