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| I started adding some shadow to the leaves ... |
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| ... and adding, and then darkened the background once more. Now there are only some tiny touch-ups to do on the pistils and stamens. Instead of painting, I snuggled with the cat, and watched three hours of documentary-style disaster movies. There's nothing like watching several possible scenarios of the end of the world or just the human race to put everything into perspective. As always, your comments are most welcome. ;) |
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| The GRAD, and the dad |
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| Julian and Paulina, my aunt [best art critic and mentor] just behind |
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| I tried to take Jules' photo as he was coming up the aisle. My sister or niece called his name, he turned, and got my flash in his eyes. He looks like he is a graduate of Zombie High! |
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| I left the rhodo here a few days ago. |
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| If you look REALLY closely, you might see the colors I've added in the petals, and the shadows in the leaves. My plan is to do one more wash on all of the background and into some of the leaves, and then take a good long look to see what else may need touching up. I had a quick ride on Bruno early yesterday morning, then showered, and dressed up. I zipped into Vancouver to my sister's home, and then all of us drove downtown to see Julian's graduation ceremony. It was actually quite a wonderful experience, even just watching - all those great young people, hearing about their dreams and plans. I was really uplifted by the ceremony. |
