Little Projects

Took some mediocre portrait sketches I did and tried to improve and make them look more human and solid.

Had to do a little more on this one. Blech!!

That is better.

Latest

This is a box I made for my sister for Christmas. It is my first hand carved box. It has given me a whole new appreciation for nice woodworking.
Left design is pretty much original, the middle is a copy of what I found in my celtic design book, and the trinity symbol is of course not mine, but the design around the symbol is mine.
Here is one of my first real water colors. If the colors are a little off, it is because I am colorblind. This is a copy of Vermeer's "Girl with Water Pitcher." Mine looks less like a girl and more like a woman, but hey, this is my first.
This was fun to draw. It was also a challenge. Between the perspective, the light, and the fact that kids are just hard to draw. I am not really satisfied with it, but it was a good exercise.

Starting and finishing, seem to be some of the hardest parts in art.

Chip