Oh, it's been too long. I've only been slacking on posting though, not on drawing or going to shows or being diabetic.
I've finally taken some more (not very good) pics of drawings, so I've got that going for me anyway... I also saw my endo and got my latest A1c (3-month blood glucose average). 6.4. Not my lowest, but it's still pretty good- the ADA sets a goal of
7.0 for diabetics to shoot for, for improving their health and to avoid complications as much as possible. When the weather gets warm again, it'll probably go down a couple points.
The wonders of the Interwebs- after some funky highs and lows, I found online that some people (myself included, apparently) need less insulin during warmer weather. Interesting! My sister found a study that said Finns (we're a bit Finnish) have a higher than average incidence of Type 1 diabetes. I wonder if the lack of sunshine is a contributor somehow? I wonder if increasing Vitamin D intake would help at all?
Anywho- I'm no scientist although I like to pretend. I'm a
drawer, so here are some drawings. The drawing of the bearded fellow at right is from just about two weeks ago. You'll note the bottom half of his body is a bit smaller than it ought to be. That's because I'm a lazy person who can't be bothered to try to take a decent photo of my drawings. Tsk.
Pic is on newsprint, with a Mars Lumograph pencil somewhere in the range of 4B-8B, as are most of my drawings. I want to break out the chalk pastels sometime soon- love to work with chalk pastels- but this cold weather is already killing my hands as it is. If I bring out the pastels now, I won't have any skin left on them. And then how will I blend? Plus, blood everywhere.
Nope, pastels'll have to wait a bit longer.
Next you'll see a slim guy with no hair. Normally, I don't like drawing skinny people. People with more meat on their bones are usually more interesting to work with, in my opinion. This model was great though- very dynamic
poses, very athletic guy. Again, note the tiny bottom half. I promise, it's not because I picture every person as a Bratz doll- it's my pathetic picture taking. When the weather gets better I'll go outside and get some decent lighting, which will also spur me to take more care in my angles, or else one of these days I'll splurge and get a bigger scanner.*
*Please don't hold your breath though. I can't be held responsible for any injury that may incur.
To the near right, a girl who posed on Sunday. She posed for us previously, and I had T-R-O-U-B-L-E with it. Kept moving! However, I had a much easier time of it Sunday, and
I think it's because I'm getting more practice drawing more quickly. Sadly, this could mean that my previous problems drawing her are
my fault... Let's ignore that possibility
though, and just enjoy the drawing. It'd be a better drawing if she wasn't looking at her own booty from a previous sketch, wouldn't it?
Finally, on the far right, another self portrait, this from my own face in the mirror. This was done with Derwent Graphitint pencils, which my sister gave me for Christmas, and what a gift! I haven't used them wet yet, but as soon as I find my watercolor paper, I will. I'm pretty pleased with the drawing, aside from the wonky eye. I don't actually have a wandering eye- not that there's anything wrong with that- no, my "thing"
is a milder version of the Cindy Brady lisp. I was explaining to my husband a little while ago though- the eyes are where they were when I was drawing each. So the right eye is looking at where the right eye was in the mirror, and the left eye is looking at where the left eye was in the mirror. Didn't even
occur to me to adjust for that. Mm-mm-mm. Silly girl!
Okay. Enough. Hope all is well tonight!
7.0 for diabetics to shoot for, for improving their health and to avoid complications as much as possible. When the weather gets warm again, it'll probably go down a couple points.
Nope, pastels'll have to wait a bit longer.
I think it's because I'm getting more practice drawing more quickly. Sadly, this could mean that my previous problems drawing her are my fault... Let's ignore that possibility
though, and just enjoy the drawing. It'd be a better drawing if she wasn't looking at her own booty from a previous sketch, wouldn't it?
