tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57368066809839799672011-11-27T15:15:46.768-08:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125SonhosDartehttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-25397505924748404542010-01-03T17:27:00.000-08:002010-02-07T19:42:01.040-08:002010-02-07T19:42:01.040-08:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com4Hello everyone! Happy 2010! May this new year bring you joy, health and wealth! I had some time this last weekend to play around with my oil pastels. Hugs to all! Sonia. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oWq1dKk87ZtepdVTi1L7EJx-BeA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oWq1dKk87ZtepdVTi1L7EJx-BeA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oWq1dKk87ZtepdVTi1L7EJx-BeA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oWq1dKk87ZtepdVTi1L7EJx-BeA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/NtYbGkszmtM" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2010/01/playing-with-pastels.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-28773120076027890352009-08-21T08:37:00.001-07:002009-08-21T08:41:38.771-07:002009-08-21T08:41:38.771-07:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com15And, last but not the least, the eye!I am truly excited with my next assignments on this amazing course!Are you curious? Just wait and see... I will be bringing you fresh updates on my portraiture course!Hugs to all! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vgSNCtCmW3xtUEEw1qUi9dH3HTU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vgSNCtCmW3xtUEEw1qUi9dH3HTU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vgSNCtCmW3xtUEEw1qUi9dH3HTU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vgSNCtCmW3xtUEEw1qUi9dH3HTU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/WfSbTCpAKHM" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/eye.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-45811906866960514082009-08-21T08:34:00.001-07:002009-08-21T08:44:39.899-07:002009-08-21T08:44:39.899-07:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com0It was the feature I most enjoyed drawing! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wFvjYaWun27SjlNePtkTjlHtFgM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wFvjYaWun27SjlNePtkTjlHtFgM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wFvjYaWun27SjlNePtkTjlHtFgM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wFvjYaWun27SjlNePtkTjlHtFgM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/MSC5oBLe7-c" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/lips.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-15941673187244392432009-08-21T08:33:00.001-07:002009-08-21T08:34:08.249-07:002009-08-21T08:34:08.249-07:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com0And here´s the nose... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JAbb_GXajY9jaeOMQQnmvQzv7-U/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JAbb_GXajY9jaeOMQQnmvQzv7-U/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JAbb_GXajY9jaeOMQQnmvQzv7-U/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/JAbb_GXajY9jaeOMQQnmvQzv7-U/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/to8DzgCp4wM" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/nose.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-19515885218379893102009-08-21T08:28:00.000-07:002009-08-21T08:44:23.126-07:002009-08-21T08:44:23.126-07:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com0I finally finished the individual features studied on the first week of my portraiture course with Cindy Wider. I struggled so much to find some "pyjama time" - as Cindy would say - for my art. But here it is. The ear! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TSh6SuBZCP6c4i1KW1y-8zLNWM4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TSh6SuBZCP6c4i1KW1y-8zLNWM4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TSh6SuBZCP6c4i1KW1y-8zLNWM4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TSh6SuBZCP6c4i1KW1y-8zLNWM4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/ktmyz8gCb0E" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/ear.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-1834137471219880052009-07-26T06:01:00.000-07:002009-07-27T19:55:52.128-07:002009-07-27T19:55:52.128-07:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com20This week I am hosting the drawing challenge at Drawspace.com, and this is my contribution. It was inspired by a photo I have taken, during my holidays, in Guimarães, North of Portugal.It was the first time I tried my new set of watercolor pencils and it was indeed exciting!! I know the paper was not the most appropriate one (just a 150 gr. drawing paper) but was anyhow suited to give me some <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8elJpohYy1s1pxEp02igxjSN3kU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8elJpohYy1s1pxEp02igxjSN3kU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8elJpohYy1s1pxEp02igxjSN3kU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8elJpohYy1s1pxEp02igxjSN3kU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/oNlARZc3z6M" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/window-with-history.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-84598234267998991342009-07-20T21:39:00.001-07:002009-07-20T21:42:18.434-07:002009-07-20T21:42:18.434-07:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com4Hello dear friends and followers!After a great 3 week family vacation, and no time for drawing, here I am again promising you new drawings in the following days...Regards to all!Sonia. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3nBtmD68H1-c_TiMTUAFy12xw2g/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3nBtmD68H1-c_TiMTUAFy12xw2g/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3nBtmD68H1-c_TiMTUAFy12xw2g/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3nBtmD68H1-c_TiMTUAFy12xw2g/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/DFUxT36n95o" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/im-back.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-38893760458289434812009-06-19T06:26:00.000-07:002009-06-19T06:34:30.068-07:002009-06-19T06:34:30.068-07:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com13This is a quick sketch made with soft pastels (sticks) for a weekly challenge on Drawspace.com.I just could not resist the bright colors of the reference picture!... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qP8miVZx_N-B9tA7COibYuAO1Z4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qP8miVZx_N-B9tA7COibYuAO1Z4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qP8miVZx_N-B9tA7COibYuAO1Z4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qP8miVZx_N-B9tA7COibYuAO1Z4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/yNUIpsiWerw" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/elderberry-tea.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-49427719240872207922009-06-15T08:49:00.001-07:002009-06-16T02:31:29.397-07:002009-06-16T02:31:29.397-07:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com12Here is the last shading exercise submitted to Cindy wider for the art course I am taking. The goal was to shade this drawing according to the theory of light and shadow. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BFYLVRksz3Lro0-x6P-nja66r6E/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BFYLVRksz3Lro0-x6P-nja66r6E/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BFYLVRksz3Lro0-x6P-nja66r6E/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BFYLVRksz3Lro0-x6P-nja66r6E/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/ILkX0UAcnyM" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/urn.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-51772444243848211822009-06-13T08:22:00.001-07:002010-02-10T23:41:21.800-08:002010-02-10T23:41:21.800-08:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com6 Done for Drawing Day. A quick sketch in soft pastels on a colored paper. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Es-wDAZsagw_iS3rECnrysyRJ3c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Es-wDAZsagw_iS3rECnrysyRJ3c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Es-wDAZsagw_iS3rECnrysyRJ3c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Es-wDAZsagw_iS3rECnrysyRJ3c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/9ACqZRSoifo" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/drawing-day-2009.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-35240931995935508402009-06-04T08:55:00.001-07:002009-06-16T02:43:58.093-07:002009-06-16T02:43:58.093-07:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com12Hello, my dear friends!This is one more shading exercise for Cindy Wider´s online art course. We are studying drapery this week and, although I am using now an extra dark and extra soft brand of pencils that gave me some nice headakes (;p), I am finally happy with the result! I hope the teacher will feel the same way! :D <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-sQMh88tdb9-UAc518FJ5TlPcOA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-sQMh88tdb9-UAc518FJ5TlPcOA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-sQMh88tdb9-UAc518FJ5TlPcOA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-sQMh88tdb9-UAc518FJ5TlPcOA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/gNEMEUCd0js" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/column-fold.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-63246238513004252742009-05-31T18:19:00.001-07:002009-06-16T02:30:54.858-07:002009-06-16T02:30:54.858-07:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com8Do you want some tea? :)I honestly thought I would not be able to complete this shading exercise for Cindy Wider´s online course! "No way!" I though... But, voilá! Here it is with my best effort! It´s incredible how, during the drawing and shading process, I always doubt myself. But then, I just go ahead with it putting aside all the negative thoughts and I just can´t believe my eyes when I look <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8fhF_F-nFiEUbvSxlTT89nf7HuQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8fhF_F-nFiEUbvSxlTT89nf7HuQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8fhF_F-nFiEUbvSxlTT89nf7HuQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8fhF_F-nFiEUbvSxlTT89nf7HuQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/bgr-MjJdULk" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/silver-kettle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-82130146529898660102009-05-21T20:15:00.001-07:002010-02-10T23:47:42.407-08:002010-02-10T23:47:42.407-08:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com12 I am just thrilled with my latest drawing!! I know it is not a master piece but for me it has a special meaning since I have really struggled to be able to draw a more realistic portrait! I know I owe this result to my teacher, Cindy Wider, although this is not an exercise for the art course and I haven´t had yet portraiture, but I have used here some of the lessons taken so far!... This was <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xqt-gnV7EMNboq4kJwVQxTkTCgU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xqt-gnV7EMNboq4kJwVQxTkTCgU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xqt-gnV7EMNboq4kJwVQxTkTCgU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/xqt-gnV7EMNboq4kJwVQxTkTCgU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/EhkNtzt-Ue8" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/oriental-girl.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-48443630713017101972009-05-05T00:51:00.001-07:002009-06-12T01:05:29.430-07:002009-06-12T01:05:29.430-07:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com4A friend of mine just helped me to give a whiter look to the photo I have taken of my exercise! :)There... doesn´t it look better? <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1PLxiyD9PBVvSccOMrt9IX3-_rU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1PLxiyD9PBVvSccOMrt9IX3-_rU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1PLxiyD9PBVvSccOMrt9IX3-_rU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1PLxiyD9PBVvSccOMrt9IX3-_rU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/kpWYGpTz7is" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/dear-friend-of-mine-just-helped-me-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-81023384815164161252009-04-14T00:18:00.001-07:002009-06-16T02:27:49.190-07:002009-06-16T02:27:49.190-07:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com2My last project for Cindy Wider´s online Course.This is just an exercise, not a creation of mine.We were supposed to do the outline drawing with the help of a grid, transfer the drawing to quality paper and then apply all the 6 different pencil strokes we have just learned!Its yellowish color is defect of the photo... The drawing (on a A3 paper) did not fit into the scanner! :p <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eDpsJUsMvloyYgua5W8ru5Q26QY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eDpsJUsMvloyYgua5W8ru5Q26QY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eDpsJUsMvloyYgua5W8ru5Q26QY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eDpsJUsMvloyYgua5W8ru5Q26QY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/gaSBSZBu7NQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-last-project-for-cindy-widers-online.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-58872385901061943312009-04-14T00:15:00.001-07:002010-02-10T23:49:39.022-08:002010-02-10T23:49:39.022-08:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com6 One of the most detailed pencil drawing I have made until now. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tcdvW8GD2MBlwzgE3LCeLe3J4Gc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tcdvW8GD2MBlwzgE3LCeLe3J4Gc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tcdvW8GD2MBlwzgE3LCeLe3J4Gc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/tcdvW8GD2MBlwzgE3LCeLe3J4Gc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/dGD2KlZG6So" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/old-house.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-71039695123751725202009-04-14T00:10:00.001-07:002009-06-12T00:04:45.774-07:002009-06-12T00:04:45.774-07:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com14This pencil drawing is definitely one of my favorites!I felt really inspired on that couple of hours... :DIt was done from a reference photo. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7tzgeWkZ9vOLpOJ-gOi92LuYmcA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7tzgeWkZ9vOLpOJ-gOi92LuYmcA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7tzgeWkZ9vOLpOJ-gOi92LuYmcA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7tzgeWkZ9vOLpOJ-gOi92LuYmcA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/QFJIMfmYL6s" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/spanish-clogs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-54867981702431009152009-04-14T00:08:00.001-07:002009-06-12T00:05:25.737-07:002009-06-12T00:05:25.737-07:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com2... or not to be! ;)A pencil drawing from a reference photo. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-ZXAaG01yqhEEje5UBMHc8r9Q28/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-ZXAaG01yqhEEje5UBMHc8r9Q28/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-ZXAaG01yqhEEje5UBMHc8r9Q28/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/-ZXAaG01yqhEEje5UBMHc8r9Q28/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/P87qgBN1AEc" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/bee.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-10374720281072186192009-04-14T00:05:00.001-07:002009-06-12T00:06:01.158-07:002009-06-12T00:06:01.158-07:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com0A graphite pencil creation inspired by a reference photo of a stone figurine. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Pm4KGjIKp6WA0Jq7FqCQjHo0iS8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Pm4KGjIKp6WA0Jq7FqCQjHo0iS8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Pm4KGjIKp6WA0Jq7FqCQjHo0iS8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Pm4KGjIKp6WA0Jq7FqCQjHo0iS8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/_cY2pExcJfw" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/guardian-angel.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-49240681319037162112009-04-14T00:00:00.001-07:002009-06-12T00:07:46.179-07:002009-06-12T00:07:46.179-07:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com2This drawing is one of everybody´s favorite and was done in colored pencils from a reference photo. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S6orBpaAeLQ953-EbI-gZ8bpkKk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S6orBpaAeLQ953-EbI-gZ8bpkKk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S6orBpaAeLQ953-EbI-gZ8bpkKk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/S6orBpaAeLQ953-EbI-gZ8bpkKk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/jQg-oxOIYjY" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/bright-day.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-45314001012699104092009-04-13T21:52:00.001-07:002009-06-12T00:09:21.779-07:002009-06-12T00:09:21.779-07:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com2A drawing made with soft pastels on colored paper from a reference picture of a metal figurine. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IqaXIKdVmZZNOn8VSP3-GWEtIXU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IqaXIKdVmZZNOn8VSP3-GWEtIXU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IqaXIKdVmZZNOn8VSP3-GWEtIXU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IqaXIKdVmZZNOn8VSP3-GWEtIXU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/P__zEheq3eg" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/leonidas.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-40352786000019054262009-04-13T21:50:00.001-07:002009-06-12T01:18:03.019-07:002009-06-12T01:18:03.019-07:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com0This drawing was done with soft pastels on colored paper and had for reference a picture of a friend on her wedding day. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mR2HOnVrDAyvDSF1Ld_QYuXoC08/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mR2HOnVrDAyvDSF1Ld_QYuXoC08/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mR2HOnVrDAyvDSF1Ld_QYuXoC08/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mR2HOnVrDAyvDSF1Ld_QYuXoC08/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/Sr673Z__Exg" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/bride.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-64726007295353306232009-04-13T21:47:00.001-07:002009-06-16T20:22:20.051-07:002009-06-16T20:22:20.051-07:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com4This is also the result of one squirkling tutorial from Brenda, on Drawspace.com.I am just in love with her... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vA0OR_1m1mZc1-MkViyXpHeyxec/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vA0OR_1m1mZc1-MkViyXpHeyxec/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vA0OR_1m1mZc1-MkViyXpHeyxec/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vA0OR_1m1mZc1-MkViyXpHeyxec/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/DXYNYjIzGlY" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/samantha.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-35488297873483774532009-04-13T21:43:00.001-07:002009-06-16T20:20:25.993-07:002009-06-16T20:20:25.993-07:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com0This tulip was done with soft pastel on pastel paper having in reference a shading tutorial from Brenda´s.It was my first experience with soft pastels. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pYshQqgQUNSMNMySGNySYCjXSBQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pYshQqgQUNSMNMySGNySYCjXSBQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pYshQqgQUNSMNMySGNySYCjXSBQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/pYshQqgQUNSMNMySGNySYCjXSBQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/gejt5O0JgEY" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/tulip.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5736806680983979967.post-82635158851721571362009-04-13T21:35:00.001-07:002009-06-16T20:17:29.364-07:002009-06-16T20:17:29.364-07:00Soniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584132537817034947noreply@blogger.com0One of my first pencil drawings done with the help of Brenda´s tutorials on Drawspace.com. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zjtX-4kfLZdyTdyJOThBnuPHssA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zjtX-4kfLZdyTdyJOThBnuPHssA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zjtX-4kfLZdyTdyJOThBnuPHssA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/zjtX-4kfLZdyTdyJOThBnuPHssA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonhosDarte/~4/Y7lov4uwvW8" height="1" width="1"/>http://sonhosdarteblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/horses-head.html