brush art friday

hello lovely readers!

well, i decided after more than a decade of

being a brush student, i had to finally attempt

people. classic chinese beauties, to be specific.

this is my third week working on the women.

people are hard to draw, hard to paint. i think they

are one of the most challenging subjects personally.

normally, i never share unfinished paintings. these are just

sketches i'm working with, striving for a final painting

worth backing and framing. but i just signed up

for tumblr, which makes it seem easy and casual to

just throw up a few images.

then realized it might be interesting for you to see

an unfinished painting. the journey to the final, as it

were. so here they are. both sketches. the subject is

definitely challenging but i'm enjoying it a lot. i especially

love painting their hair, their accessories and their dress–

they remind me of the two girls i'm writing about in my

current xia novel. =)

also, follow me on tumblr! http://cindypon.tumblr.com

*she looks rather kissy, doesn't she? 8)

*the proportions are challenging. but i love this

one's pose.