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Friday, September 7, 2012

29 Faces (Day 7) - Pencil Girl

Pencil gal is not a big fan of exercise as evidenced by her quote!  hee hee
Sketched with pencil and then layered onto a teabag she is embellished with leftover saved pieces from a past project.  Save those small pieces - you never know when they are just the little boost you need to finish a page. 
When I look closely at her I see lots things that I would change or tweak but then I realize how far I've come since late last year when I first started drawing faces.   My progress - slow but steady.
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28 comments:

  1. ViolaSeptember 7, 2012 at 7:21 AM

    Very lovely Michelle! :) and so smart to use a teabag as a background, I haven't tried that yet.. :)

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  2. bellefrogworksSeptember 7, 2012 at 7:44 AM

    You did a beautiful job - artists are never (or rarely) completely satisfied with their own work. I love the quote!

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  3. Janet JoehlinSeptember 7, 2012 at 8:18 AM

    Oh! I like pencil girl! Very nice. She makes me want to check out the rest of your face collection! Thanks.

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  4. alarmcatSeptember 7, 2012 at 9:08 AM

    i really like pencil girl. and the quote is so true!

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 7, 2012 at 11:47 AM

    Visiting your blog always makes me smile :).
    Stay inspired!

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  6. Marja's Stamp Addiction en Marja's CreativitySeptember 7, 2012 at 12:22 PM

    I love your faces, all of them. This is really a beautiful drawing. Love it.
    Lovely greet
    Marj(marjascreativity)

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  7. MarjiSeptember 7, 2012 at 12:44 PM

    Oh wow. I think she is gorgeous. I love the tea bag idea. Happy PPF

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  8. ChristineSeptember 7, 2012 at 1:36 PM

    She's really pretty!

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  9. veronicaSeptember 7, 2012 at 2:06 PM

    what great shading!
    and i love her wispy hair!

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  10. Lynn CohenSeptember 7, 2012 at 3:30 PM

    I didn't know you last year, but you are sure good now. I look at her and feel like I know her, maybe she even looks a little like me? Or at least how I see myself in my minds eye! Well done. Love the words too. HPPF!

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  11. Tracey FKSeptember 7, 2012 at 5:01 PM

    That quote is my new mantra... and love the tonal work in the face... it has a great style and structure to it...xx

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  12. FayeSeptember 7, 2012 at 8:38 PM

    Love your pencil lady. She's a woman after my own heart for her quote.

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  13. carol l mckSeptember 8, 2012 at 9:29 AM

    She is wonderfully done ~ love her ~ (A Creative Harbor)

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  14. Linda KunsmanSeptember 8, 2012 at 10:43 AM

    what a beautiful pencil drawing!!

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  15. Anne MandaSeptember 8, 2012 at 11:04 AM

    Really beautiful; she looks, while not realistic - somehow natural. I don't know what makes that effect, maybe it's the wonderful shading and the confident eyes!
    HPPF!

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  16. UnknownSeptember 8, 2012 at 1:31 PM

    what a lovely drawing. When I see people running in my neighborhood, I always think "where are you going? why so fast!" So love this! happy PPF.

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  17. Carolyn DubeSeptember 8, 2012 at 3:53 PM

    I wouldn't change a thing- she is fabulous- especially with such a fun quote!

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  18. NatashaSeptember 8, 2012 at 8:51 PM

    I love that quote!! I love the pencil work, I am always surprised when I see my early drawings, how far I have come. Love the tonal work on this. Beautiful.

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  19. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2012 at 8:58 PM

    Hi Michelle -- LOL at the run to the bathroom or from enemies; like the use of the teabag. Following you on Pinterest; hope you'll do the same. I'm the Neon Green & Pink Avatar this week, coming from S&T Sat. Blessings Terri http://morningdewdrops.com

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  20. Jane WetzelSeptember 8, 2012 at 9:31 PM

    hey THIS is a fab face :) I love your art!

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  21. Ritu DuaSeptember 9, 2012 at 2:03 AM

    She looks delicate and innocent too ...beautiful job!

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  22. HadiyahSeptember 9, 2012 at 9:51 AM

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  23. aimeeSeptember 9, 2012 at 12:32 PM

    she is a beauty -- and i LOVE that you made her with a teabag! :)

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  24. bohemiannie! artSeptember 9, 2012 at 6:22 PM

    Wow...I think she's great. You ShOULD be proud of yourself!

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  25. dentheSeptember 10, 2012 at 8:16 AM

    This is really beautiful. I love how you cut out your drawings and add them to a background. lovely work!

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  26. Gloria j ZucaroSeptember 11, 2012 at 3:30 PM

    can't believe you just started portraits last year. very beautifully done, like the scraps of color and the sentiment.

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  27. MichelleSeptember 12, 2012 at 5:48 PM

    LOL! This cracked me up! Love it!

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  28. paulineSeptember 13, 2012 at 6:18 PM

    oh, my dear Michelle... your progress is anything BUT slow if you only started drawing faces late last year!! This is fabulous. Love the quote on the drawing. :-) xox

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