29 Faces: 10, 11, and 12

Next batch of unpublished sketches for the 29 Faces challenge.

We've got a crying lady (I usually draw happy or serene people I tried a change) who has had a close encounter with a rabid curling iron (I wanted to try bouncing curls, but these made up locks look weirdly off with the character...well, maybe she is was in a pageant and did not win! ;)).

Then we've got what I believe is a soul singer. I love the hair in this case. Drawing right facing profile is always an awful complication for me, maybe because I am right handed...how is it for you?

And, finally, here is a more traditionally content and maybe a bit sleepy girl.

Linking up to 29 Faces and Paper Saturdays. :)

29 Faces: 8,9

What a week...a nightmare at work. Toddler sick at home. Weather ever gloomy and cold.
I could not take pictures, because of the darkness when I left and came home, but at least I kept a measure of sanity by keeping sketching.

Today was finally sunny and I took a couple of decent photographs. Here are the characters from February 8 and 9.

Number 8 is maybe a follow up to 7...an evil queen? Or she could be a wiry ballerina...she has an unusual look for my standards, with lots of sharp angles...I am not sure she is exuding malice...she could be just a very energetic and decisive lady. What do you think?

Number 9 seems to have made a wondrous discovery...or maybe she is the wondrous discovery herself (we were still watching Fringe, at this point and I guess she could be Olivia displaying some of her hidden powers)!

Number 10....coming next!!

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Paper Saturdays

29 faces:7...Snow White or Aurora?

A sweet sleeping girl...what fairy tail is she from?

This is for 29 Faces. I am also linking to Paper Saturday.
Have a happy and restful weekend, everybody!

29 Faces: 5 and 6

Hello again, here are yesterday's and today's faces...who are they?
5 could be a detective of the future (somehow she looks a bit like Rihanna...it was completely unintentional...in fact I bet that had I wanted to actually make a portrait of her I would never had done better ;)).
6... maybe a cherub or an ancient statue?

 

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29 Faces: 3 and 4....

Here are more faces for the challenge. :)

29 Faces!

By the way, I wanted to thank Ayala art for hosting this fun challenge again and for making me realize I had the captcha thingy on...I had no idea! I have disabled it now. :) My apologies to the friends that had to endure it and please...leave your comments: I love reading them.

Also, these days are very very busy and I find I have little time to peruse your sites...but never fear...things are looking up and in a couple of days I'll be able to visit and enjoy with calm you beautiful works...and of course to leave you messages and also answer your comments! :)

Lotus of creation

I thought I would finish this earlier, but my key marker for the background, YG11, decided it was time to give up on me, so I had to find the time and willpower to go and buy it. These days the cold is so ridiculous that any non strictly necessary errands are systematically postponed.

Anyways, here it is, finished at last...with details.

For this Lotus drawing, I was inspired by the chapter on the flowers of the Absolute in the book Florario. "As Vishnu was resting in the ocean, a lotus rosed from his navel...it was so big that it could contain the entire world. That Lotus generated Brahma and, with the powers of the sleeping God, he generated the world". That's the baby full of light. At the same time, the cosmic lotus was also the symbol of the Goddess Shri (also known as Lakshmi), essentially considered one of the representations of the Great Mother (if I understood correctly ;)).
I thought these two tales would work well together in this piece.
As an extra touch, since I have been watching Fringe (Whaaat? wait for it...;)) and have been ensnared in the tale of parallel universes and alternative realities, I represented the multiple realities as a reflection of the Goddess in a imaginary cosmic mirror.

Happy rest of the week!

Linking to 29 Faces for the details of the faces, although I consider it a bonus, as I drew these characters before the challenge started. :)

29 Faces February....keeping it simple.

Hi! I was unsure I would have time to work on the 29 Faces challenge by Ayala, but, following her suggestions, I thought I could do it, if I could keep my faces, uncomplicated, spontaneous. So here are my small sketches for yesterday and today...see you in the next days. :)

Happy February and Happy 29 Faces!

PS: sorry for the paper...it's Bella's drawing paper! :D