Friday, January 12, 2024

New Beginnings by Leada Wood

The New Year brings with it a yearning for something new, a new beginning, new plans. I am part of a group called  Let’s Face It and we are painting portraits for 52 weeks. Quite a challenge but it has returned me to my love of drawing and why I wanted to make art in the first place. I admire Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent, Norman Rockwell, Edgar Degas among others who captured the human form and expressed their lives surrounding them.

 I hope you enjoy following my journey as I attempt to create expressive portraits this year. “Lady in Red” was my first endeavor using pan pastels and I like them a lot!



“Lady In Red”
Leada Wood copyright
Charcoal and Pastel




“A Little Birdie Told Me”
Leada Wood copyright
Watercolor




Boys Just wanna have fun so for our first art class of 2024 we made funny faces. We had an enjoyable afternoon making faces with paper and water soluble pencils. I think they did an excellent job!




I created along with them and had Big fun!

As we go into the new year may we “Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain   make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness. Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.” —-Kurt Vonnegut




 
 


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