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The Flower Drawing Continues…

April 11, 2025 by Rayna Diane Hennen

100 Day Project Update

I feel like I have been working on this flower forever. I don’t suppose 46 days (give or take a few) qualifies as forever but sometimes it sure feels like it!

This image has given me trouble from the beginning. It was challenge enough to take on a new drawing skill but then the image that is used for this module was particularly challenging for my rusty drawing skills!

  • Improving Lines
  • Rushed, unevenly spaced
  • Overview of Progress

After I transferred the sketch to the good paper for the final image and started inking, I was unhappy to realize that I would need to make a number of edits to the drawing. I am not entirely sure where the distortion came from though I’m thinking it was during the transfer process. I did rush a little bit.

While I was unhappy about it, I noticed that my drawing ability was getting better, which was part of the point. And also, just this week, my ink lines got smoother and more evenly spaced. This particular improvement had to be the result of really slowing myself down. I still have a ways to go!

Thank Goodness for Free Events!

On Wednesday, I went to a free classical mini classical music concert at Grace Episcopal Church in White Plains. When I see free art or music like this I am doing my best to take advantage of it!

These little mini concerts are held on Wednesdays at noon through the non-profit Downtown Music at Grace. The musicians are mostly up and coming and these concerts give them a chance to play and a chance to be seen.

For me, it is also a celebration of my Dad. He passed away a few years ago. He loved classical music and going to the symphony. This is a way to do something we both love and to keep his memory alive in a joyous way.

 Jörg-Michael Schwarz, violin, and Dongsok Shin, harpsichord
Image from Downtown Music Website

This week was a special edition, a more well-known group playing Bach, called REBEL, with a violin and a harpsichord (harpsichords travel?!). It was a lovely break in the week, to hear some live music, in a peaceful setting. Here is one of songs they played.

It’s been 32 days and then some…
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I was digging around in my closet for something an I was digging around in my closet for something and came across an older sketchbook, which of course derailed the search because I HAD to flip through it 😊

My Mom had this box for a long time, just sitting in a cabinet. It was just plain wood, the lid wasn't attached but it did come with the hinges. One summer I stole it, painted it and surprised her for Christmas. 

On slides 2 & 3 you can see the first sketches I made for the box. And slides 5 & 6 show where the next round of sketches ended up. Completely different direction as it turns out! Went for the Arts & Craft period style she loves.
This floral cone actually turned out all right! I This floral cone actually turned out all right! I haven't quite gotten the ribbon exactly right so sometimes this style hangs a little awkwardly. I have wall versions, that can hang on a hook but I'll be damned if I can find any photos of it on my phone 🧐 

Or the silvery one I made last year. You'll just have to trust me, ok? 😁
O-pin-ion: if you purchased these, would you expec O-pin-ion: if you purchased these, would you expect a hanger on the back (second pic)? 

In my head, because they have the wooden lip on the back, they hang flat against the wall. 

T'anks! 

Almost done - varnish coating left to go! Happy Friday 💃
New hearts ready to go. New hearts ready to go.
After a few weeks away from the hearts because of After a few weeks away from the hearts because of vacation and other things, I ran into something that is both frustrating and good. 

Frustrating because I had to "break my heart" 😭😅 - I  noticed a lot of rhe edges kept coming up (last pic).

I was unhappy with how one of the hearts looked anyway so I pulled it off the canvas. (first pic)

The new way of attaching the hearts seems to be working better (second pic) so now I am going to do the same to the other 3 canvases. 

So, frustrating to undo the work but good because they'll look better! And also this is how we get better.

Have you ever had to undo some work to make it better? 🫀
Currently making some smaller ones of the heart co Currently making some smaller ones of the heart collage image in the last slide!!
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