Wax Bloom

Worked up the hair a bit more and bumped up some of that shadows:

Ashley | Carbon Pencil on Vellum Bristol | 8 x 10″ 

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Moderate progress from a few sessions I was able to squeeze in yesterday and this morning:

Ashley | Carbon Pencil on Vellum Bristol | 8 x 10″ 

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Modeling the face a bit more, adjusting existing shadows and filling in the hair:

Ashley | Carbon Pencil on Vellum Bristol | 8 x 10″ 

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Worked on over lunch, the face is starting to take shape:

Ashley | Carbon Pencil on Vellum Bristol | 8 x 10″ 

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Another 45 minutes or so squeezed in before heading to work:

Ashley | Carbon Pencil on Vellum Bristol | 8 x 10″ 

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This is the very beginning steps of a new commissioned piece - probably only about 45 minutes of work into it at this point, but I wanted to get an update on the blog today because I told the client I would.

Ashley | Carbon Pencil on Vellum Bristol | 8 x 10″ 

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Hope | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 7 x 11"

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With any luck, the next update will be the finished drawing:

Hope | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 7 x 11″ 

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Moderate progress over lunch, with a bit of hinting at the flowers in the background. I’m quickly running out of Sky Blue Light for her dress – expecting a few pencils in the mail tomorrow.

Hope | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 7 x 11″ 

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I’m trying to stay loose with the flowers in the background to prevent them from drawing attention away from the subject:

Hope | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 7 x 11″ 

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