The Year Of Drawing Adventurously – Week 51: Selfie

December 23, 2018December 23, 2018 ~ Meg ~ 25 Comments

Following the chart to 52 drawings this year.

Wow, I can’t believe the year has almost gone. These final two themes are the same as the first two: a self portrait and a subject of your own choice. Presumably, the idea is to see how well you improved over the course of the year. And maybe to see if you look a little different from the way you did as the year began. The biggest difference in my appearance is that I cut my hair shorter this summer. I copied the photo I used on my Welcome Page. But I’ll leave it to you to decide whether my skills have improved in 50 weeks. Here is my self portrait:

The Year Of Drawing Adventurously – Week 41: Details

October 14, 2018October 13, 2018 ~ Meg ~ 27 Comments

Following the chart to 52 drawings this year.

Using the cast of a hand to get all the details! First the photograph I used for a guide, followed by my drawing (which still has some refining to do before I really call it done):

The Year Of Drawing Adventurously – Week 35: Fairytale Character

September 2, 2018September 2, 2018 ~ Meg ~ 19 Comments

Following the chart to 52 drawings this year.

The story of Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty) is included in Grimm’s Fairy Tales, but it’s origin is much older. It’s earliest version appears in the Perceforest, a tale of the fictional origin of Britain with loose connections to the Arthurian Cycles. This narrative was composed between 1330 and 1344 AD by anonymous authors.

The general story is that a wicked fairy, excluded from the christening of the infant princess Briar Rose, places a curse on a spinning wheel so that Briar Rose will prick her finger and die. A good fairy discovers this plot and while she cannot undue the curse, she is able to mitigate it such that Briar Rose will fall into a deep sleep rather than die. She will only be awakened from this sleep by the kiss of a handsome prince. Spoiler alert: it all works out fine in the end. Go figure! Nevertheless, the actual fairy tale is way cooler than the Disney version, trust me. It’s full of symbolism and subtle meaning. So here is my Briar Rose: