New Drawings! March 22, 2019

Hi!

In my last post I shared about getting a nasty infection to a wound and seeing the Doctor about it.

I'm happy to report that after taking nearly all the antibiotic I was given—it looks like the infection is GONE—thank you Jesus!!

: )

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I still managed to get a couple of drawings done while I was recovering and will share two with ya today.

'The Claim '- Copyright 2019 - Jephyr! - All Rights Reserved

^ ^ ^  I had so much fun creating this one.  I'd said another quick prayer before starting it but REALLY struggled to get going.

I'd drawn something (can't remember now what it was) and added a couple of mushrooms as part of a background for it.

I worked and worked in that direction and finally gave up and erased EVERYTHING < fortunately the sketchbook paper I use is VERY forgiving and takes a lot of abuse : )

After a break and with a clear head I set out again to sketch something I'd be more satisfied with.

The idea for the mushrooms was still percolatin' in my noggin'—so I quickly redrew the two larger ones—and then on a whim—drew the little prospector guy peeking around the one to the left.

I had some sweeping lines left over from experimenting with some other ideas—and at first tried drawing a big ol' monster type character—creeping up on the little dood—making it fill up most of the page to the left.

Nope!  That wasn't working at all for me.

Then—as I scribbled other ideas—it occurred to me to add a mine entrance (and one off in the distance) and some wee pals for our little friend—and finally everything started to feel right.

The last step was adding the focus of their attention—two claim-jumping varmints on either side of the page.

: )

'TWEET' 2 - Copyright 2019 - Jephyr! - All Rights Reserved

 ^ ^ ^  If you visited my March 2, 2019 Post—this one may look familiar.

It was originally scanned and shared to this blog straight out of my sketchbook—and although I liked some aspects of it—there were some things about it that bothered me.

Here's a look at that original sketch.  See the larger version in my March 2 Post.

'TWEET' - Original Sketch (Small)
Copyright-2019 - Jephyr - All-Rights-Reserved

Anywho—while I was recuperatin'—I took the scan into computer drawing software—rolled up my sleeves—and started sketching away at it (aided by my trusty Wacom Tablet Interface!).

As you might note—I altered the background the most (and added a couple of feathered friends)—and also sketched darker values into the entire image.

Over-all, I ended up being happy with the changes and feel it improved on the original idea.

Hope you'll agree.

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BTW—I prayed before starting 'TWEET' as well—and highly recommend the practice!

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Thanks for stopping by.

See you again soon!