sketching little boys playing football isn't easy!
Sketches of Sam playing football - from photos, he moves far too fast for me to attempt sketching this from life without a lot more practice! Biro in Moleskine sketchbook
I definitely need more practice. We had a family get together in Bourton on the Water, in the Cotswolds. A beautiful place but very very busy. The men and Sam played football on the Green by the stream and I got loads of great photos but the movement was too fast for me to try sketching from life. I need a lot more practice.
These started off a bit cartoony as I was thinking about making him a book about the day and I'm not quite sure where they ended up!
Sketching children isn't in my comfort zone and as I had 2 daughters, sketching little boys is a new area - clearly needing more practice.
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He'll be 2 at the end of August - he's quite small for his age though as neither of his parents are tall.
I find children very hard and I'm too afraid to sketch/or photograph children in public, and I'm not yet as lucky as you to have such a cutie so close by!
ronell
PS: do I still have time left to do a tree sketch or two for your challenge?
I wish they were close by < sigh > - we meet up half way mostly for a day out together.
He is a little star! warning: fond grandmother talking .... he's a real little footballer.
I have a couple of tree sketches;really want to do my red leaves in w'colour, but time...
(By the way...you must be the only one to go to Bourton and not photograph or sketch the "Lilliput" buildings! ;-)
Do please show us if you make Sam a book about the day.
I've been adding to my trees but will come back before the end of the month with the links together.
we were planning to go there but were having such a good time that we left it to another visit - I haven't seen the model village since I was very young, and I was charmed by it. Hope I still am when we do go!
and great with the trees :>)