Gloria's Ramblings

So, it's been a hard week. Or 2. Or 3 or 4. Lol, you get the picture. For one thing, my sister 's diabetes is way worse, due to a number of issues, so that's got me worried, but today's emotional "episode" was ridiculous. I guess I should explain. A few years ago, Mal & I bonded w/our friends dog, Bud. He was a great Rottweiler/Lab mix dog. Intelligent, loving, understanding, playful at times, mellow at times. Just an all around great dog. But then, as all pets do, he got sick & died. Mal & I cried & cried when he went. That happened over 2 years ago. Fast-forward to today. We're in Mal's truck on our way home from her doc appointment & there was a funny commercial on the radio that reminded me of him. I said "Aw, that reminds me of Bud" & then, without warning, I just started bawling. I was thinking to myself "what is the matter w/you", but, still, I cried. I was so embarrassed, but Mal said I shoul...

Click the image to view full size. This is a charcoal drawing I did in my Drawing 1 class in college years ago. For this particular asignment, we had to do an abstract drawing. Some elements of abstract art include the following (I'll put an x next to the techniques I used): [x] exaggerate some part of the image eliminate some part of the image [x] distort, skew the image [x] magnify the whole or a part [x] reduce the whole or a part [x] reverse the image or the lights and darks stretch the image beyond what's natural subtract out some part of the image substitute something unexpected use an unusual color scheme [x] use dramatic value contrast [x] changing attitude and or plane view - flatten the image, make it purposefully one-dimensional [x] breaking down components into basic shapes I hope you guys like it. If you want to see it larger, just click on the image & you'll see it full size.

Click the image to view full size. This is a charcoal drawing I did in my Drawing 1 class in college years ago. For this particular asignment, we had to do a high key drawing. High Key means that the piece is mostly light colors/grays (e.g. white, lt. grays) & Low Key means it's mostly dark colors/grays (dk. grays, black). I hope you guys like it. If you want to see it larger, just click on the image & you'll see it full size.