Zoo!

Now that I'm unemployed I have time to do fun stuff like drawing at the zoo!
And also drawing people eating at a diner. :P

more painting class!

Oil paintings

I finally scanned in some of my paintings from class. Each pose lasted for 2 classes, so I guess I spent somewhere around 5 hrs on each. It kinda bothers me that the 2nd painting has a lavender backdrop. That was the color of the sheet behind him, but it just doesn't seem to suit him.

Governors Island Jazz Picnic

Yay! I finally went to Governors Island for the Jazz Picnic. I love seeing everyone dressed up in period clothes. I did a little bit of sketching, but I think I will use them and my photos for better illustrations.

another oil painting from class

puffed sleeves

When I see photos of puffed sleeve dresses, I have to wonder what on earth was wrong with Anne of Green Gables. Why was she so desperate to get such a stupid looking outfit? I'm sure Marilla's dresses were ugly too, but they probably weren't absurd. I think I made the sleeves smaller looking in my drawing than in the photo.
On the plus side, if you had fat flabby arms I guess it hid it pretty well. You can't even see the waist with such humongous arms in the way.