Friday Face OFF 3/20/26

 

Welcome To Friday Face OFF (FFO)

This is the place to show off your face art.

You know, ANY type of face, nature, the face of a flower, photography, drawings, paintings, AI. There just needs to be a face in your blog post, a link back to my blog and please use the image below. 

Thank you.

I've been looking for happy faces on line for FFO challenge. Watching a lot of portrait artists shows, I've noticed that not many want to draw or paint teeth and ask the sitters to smile closed mouth. I like drawing teeth, it challenges me. So, trying to find a face that I like with a big happy smile has been difficult. I guess I will have to draw that from imagination.

How is everyone doing on the challenge? 

 The show date is April 24th so you still have time to create a face with one or more of these expressions.

Happy, Sad, Tired, Surprised or anger.

For this week I have a young lady that was so fun to draw.

I don't have any true starts photos. I get into the zone and forget to take them.

From here, all sketched in and the shading begins.

A little more detail. 

Neck and shirt are lined in.

More detail with facial features. The lips are not this dark in real life.

As you know I work all over the page so next I started on the jacket.

After getting it all scratched in I smooth is out with an old paint brush.

If you do this, remember a bit of the graphite will be removed.

It's all about layering the graphite.

After awhile I get something like this.

And after many layers of some fixing here and there I ended up with this. 

I did change her blouse. I am happy with the tweedy texture on her coat. 

Here is the photo I worked from. I didn't quite get her expression. I made her eyes to wide and not enough puffiness. With that said, I do like her.

 

A few AI 

Ready for some features?

Take a few minutes to visit Kym. She creates amazing digital art. 

Dorte creates clever and fun art. Please take a look.

 

FFO Challenge April 24 

 Also join in with SITAR this Sunday Anything Art. 

That's it for me. 

Now show me your face

Nicole

 

I'm so pissed

 Hi Everyone!

I'm so pissed 

I spent well over an hour writing a post for Women's Herstory Month. I hit publish and it disappeared. Effin blogger.

EERRRRGGGGGG

I will try and rewrite it later. 

Birthday

 Hi Everyone!

Today is Mr. M's birthday. This morning I asked how old he is. He said, " 24." I started to laugh. He then he finished with "plus 47."  He is the guy that doesn't want any hoopla around his birthday. I did get him a small gift. I told him I want a big party for my birthday. Joking of course.

Hope everyone is well and wishing you a very nice day.

Nicole
 

Blogger uuhhggg ST Patrick's Day

 Hi Everyone!

First Happy St. Patrick's Day. It was always a fun holiday when I was a kid.

Second blogger has been acting up with photos. Many of the blogs I visit, the photos are not showing up. Simple fix is to refresh the page and the photos come through. Some of you have mentioned that not all of my photos show up. Again, simply refresh the page. For most PC.s that is  F5 at the top of your key board. 

Hope this helps everyone. 

Have a great day and don't forget to wear some Green.

Nicole 

Monster Monday

 Welcome to

I haven't been on NightCafe very much lately. Not since they changed the rules.

These are old monsters, I don't think I have shared this before. 

 

 

Now for some pretty landscapes. 

 

That's it for now. 

Wishing everyone a great week. 

Nicole 

Sunday in the Art Room SITAR

Welcome to 

 

SITAR is about ANYTHING art. Your art, someone else's art, writing, photography, the art of cooking, the art of sewing and textiles. Sharing historical art, street art, a story about art. Do you have a question or need help with art? Write a blog post and link it up here. We will all try to help with it. My only rule is that if someone asks for critique it must be done with generosity and consideration. 

This is a place of learning, encouragement and inspiration.

 

One of my favorite types of art is American Folk Art

and with that Grandma Moses. 

Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson Moses) Is possibly the most famous American folk painter. She began her career in her late 70s, creating thousands of paintings depicting rural American life, barn raisings, and winter scenes.

 

I was going to write about Grandma Moses, but then, I found this old YouTube, and it is a must-watch. Grandma Moses is interviewed and she gives some great advice.  Also, it tells Grandma Moses' story better than I can. It's about 5 minutes long so grab a cuppa and sit back to watch not only an artist but a woman who IS American art history.

Grandma Moses Smithsonian age 77  

Bennington Museum 

 

Her painting on record cover.
 

 

She made Time Magazine. 

I hope you watched the video. All of these photos will make sense. 

 

That's it for now. I look forward to seeing you in Sunday in the Art Room.

Nicole  

 

Saturday

 Hi Everyone!

It's Saturday and nothing new around here. Just wanted to wish everyone a fabulous day.

Nicole
 

Friday Face OFF FFO

 

Welcome To Friday Face OFF (FFO)

This is the place to show off your face art.

You know, ANY type of face, nature, the face of a flower, photography, drawings, paintings, AI. There just needs to be a face in your blog post, a link back to my blog and please use the image below. 

Thank you.

I've been trying to get several art pieces done each week. A few of them are for the FFO Portrait Challenge so I can't show those. 

I was so engrossed that I didn't take photos. This is about 1/2 way through. 

And then I finished with this.

 

I also sketched out this face.  

I think subconsciously I drew tired and sad. LOL

 

Here are a few AI

 

Now for some features

Kwarkito 

 Rostrose

 

Don't forget April 24, 2026 is the day to show off your FFO Challenge face (s)

Create a face that is one or all of these expressions.

Happy, Sad, Tired, Surprised.  

Any medium accepted.

 Also join in with SITAR this Sunday Anything Art. 

That's it for me. 

Now show me your face

Nicole

Just one more thing

 Hi Everyone!

A few months ago I saw the ophthalmologist who told me the Vitreous fluid  was drying up and pulling on my retina. That this was a normal process for older people. 

OMG! Just one more thing to look forward to in old age.

I was told that if there were any changes to call them. Well there is a clear, blurry, mass in the middle of my eye. The office told me to come right in. So.... off to Eugene we go. 2 hours to get there, and almost 3 hours at the eye doctor. Oh and 2 hours back home. The good news is that my retina is good no tears. However, a piece of Vitreous broke off and now sits in front of my eye. Nooo it won't dissolve it is there forever. Have I told you how much I love getting old. NOT!!!!

On the way in I did take a few photos. 

This is the best one. The street my dr is on is very very very busy. So no stopping. There is a stair way that leads to a neighborhood and on the inside wall is a mural. I got the beginning of it. After this man there is a train scene. One day I will get it all. 

 

Gas has gone up again. This is on the edge of Eugene and the price of gas in my town.

 

But right in town it's this much. 

 

 On the ride in we have to go threw a tunnel.

The tunnel always has troubles. Like the lights going out, leaking, and there are a lot of wrecks at both ends.

 

 I have more photos but I'm really tired and need to get my eyes off the PC.

I hope everyone is well and having a good day

Nicole