Drawing Inspiration From Paulette

So, I’ve been following the art of Paulette Insall for a year or two now. I’m patiently waiting for her background or face painting classes to open up so I can take one, or both.

Anyway, last week, she posted about doing some sketching in bed. I keep a notepad by my side of the bed, so I thought I’d try my hand at it. Here’s my first attempt. I think I’m OK with it, but need to work on the shading:

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Now, here is another one that I like:

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I did two more, but I don’t like them as much. If you’d like to see those attempts though, just hop on over to my Flickr account

One thing I think I need to do, before I start creating artwork that I actually give to other people, is develop a style of my own. I’d like to find a different way to do the nose and maybe the lips.