New competition

I'm excited about this new competition. The deadline is in November so I might be able to submit more than just "Angelic." Like I said before I'm planning to work on some more drawings after I'm done with it, mostly a few quick portraits, then maybe something big again. But also I'm going to be taking a painting class for the fall semester so I might even have a painting done by that time. There are categories for each media, so I might be able to submit to a few different categories. Too bad I suck with pastel... hmm I do want to try out those primacolor pastels and see if I'm any better with those.

Angelic Updates

I'm taking a break for a moment. I've been working on "Angelic" and again I'm getting aggravated. I really hope I completely love this drawing when it's done because I've almost given up several times. I'm working so hard just to finish the body, but I'm not quite sure exactly what I'm doing with the background yet.

Angelic Updates

I've finally found time to get some more work done on "Angelic." I've even gotten some more work done since taking this photo. I was looking at the photo and realized that I needed to darken the chest and arm so it will match the face. I don't have anymore work done on the hair yet. I've erased the hand a few more times it is giving me a bit of a hassle. I'm just trying to find it's perfect position. Basically I'm now using the arm as guide because I'm happy with the placement of the other part of the arm and the chest. I'll let the arm lead into the hand and determine placement from there.
Also since "Angelic" is rather large and taking much longer than originally anticipated to finish, I plan to work on a few smaller drawing after this one. I do have a few portraits I want to do but I think I'll keep the scale down so I can get a more work into my galleries on my site.
http://jessicamckelvin.com

Angelic

I've gotten some more work done on "Angelic." I'm cramping up again and I'm hungry, so I stopped for the night. I laid in a bit more of the hair and got a little more of the hair done. I spent some time starting to agonize over the hand. I might have to do some sketches soon. If I work tomorrow, maybe I'll feel that I have enough done to post up new photos. What I do have done is faint and subtle, so I'm afraid it looks mostly like it did before. I'd like to at least have the arm figured out before I post a new photo. I also have some sketch lines and smudges to clean up.

Something new

I've heard about this blog site before, but I'm just now checking it out. I may make this my new official artist blog. I may keep my other artist blog on Xanga. Anyway, to introduce myself. I'm an artist of many mediums. I most work in graphite, charcoal and photography. I mostly work in portraits and figures, but not exclusively. I'm open to commissions, I have some original art work available for sale, prints are available upon request, and I do some photo editing. I have designed and maintained my own website for some time now. I just finished with a major update. I did a slight redesign with the site, added more galleries and changed the navigation. I'm currently working on a large scale figure drawing I call "Angelic.' I have some in progress photos on my other artist blog.

http://jessicamckelvin.com
Xanga artist blog