This one was my mom's idea--seashells! I chose three that she had sitting in a tray around a candle and drew them. Shells are always on my mind when we're in Florida. It's hard to avoid them, really, and why would you want to? When I was little, I used to walk along the beach and collect shells. I knew the names of all of them, and I found some very beautiful ones. I'll need to re-learn all about these shells so I can share this pastime with Simon when he gets older.
I only brought charcoal and pencils with me to Florida, but I didn't want to draw black and white shells, so I brought out the trusty old Bamboo graphics tablet and Corel Painter Essentials. I'd missed drawing with this program! It's very different from doing art in the "real" (not digital) world, but I don't think it's less authentic (or...not much, anyway. I'm still a traditionalist at heart, I suppose.). It's true that I can do things on the program that I wouldn't be able to do in non-digital art, but if I think of this program as a separate medium, and not as a cheat, I'll be happier. I did a couple of portraits on it yesterday, too, and found that quite satisfying. I'll put one of them below the seashells picture.
Here's a portrait I did yesterday with the tablet. I've been doing lots of portrait drawing, and I need to start posting more of them here. I'm quite proud of some of them!
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