Joy

Joy
Graphite on bristol, 8x10

Just a quick post for tonight - as I am ready to drop!  Such a busy few days with the engineering expo at KU and the robotics tournament today - with a basketball game thrown in for good measure!  Michaela's team won an award for excellence and will be headed to California for the World Competition, in addition to winning 2 silver medals at the KU Expo.  Michael had a fabulous game with many buckets and so many rebounds that we lost count at 20 in the second quarter.  His robotics team also made it to the semi-finals - and it was their first time at a tournament!  Big weekend for our household.  This little darling is drawn in a sepia graphite on bristol - my favorite paper for drawing.  This is a good study for blending out soft baby skin and the shadow detail of the hands.  I used a wonderful water soluable tinted graphite for this one.  I have a set of 24 different tints, each one lending a specific tone and mood to a drawing.  With just a bit of water on a brush, the darks can be deepened for that extra pop.  This is artwork number 418 in as many days.