A portrait of my beautiful friend Zola for my life drawing home project. I am still finding black conte everywhere in my room, all over my computer keyboard, on my phone, in my drawers, in my tea pot :(
Oh well, I am really happy with this one.

A portrait of my beautiful friend Zola for my life drawing home project. I am still finding black conte everywhere in my room, all over my computer keyboard, on my phone, in my drawers, in my tea pot :(

Oh well, I am really happy with this one.

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Inspired by the amazing Cherry Hood. If you have never heard of her you should google her. Now. Seriously.
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Inspired by the amazing Cherry Hood. If you have never heard of her you should google her. Now. Seriously.

:)

Another from life drawing, using pastels and different colours to try to create a skin tone.

Another from life drawing, using pastels and different colours to try to create a skin tone.

Had to put this on because it freaks my boyfriend out. Note, this is a cropped version of the whole thing haha.

Had to put this on because it freaks my boyfriend out. Note, this is a cropped version of the whole thing haha.

Oil painting task, copying Chuck Close’s Big Self-Portrait, using a grid. We also had to make our own black paint, which took nearly as long to get perfect as painting the actual painting itself.

Oil painting task, copying Chuck Close’s Big Self-Portrait, using a grid. We also had to make our own black paint, which took nearly as long to get perfect as painting the actual painting itself.

Some hand studies from early on in the semester…

Some hand studies from early on in the semester…

A quick study in life drawing, my favourite class this semester. If anyone is considering taking a life drawing class but is still unsure or nervous or something you should definitely take one! They are so helpful with anatomy and drawing from life and all the awkwardness is completely gone by, like, week 3 of the course :)

A quick study in life drawing, my favourite class this semester. If anyone is considering taking a life drawing class but is still unsure or nervous or something you should definitely take one! They are so helpful with anatomy and drawing from life and all the awkwardness is completely gone by, like, week 3 of the course :)

One of my first oil paintings. 

One of my first oil paintings.