Face #74.

Do you remember these from the '90s?

I spent alllllllllll night beading this little 1-inch thing.
Don't you see the face?
Hmm, neither do I.
Oh well.

Face #73. Square Plate.

This face was inspired by Nina's plate:

Face #72.

Face #71.

#70. Patchwork Face.

Face #69.

Face #68.

Face #67.

So...... I woke up at 1:30 am and realized that I had completely forgotten my face yesterday. Luckily, I had to pee, so I decided to grab a piece of paper and pencil on the way, and use those and my trusty bathroom mirror to do another lame self-portrait. Do I look crazy? Because I am.

Face #66.

This is a little more like what I had in mind for yesterday. The idea is to look like a 1950's ad, only this time promoting health instead of cigarettes, alcohol, soda, or roast beef hash. I could definitely work on the face a bit more.

Face #65.

What could be better than combining two of my passions together to create something?

Art + Nutrition =

Face #64.

I made a few quick sketches of my son while he was coloring. These were pretty fun :)
(he helped with the red marker).

Face #63.

I've been working on this one over the last week and a half, so although I feel a little guilty for not creating anything yesterday, I think this makes up for it. 

Face #62.

Face #61.

I did this using colored pencils and crosshatching with layers of different bright colors. I didn't put a lot into this one, but it's a fun technique, and looks cool with a lot of detail and layering.

#60. Written Face.

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Face #59. Monochrome.

Face #58.

Saturday.

Face #57.

It's been a busy weekend, so I haven't been able to post until now.

This one was on Friday. I was chaperoning a youth overnighter, and didn't think about creating a face until the lights were about to turn out. So I quickly ran to my purse and scrounged together a notebook and pen, and found a very beautiful girl (without facial hair) to model for me.
This picture does not resemble her one bit.

#56. Couch Face.

Face #55.

#54. Gesture.

Going back to some drawing exercises. These are gesture drawings; done as quickly as possible, with the pencil always moving. I didn't have a timer, but the first one was done in less than a minute, the second maybe more like two minutes. A perfect technique to use when drawing squirmy little kids :)

Face #53. Continuous Line.

This is a "continuous line contour self-portrait". I feel silly posting self-portraits, but sometimes my face is the only one available to draw. This turned out really creepy though. I must have been concentrating more on drawing than I was on the expression I was making.

#52. Pancake faces.

My sweet hubby made pancakes for breakfast and saved some batter just for me. I didn't even ask - my creative assignment was just handed to me today. Kinda nice for a change.

Face # 51.

Face #50. Vegetables.

I made this snack for the kids yesterday, and then thought, "hey! why not count this as my face for the day?" but decided not to. Unfortunately, I didn't think of anything better to do, so here you go. 

Colorful and crunchy.

Face #49.

Coloring with the kids again today, only this time with markers.

I did a quick, fun sketch of my beautiful niece. I'm about to start a much larger (much less messy, and more accurate) version of this with graphite pencil.

Face #48. On the Chalkboard.

 I was drawing 'D's and dinosaurs on the chalkboard with the kids this morning, and decided to take the opportunity to do today's face. I'd like to create with the kids more. For one thing, it's something fun to do together. Also, I think it's a good example. Plus, it frees up my 'free time' to do something else, like work on other projects or fold laundry. Although, I still like having uninterrupted creative time when I can focus completely on what I'm doing, and not worry that anyone will steal my dirty paintbrushes and smear them all over the furniture.

Anyway, drawing a face on the chalkboard was interesting. Working with a light color on a dark surface turns everything backwards, which is a lot more difficult, but still fun.

#47. Text Face.

No, not that kind of text. This kind:

I know, I know. It is really amazing. Probably the best thing I have ever done.