Saturday, October 18, 2008

Chalk Meets Pavement


First day of the festival. Found my square at 9 AM and got it all gridded out. Even though the temperature in Scottsdale was supposed to be in the mid-90's, sitting on blacktop amplified the effect: we were all hot. A kind lady came along and took my picture, so I include that. Enlarging images this way can produce unexpected results. I made a mess of the face, the one part I most wanted to do right. Back at home tonight, I printed out a copy with changes in red for Sunday.

For some reason, I cannot make the eyes look where I want them to! Perhaps it is the extra challenge of working on such a rough surface that has me spooked. Everytime I'm tempted to whine, I looked over at Melanie (our mentor) sitting serenely in the heat in her trademark pink cowboy hat, drawing in an easy, meditative way. She puts us all to shame.














1 comment:

Ganga Fondan said...

Oh my my my...How amazing is your artwork!!! I love love it! a true inside out artist!! Thanks for your deliscious comment on my blog. I'll be coming back for visits to yours!!! Your work is inspiring!!!