A Work in Progress...

I decided to go ahead and use a grid for a pencil sketch right on the canvas (just like when I used to do portraits with my middle school students).... that way I could be pretty sure of getting somewhat correct proportion.  As I have been doing the sketch I keep thinking that I would love to also do this same picture as a charcoal drawing or just in pencil, but I have it started on canvas and I am excited to start putting paint on it so that I can work toward the image that I have of it in my head.  I could go ahead and also do the same piece in pencil or charcoal when I am done, but I am sure I will be ready to move on to something different at that point. If you know me very well, I am sure you already realize that if I am painting this I will not be going for complete realism... that is just not the type of painter I am!  Please remember this is the under sketch for a painting and not meant to be a perfect representation of the photograph I am working from :)

Introduction

I used to be an art teacher, but now I stay at home to my kids... did I mention that I have 4?! Or that the oldest is 5 and the youngest is 8 months?!  Knowing that may make what I am about to write seem crazy, but... since my youngest is getting to the old age of 8 months and because I know she is my last (well, that is the plan) I have decided to make an attempt at becoming more serious about my artwork again. So as a part of my attempts to get my artwork out into the world I decided to start this blog.  I would start an actual webpage, but I don't have the time or energy to put into figuring that out right now and since I have had some experience with blogger this just seems easiest.  Because I do have 4 young children I don't know how often I will be updating, but I am thinking I will at least be posting some images of my work as I am working on them. To see more of my completed work or for further information please visit Drawings and Paintings by Liza Johnson on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/DrawingsandPaintingsbyLizaJohnson.