The artists eye

I went with my good friend Karen yesterday,

 when she modeled for an art group

at the art center in Corpus Christi.

Here she is sitting in a whilte wicker chair,

with her colorful fall skirt and top on,

a hat she made from a wreath, leaves and flowers,

and her bare feet are on that beautiful, large pumpkin.

The artists were thrilled with how she looked....

sort of like Mother Earth.

She also put a little orange quarter moon on her left cheek,

and you can't see it here, but

on her right cheek she glued on

two small green leaves and then painted some tendrils.

She had sparkly purple toenail polish on.

Very color coordinated!

Here is one artist in progress doing a full shot.

Here another artist doing a head shot.

 This is another work in progress.

Another interpretation...finished.

Full shot, in progress...almost done,

drawing and colored pencil.

partly in black and white and partly in color...

I like that technique.

A very good likeness...

in progress.

Can't wait to see this one finished!

There were many variations of Karen in this class,

all wonderful and unique.

Karen said with a smile,

"I enjoy seeing the many different me's".

 "Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements

in human happiness.

It trains the mind through the eye,

and the eye through the mind.

As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life."

          ---John Lubbock

Savor the Day!

Yvonne

A Friends New Blog

I'm still on summer break,

but something new has happened

 and I want to tell everyone about it.

My good friend Karen

 has recently retired,

and upon my suggestion

she has started a blog. 

 I believe that journaling

and blogging,

will help her get through the transition....

as it did for me.

If you have (or even if you haven't)

 had difficulties during this time of your life,

you might want to go by and give her a little support.

Karen is a fun loving, very generous, wonderful person.

I can't say enough good things about her.

I know you will enjoy getting to know her.

So, check out her blog...

Retirement...Really... What Now!

by clicking on the following link.

http://retirementreallywhatnow.blogspot.com

In the meantime,

I hope you all are having a wonderful summer.

I will be back soon,

to tell you of my new adventure.

:)

Don't forget to....

Savor the Day!

Yvonne