....."Humming Belles".....

Day 27 Face

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:11:00 -0800

I was extremely busy this past weekend and was not able to complete faces for days 25 and 26. But today I finally made time to sit down a draw a face for Day 27! Yeay!

I recently stumbled upon a YouTube video by J.D.Hillberry and I was so impressed with the video and enthralled by his techniques I ended up purchasing a book he has written titled "Drawing Realistic Textures in Pencil". In the book he has included several tutorials on various techniques he has developed over the years.

For my Day 27 Face I followed his step by step instructions on how the draw a baby's face. Now my drawing didn't turn out nearly as well as his, but I am happy never the less and delighted to be learning what he is so willing to teach and share.

Day 27 Face "Baby Face"

If you are interested in learning his wonderful techniques, be sure to click on the link I have included above. I am sure you will be as delighted by his charm and style as was I.

Happy Day,

Karen Anne

Face 24

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:00:00 -0800

"A Little Girl and Her Raggedy Ann"

Face 23 of "29 Faces"

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:30:00 -0800

This is a graphite pencil sketch to which I added some charcoal pencil to bring out the contrast. I look forward to working more with charcoal.

Face 22

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:32:00 -0800

A graphite pencil drawing

Face 21 of "29 Faces"

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:52:00 -0800

This is a graphite pencil sketch..... "Sand Castles 101"

Face 20 of "29 Faces"

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:01:00 -0800

Well, since we already have a Raggedy Ann it would seem appropriate that we include a Raggedy Andy! Now, in our household .... no one wanted Raggedy Andy in his traditional garb ... my boys want Andy in a football outfit! So, with some slight pattern adjustments ... here is Andy in his football togs!

Face 19 of "29 Faces"

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:08:00 -0800

Face 19 is of my very favorite doll ... Raggedy Ann!

Face 18

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:01:00 -0800

Today was one of those days when I just couldn't settle on what to sketch, so I decided to try my hand at one of those drawings where you put the pen to the paper and don't lift it up again until you are finished ... a one line scribble drawing? I don't know what it's called but here is my rendition ....

Face(s) 17 of "29 Faces"

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:34:00 -0800

Today is Face 17 and, since I don't have a lot of time, I am adding a painting I completed in 2011 that is full of faces!

"Forest Friendships"

Today, on a rainy day in February 1968, my husband and I were wed.

No gift can top the 44 years we have spent together!

Face 16

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:27:00 -0800

I guess I was in a silly mood today when I drew this sketch ... I was remembering when the kids were little and I would let them have a bubble bath and they would sink down below the bubbles and pop up! I guess a good title for this sketch could be ....

"Bubble Wrapped"

Faces 14 and 15

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:51:00 -0800

"Face 14"

"Face 15"

Both are graphite pencil sketches.

Faces 12 and 13 of "29 Faces"

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:06:00 -0800

I originally drew these two sketches for Brenda Swenson's "75 Day Sketch Challenge" for Ayala Art's "29 Faces Challenge" I took the scanned images into Photoshop and added the black background ... I really like the contrast a black background adds!

Face 12 "Barred Owl"

Face 13 "Camel"

Face 11 of "29 Faces"

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:19:00 -0800

Face 10 of "29 Faces"

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:10:00 -0800

Face 10 "Elephant"

Ink drawing with background color (black)

dumped into drawing in Photoshop

Face 9 of "29 Faces"

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Thu, 9 Feb 2012 15:33:00 -0800

Face 9 "Lion Cub"

Drawn in ink, red border "dumped" in Photoshop.

Face 8 of "29 Faces"

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:10:00 -0800

Face 7 of "29 Faces"

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Tue, 7 Feb 2012 13:35:00 -0800

Face 6 of "29 Faces"

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 11:39:00 -0800

Face #5 of "29 Faces"

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Sun, 5 Feb 2012 16:55:00 -0800

Face #4 of 29 Faces

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Sat, 4 Feb 2012 10:05:00 -0800

"Flower Child"

"29 Faces Challenge"

Day 3 Face of "29 Faces"

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Fri, 3 Feb 2012 10:44:00 -0800

Day 2 of 29 Faces

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:06:00 -0800

Here is my Day 2 Face .... to view all of the artists' renderings use this main link
http://ilove2paint.blogspot.com/p/29-faces.html

Be sure to check out the works of the other participants at

Ayala Art

29 Faces Challenge

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:51:00 -0800

I am currently working on a "75 Day Sketch Challenge" on my other blog, IrelandBrady.blogspot.com, and I decided I would like to try the "29 Faces Challenge" that is being held over at Ayala Art's Blog. In this challenge each entrant draws one face per day over a 29 day period, with the starting date being 2/1/2012. In essence this is a "Leap Year" challenge and a fun one at that. Since I didn't want to start another challenge on my IrelandBrady Blog I decided to post my faces in this blog.

Now, since this is a fairy oriented blog I decided I would try to keep the faces a bit on the impish side ... so without further ado ... here is Face 1 ....

There are now 24 entrants, if you would like to view the faces by these other talented artists just click on this link http://ilove2paint.blogspot.com/p/29-faces.html and you will find the list of artists. To view their faces, simply click on their name and that link will transport you over to their blog! What fun is that!

Letter to the Humming Belles and Beau from a Young Lad's Oma....

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Thu, 5 Jan 2012 11:44:00 -0800

The Humming Belles & Beau recently received a wonderful letter and were so moved by what a young lad's Oma had to say that they asked that I share this letter with you.

"I am writing this letter to tell you that, with Stacy from Magic Love Crow, buying the boy paperdoll set, my Asperger's syndrome grandson has had the most fun I've seen him have this holiday vacation. He has worked really hard to color his clothes and has built Major, that's his (paper doll's) name, a closet and has him playing on his pirate ship alongside Jack Sparrow and Capt Barbosa.

This is such a lovely gifting from Stacy and your creation has been such a pleasure for us all.

Thanks so much.

Oma Linda"

Included was a coloring page the young lad had completed with great care and lots of love and they, The Humming Belles & Beau, could not resist posting his artistic endeavor's as well. Job well done Ry!

The Humming Belles & Beau are very happy to be a part of this young

lad's life and look forward to receiving more completed colorings

from him and others to share with all of you.

Wishing you a Happy Coloring Day!

Karen Anne Brady

Season's Greetings

noreply@blogger.com (IrelandBrady) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:09:00 -0800

Merry Christmas to

All Our Family and

Friends, far and near,
Each of Whom to Us

is very, very dear;

May Good Old St. Nick,

Your cherished wishes hear,

And May You All be

Blessed with Holiday Cheer!

Love to all,

The Humming Belles and One Humming Beau...