Tree Sketch

Posted on December 30, 2016 by treshabarger

Here is my sketch of a tree, based on a YouTube video by Leonardo Pereznieto.

I had difficulty with the leaves. Put them in, erase some. Add some darkness, take it out. Finally it was just time to stop.

Eagle Sketch

Posted on December 29, 2016 by treshabarger

Here is my sketch of an eagle, based on the YouTube video by Leonardo Pereznieto.

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My Favorite Angel

Posted on December 25, 2016 by treshabarger

My friend Pat gave me this angel statuette. I must have taken hundreds of photos of it while it was in her garden. Now it’s on my front porch. I adore it.

Angel

Thread Painted Rabbit

Posted on December 24, 2016 by treshabarger

I drew a rabbit a few days ago (based on Mark Crilley’s YouTube video How To Draw A Rabbit) and then I “painted” it in thread (on my sewing machine). This is my first effort at thread painting without having a photograph on the base fabric; this is all free-hand. I think the whiskers are too dark, but it is not like using graphite pencils where I can erase!

My thread painted rabbit (using my sewing machine)

When I drew the rabbit, I used two pencils: Raffiné 3B and Prismacolor Black. When I stitched the rabbit, I used seven threads: Gütermann 30-weight 4335, 8, 9333, 40, 3454, 93, 000 (black). I used the black for the whiskers; too dark.