Playing again with Faces, Birds and Paper-rolls

After some stressful weeks, a few days of easiness and playing with my art supplies give me new energy for the written exam coming next week.

So here is my collection of faces I have worked on:

This is painted after a photograph. To depict her pale skin, with little shadow in the face, was quite difficult. Unfortunately the camera does not capture the pale colouring very well.

In the second photograph I had added some warmer shades (yellow) hue, but it is not really visible. I'll work a little more on this portrait, before it's finished!

And the other portrait is another face in my little square sketchbook.

Now to the birds :-)

I havetold you about the international art collaboration last week, and for this I have started to train my 

skills in drawing from nature and drawing birds.

The girl was started some time ago. As the sun has been out a lot more this week, I have been sitting outside in my garden, drawing our little apple-tree behind the girl.

And on a paper-roll I started drawing some exotic birds. Originally thinking of cutting them out, but they make a nice decoration all painted in their colourful feather-dresses.

Below you see it all at a glance :-)

And a Jambufruitdove on my new smooth drawing paper WIP

And one extra for Paper Saturday, inspired by Manon's post today:

A collaged match-box (WIP)

Art is really giving me so much, because I can relax and enjoy myself. It is kind of meditating. (I read that somewhere, and for me it is true!)

Thank you for visiting and commenting. I appreciate your feedback more than I can say. It has kept me going during a hard time of studying language and teaching. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Linking up with Paint Party Friday

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Paper Saturday