Organic and botanical tangles are a lot of fun to draw. One day I stumbled upon Kiss (by Olga Barko) in a YouTube video by Melinda Barlow, CZT. While I looked for step-outs, I was unable to find them illustrated on a sheet anywhere. However, the linked video demonstrates the steps for drawing Kiss.
As you can see below, I drew Kiss tangles every-which-way to cover the square. Then I added strands of Fescu to fill in the gaps and to tie the piece together. Lastly I added shading. In this case I used a larger square sheet by Strathmore (if I recall correctly), not a standard Fabriano tile.
Well, I couldn’t help but notice that various friends, colleagues, and family members of mine were posting black and white photos on Facebook for a seven day challenge.
I found many of their posts to be very beautiful and inspiring! As a result I became quite intrigued by the task at hand, and decided to jump into the fray.
I happen to believe that black and white photography can be truly amazing (for example, think of a photographic artist such as Ansel Adams, and others). Breathtaking work! Never underestimate the aesthetic impact of a purely tonal image! Nobody tagged me on Facebook to participate, but I decided to enter the challenge of my own accord.
Rules: No people, no explanation… and one photo per day (from my life).
Starting today, I will post one black and white photo for the next seven days. All of these are photos which were personally taken by me. None contain any people. Further, they are all recent photos. Most were taken within the past two to six months or so; but I will include a couple of photos (which I really like) that I took in 2016.
I argue that if I take a photo then it IS a part of my actual life, yes? At the very least these are images that have some sort of personal resonance.
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