25 April 2010

Would you like a peek at my sketchbook?

Here's a doodle I did yesterday, part of a larger project I'm brewing.



It's prettier in person, but you get the idea. If the whole project turns out to my liking, I'll show you that too.

13 comments:

Andy said...

Nice. What's the yellow bit near the front? A bridge? What medium are you using?

amy frances said...

Um. It's hair.

Soft pastels.

Buffy said...

this is quite lovely.
i think you might like my friend's mandalas on facebook.

amy frances said...

Thanks! What's a mandala?

Asheya said...

Wow! Thanks so much for sharing. Looking forward to more.

Elvira said...

I really like the style and the smoothness of the soft pastels. The curves are impressive. Beautiful!

Sharon said...

I really like this. I like the deep shadows and the highlights were the light strikes. I like how you used color to make it dimensional, you can tell the limbs are rounded. I like how the curves of hill and woman mirror each other. I love the little blue squiggle on her hip and a hint of facial features. The sky actually looks distant, not painted on.

Rachel @ Lautaret Bohemiet said...

I don't know all the right arsty terms like everyone else, but damn, I really like this. Not even just for it's artistic quality (which was amazing) but for the feeling it gave me. Hard to describe it though.

I'm glad you shared it.

amy frances said...

Aww, shucks, thanks guys.

Kendra said...

In the parlance of Facebook: Like.

Buffy said...

I want to come and draw with pastels with you! :)

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=119409958076882#!/mandalajourney?v=wall&ref=ts

This is a link to my friend's mandalas specifically (I also sent you a fb invite). I'm guessing that mandalas might intrigue you.

amy frances said...

Well, on behalf of Winona Lake and Warsaw, I heartily welcome you.

I'll go check it out!

lori said...

This sketch invites me to stare at her beauty for a minute, then leave her in peace (while she heals from some sad experience, or changes her mind and reads a book). But that's just me.

She's really beautiful.

And I too like how her shape and the rock behind her go together.