Too lazy to hook up the scanner
I've got two graphite sketches I've been tinkering on. I have a few more sketch ideas I might or might not do. I think I'm getting more comfortable with the medium again. Used to be, pencil on paper, charcoal, pastel, and watercolor were the main mediums I used. When I moved to digital I found it was more forgiving in a sense. It's not really *easier*. Not at all. However there's no mess, you can cleanly erase drawn on lines, and you can fix some mistakes much easier. I've also been reminded why a cover sheet is important -- no smudges! last night I literally had to scrub the graphite from the side of my hand. Then I had to go back and erase the smudges I'd accidentally left. What a pain!
Anyways. I'm working my way up to doing paintings again. The graphite drawings are just a start to hopefully something else. It's really difficult going back to traditional media when you've neglected it for years. I keep having to remember whether to use an H or a B pencil when drawing. I'm using H for the lighter lines and B for the darker. I'll also have to crack out my tortillions. I might want to blend parts of these sketches. Still not certain.
I'm going to try to do another sketch or two tonight and also find a subject matter for my next painting. I'm on a serious Bill Owen kick. I've had this on and off craving to paint cowboy scenes since last year (haha, can you imagine a cowboy Snarry artwork?! No, I haven't done it yet, but the thought has crossed my mind.), but I've done almost nothing about it. To be honest, painting cattle seems really intimidating to me. Same thing with men riding horses. Probably because it's been a while since I've actually seen either anywhere other than on tv.