ILLUSTRATED LIFE

Welcome to ILLUSTRATED LIFE and the art of Jeanette Jobson.

I am a visual artist living on the northeast coast of Newfoundland, printing fish and painting water. Mostly.

Thursday, April 05, 2007

Decisions

There are so many project in my head that its difficult to prioritize them and I find myself working in small sections of time on a number of them. Interruptions from various sources distract me and just when I find a block of time to myself, the multitude of images all call individually for attention.

I started a drawing in coloured pencil on mylar tonight. Its a unique surface -very smooth application, but not open to using many layers, so it really is an experiment. There are a few Q & A's about using drafting film that are very useful.

Drafting Film Q's and A's

Portrait demo on drafting film


And to prove how easily I get distracted, here's a sketch I did of my grand daughter even when I knew I had other drawings that needed work on them. I think I need blinkers.

3 comments:

Mary said...

Jeanette, it is great to see you tackle a portrait of your granddaughter. I know it will be superb. I should do the same while mine is still a baby, time is flying.

Jeanette said...

Thank you Mary. Babies are a challenge to draw. And yes, do a drawing of yours too, time does slip away so quickly.

Robin Neudorfer said...

You have been very busy. I jump around too, but it fits my mood of the day. If I must do something just because I "must", then I get cranky and have a bad day. So go enjoy, and have a great day.