February 26th, 2010 | Posted in Drawings | 3 Comments »
Finally finished another portrait! I’m slightly obsessed with Dexter at the moment, hence my inspiration. Mostly charcoal and a little graphite on paper. It took me several hours over the course of a few days to finish this.
I tried a new method with this piece that I’ve never done before in any of my drawings. I used the grid system, which to those who may not know, is where you map out an even grid on both the reference picture and your drawing area, then just go through square by square filling in the details. I must say, I DID NOT like this at all. At first it was kinda cool, it being a new way to look at drawing in general and all, but after a while I began to feel too contained. Like at times, my eyes were telling me that this line or that line needed to be further down, but I was afraid to do so because of the grid lines. Ah well, here’s to new experiences.
Enjoy!
February 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Personal | 6 Comments »
Today marks Josh’s and my 6th wedding anniversary. We celebrated Saturday night with a nice dinner and a trip to the mall, where he surprised me by buying me a new wedding ring right there on the spot. His reasoning? “I knew you’d be against me spending that much money on a ring if I’d mentioned it earlier.” He knows me all too well.
I love the ring and here’s the kicker…it’s not big, there’s no diamond, or any outrageous personal engraving. It’s a simple, white gold, standard ring. I’m not a fancy girl. I don’t like diamonds and I hate the idea of spending a lot of money on something so superficial in the long run. It’s the symbolism that matters most to me. He lovingly slipped it on my finger while we sat in the car in the Best Buy parking lot. To a geek girl like me, nothing could’ve been more romantic.
It reminds me of my mother’s. Happily married to my dad for 30+ years, she eloped with him in Georgia back in 1976 and she’s worn the same ring ever since. Simple, plain like mine. I once asked her to take it off when I was little, so I could see how it looked on my finger…she wouldn’t.
I look forward to many more anniversaries. I love him with all my heart.
