Weekly Mind Sketch

Here's my day 15 hand, "hang loose"symbol.. This is again the hand from a previous post that I'm working on.  One thing I like is how the fingernail polish really pops out in this one.

Today I took on a different hand(s) for a project I'm working on.  This is for a family Christmas booklet symbolizing peacemaking / working together / not holding grudges.  I liked the outcome of this, it has an expressive, rich and peaceful feeling.

Here's a " rock on " hand gesture for a twist on the drawings. This is the same hand as the previous post as I continue to study it in different poses for a few more days.

This was an interesting experiment to use oil pastels.  I have a set of them (not the best quality) so they were more like crayons, but they have a bold and smooth kind of look. I'm trying a new series of a female hand.  The hand also has a claw-like angle that makes for a somewhat eerie look.  I'll try this same hand tomorrow but a different angle!

Day 11 done.  I finished my first series of the same hand...and that was hard!  I am so ready to start a new hand (or series of a different hand).  Keeping up with my #100DaysOfHands is a huge effort but I'm gaining more and more experience and yes having fun most of the time :)

Well I'm 10 days into my #100DaysOfHands project!  I am still drawing the same hand just so I can keep honing in on the details. It's amazing that each time I draw this hand I see a new nuance or detail I missed before.  I am happy I'm keeping up with my drawings!

Day 9 is done. I look at the previous hands I've drawn and don't see much of an improvement yet but I am hopeful still I will see change soon.  One thing I think we all need to do is realize true change does not come quickly, and that computers don't help us get there any faster.  I am convinced that true change still requires blood, sweat and tears...and patience. 

Veterans Day • 11-11-15 A handshake seems a small gesture of appreciation to those who sacrifice their own lives to serve our country every day, but here is my small gesture of appreciation on this Veterans Day 2015.  I hope to have the opportunity to shake one of your hands soon but until then I give you this heartfelt handshake, thank you...

Here is day 7, one week of hands done!  This is the same hand again, really hard to draw the same subject matter each day, but I'm associating it with practicing scales on the piano...pianists often warm up their fingers every day doing scales before practicing their regular piano pieces in hopes of playing better pieces.  This theory seems to make sense with art too.  I sure hope so! I will be able to see if my theory works soon.

Day 6 complete!  This is still the same hand in colored pencil.  I'm drawing/painting the same hand in a series so as to focus in on all the details.  I know art is a slow process and takes a lot of discipline, and it's a good thing to keep drawing the same thing over and over to become more fluid and confident in your subject.  It's a super hard thing to keep drawing the same thing over and over but I am hoping my hand drawing weakness will improve.  Tomorrow I will focus on the outside of this same hand.

Well here is my day 5 hand, I went a new direction with watercolor :)  This is very different for me since I haven't done watercolor in probably over 5 years!  It was great to try it out again, even though I don't particularly love the medium.  I do like the free-flow feel it has, very clean and fresh. I started out doing the outline of the hand in pencil, so technically this started out as a hand drawing and became a small painting.  I like how this feels bold and almost statuesque if that makes any sense. We'll see where the hand goes tomorrow!

OK here is day 4...I'm feeling like I am officially getting deeper into this #100DayProject.  This is the same hand, but in color.  I think I'll continue on with this same hand for a little longer, I learn to see more and more details working on the same hand.  This looks like a male hand to me (which it is)...so that will work for now - until tomorrow :)