Interior in graphite

I have been a bit under the weather so interiors are the way to go for me these days.  This glowing alabaster lamp shade and the back lighting from the window was the challenge I set for myself.

New Years Day

What were your New Years Resolutions?  Mine is to paint and draw more.  Sorry I didn't resolve the posting thing yet but I will work on that too.  I spent the day sketching where ever I was and this one is an interior that is so peaceful and calm, perfect colors, comfortable furniture and soothing music.

Interior

This is an interior update. I spent a few more hours on it and it is starting to be carved out of the page. It's interesting to see the places that need to have more work when it is this size.

I like how the door handle looks metallic.

Interior

This is an interior that I spent some time on today. This way of drawing is very time consuming and explorative. This is a wonderful way of passing time. When I start to draw the cares of the world dissolve and a Zen calm washes over me and I become absent from the everyday woes. I call it my mind vacation. I hope I get a chance to work on this in the future because there is still a lot of work to do.