This is Richard, today’s Sktchy face. I’ve lost his likeness a little and made him look more melancholy than he does in the Sktchy inspiration photo, but I like the painting a lot nevertheless.
I drew the portrait in a Moleskine watercolour sketchbook with a Unipin fineliner, painted it with my everyday Zecchi Toscana watercolours and finished it off with Prismacolor coloured pencils.
I love drawing things. These days I am rarely found without a pen, pencil or stylus in my hands. In my working life I spend a lot of time in meetings and classrooms, reading papers and strategies, so my home life provides a creative antidote to all that! I also have chronic pain, lots of it. I have scoliosis, fibromyalgia and CRPS, so my life is a balancing act, trying to balance work, which make me feel part of the real world, with pain, which is ever present, and art, which soothes my pain.
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I have to admit, I prefer your portraits of women. But that’s not about you as an artist. That’s about me as a viewer. But so yeah, this is well done… nevertheless.
And hey, I hope you’re doing ok. You sound like a hot mess, but keep doing what you do and don’t give up. Do what makes you feel good. Draw and paint. I dunno… maybe take a bubble bath?
Haha! Your comment made me laugh so I can’t be doing too bad. I don’t generally write very much on my blog but I committed to writing a little more, especially about my mental health, as part of the Mad COVID Diaries project. I could have written a separate blog, but I’m not much of a blog writer, much better at posting my portraits and just adding a little commentary. Combining the two is helping me to keep drawing at a time when I’m finding it quite hard to draw, so that’s all good 🙂
You undoubtedly have a wonderful laugh to hear.
You are a good writer. Writing from the heart is good. Being honest in your writing is all good. Only real problem you got is you don’t believe in yourself yet. But then again maybe you do.
You know yourself when you make art. You are an artist. There’s a lot of love in that. And you are lucky. You make good art. You are gifted. And better than that you show up for it. You practice. You take the time to do it. That’s love.
I think it shows in your work.
Be you, sweetheart.
That’s all you need to do.
Thanks… I am kinda pushy and gushy by nature. So I will check back from time to time, so U may kick me to the curb if need be… Please always lemme know if I am being an ass (hole).
I am a flirt… when I am interested at all, but I do respect, and I do respect boundaries…
I am ultimately attracted to your art. I really like your art.
I think when you write about your personal stuff, you are truly beautiful.
One more thing…I just want you to know that I do/did flirt with you.
which I feel like I shouldn’t but I just do… or did…
because it is easy to love u. Your art and U are really wonderful.
So be careful with yourself… online.
but so…I do have a girl friend. I’m not married like you. but I love her. I spent a lot of time digging dandelions up and carrying a bucket around to make them go away… to no avail… and I mean if that’s not love wtf is????
Now when I walk around and see dandelions in other peoples yards I have only a mild hatred of them…
but I feel I am on a mission. I want to get rid of all dandelions for her.
For her.
She’s a bad ass and an artist like U r.
I think your art is entirely beautiful and I hope you keep making it…
not for anyone but you.
Your illustrations are mesmerizing. I am happy looking at them…
HAPPY!
So I know somewhere deep in your beautiful soul… so R U.
I hope you listen to that growling somatic music…
sometime.
Because I know it will heal you.
You R so beautiful.
Thank YOU for allowing me to comment.
Hi again, my friend does this blog and I wanna give you this link. I hope you can access the music audio on it. I want you to hear it. But you are in the UK so I do not know if it will play? https://tabbyrenelle.wordpress.com/2016/07/13/i-am-grateful-for-the-deep-heart-of-tuva/
You need somatic healing.
SOMATIC healing.
it will help your anxiety.
and other stuff.
Just want you to know I need to keep seeing your drawings and paintings ok? They make me happy.
I know you are married so I hope I am not being too forward.
But… I like you.
It’s really a Listen. Yes she draws and there’s a poem kind of thing, but I want you to HEAR Yat Kahn. I want you to feel the growl. I think you will laugh and register the sounds he makes within yer body… and I think U will feel good… doing that…
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I have to admit, I prefer your portraits of women. But that’s not about you as an artist. That’s about me as a viewer. But so yeah, this is well done… nevertheless.
And hey, I hope you’re doing ok. You sound like a hot mess, but keep doing what you do and don’t give up. Do what makes you feel good. Draw and paint. I dunno… maybe take a bubble bath?
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Haha! Your comment made me laugh so I can’t be doing too bad. I don’t generally write very much on my blog but I committed to writing a little more, especially about my mental health, as part of the Mad COVID Diaries project. I could have written a separate blog, but I’m not much of a blog writer, much better at posting my portraits and just adding a little commentary. Combining the two is helping me to keep drawing at a time when I’m finding it quite hard to draw, so that’s all good 🙂
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You undoubtedly have a wonderful laugh to hear.
You are a good writer. Writing from the heart is good. Being honest in your writing is all good. Only real problem you got is you don’t believe in yourself yet. But then again maybe you do.
You know yourself when you make art. You are an artist. There’s a lot of love in that. And you are lucky. You make good art. You are gifted. And better than that you show up for it. You practice. You take the time to do it. That’s love.
I think it shows in your work.
Be you, sweetheart.
That’s all you need to do.
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Sorry about all that…I think I overstepped. so please ignore me…
I’ll stop doling out unwarranted advice.
But by all means keep doing your art.
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You’re fine, honest. It’s all good. It’s always nice to get positive comments.
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Thanks… I am kinda pushy and gushy by nature. So I will check back from time to time, so U may kick me to the curb if need be… Please always lemme know if I am being an ass (hole).
I am a flirt… when I am interested at all, but I do respect, and I do respect boundaries…
I am ultimately attracted to your art. I really like your art.
I think when you write about your personal stuff, you are truly beautiful.
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Thank you. I haven’t been sure if its the right thing to do but im doing it anyway. `but i’m so glad you think its a good thing to do.
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One more thing…I just want you to know that I do/did flirt with you.
which I feel like I shouldn’t but I just do… or did…
because it is easy to love u. Your art and U are really wonderful.
So be careful with yourself… online.
but so…I do have a girl friend. I’m not married like you. but I love her. I spent a lot of time digging dandelions up and carrying a bucket around to make them go away… to no avail… and I mean if that’s not love wtf is????
Now when I walk around and see dandelions in other peoples yards I have only a mild hatred of them…
but I feel I am on a mission. I want to get rid of all dandelions for her.
For her.
She’s a bad ass and an artist like U r.
I think your art is entirely beautiful and I hope you keep making it…
not for anyone but you.
Your illustrations are mesmerizing. I am happy looking at them…
HAPPY!
So I know somewhere deep in your beautiful soul… so R U.
I hope you listen to that growling somatic music…
sometime.
Because I know it will heal you.
You R so beautiful.
Thank YOU for allowing me to comment.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hi again, my friend does this blog and I wanna give you this link. I hope you can access the music audio on it. I want you to hear it. But you are in the UK so I do not know if it will play?
https://tabbyrenelle.wordpress.com/2016/07/13/i-am-grateful-for-the-deep-heart-of-tuva/
You need somatic healing.
SOMATIC healing.
it will help your anxiety.
and other stuff.
Just want you to know I need to keep seeing your drawings and paintings ok? They make me happy.
I know you are married so I hope I am not being too forward.
But… I like you.
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Thank you. I’ll have a look. And I’m not going to stop drawing and painting any time soon, I promise.
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It’s really a Listen. Yes she draws and there’s a poem kind of thing, but I want you to HEAR Yat Kahn. I want you to feel the growl. I think you will laugh and register the sounds he makes within yer body… and I think U will feel good… doing that…
LikeLiked by 1 person