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    • Aaron
      Aaron SVS Team last edited by

      The legs and arms really drew me in. Very accurate and expressive.

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      • Rob Smith
        Rob Smith last edited by

        Nice gesture.

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        • Dan Tavis
          Dan Tavis @Pamela Fraley last edited by

          @Pamela-Fraley Ah look at that gesture in the second image! The elongated arms and stretched out legs make the piece! Well done! I can't wait to see more. 🙂

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          • Pamela Fraley
            Pamela Fraley SVS OG last edited by

            Thanks everyone! My quick little mood sketches have always felt a bit truer than the things I try hard to draw. I guess it just takes practice for the other stuff. As for the "teen" in the second sketch... Well I'm 34, and this was me after a loooong day with the kids and a frustrating day with an art piece. But yea, I can see that too.

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            • Pamela Fraley
              Pamela Fraley SVS OG last edited by

              Deer Painting
              This is a giveaway I just did on my Instagram.

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              • Pamela Fraley
                Pamela Fraley SVS OG last edited by

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                Some of these are just practice sketches, but Ive also done a ton of requests from friends lately. I think I've sent out over 40 4x6 watercolors since December. Its good practice, but I want to get better at doing whole scenes. Plugging away everyday!

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                • stacilyn
                  stacilyn last edited by

                  I have 2 year old twins. The 'slumped' picture is the story of my life!

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                  • Pamela Fraley
                    Pamela Fraley SVS OG @stacilyn last edited by

                    @stacilyn yes, haha! I have no twins, but my 5 are 9 years old and and younger.. Some days are just like that. 🙂

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                    • bharris
                      bharris last edited by

                      Oh my, yes when time allows with five kids! Glad you'll be around more, I'm trying to as well, and I'm always more productive when "around" other creatives.

                      You have beautiful great pictures on your Instagram. I'm a fan!

                      www.brittanyharrisillustration.com/
                      www.instagram.com/britillustration/

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                      • Pamela Fraley
                        Pamela Fraley SVS OG @bharris last edited by

                        @bharris thank you! 😊

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                        • anthemsweet
                          anthemsweet @Pamela Fraley last edited by

                          @Pamela-Fraley Just saw these--very nice expressive drawings. I am a mom of four trying to be an artist too. It did not occur to me that the lady at the table was a teen. Oh no. I recognized her as a mom!

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                          • Pamela Fraley
                            Pamela Fraley SVS OG @anthemsweet last edited by

                            @anthemsweet ha! Yea, were way past teen angst here. That's a mom day. 😊

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                            • Pamela Fraley
                              Pamela Fraley SVS OG last edited by

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                              Just a couple of recent projects.

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                              • Pamela Fraley
                                Pamela Fraley SVS OG last edited by

                                This is a stylized portrait I did today of Jessica Chastain. I was sick and in the couch all day, so I thought I'd practice pushing realism with a pencil sketch. Why not? 0_1471484771798_image.jpeg

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                                • Pamela Fraley
                                  Pamela Fraley SVS OG last edited by

                                  0_1473917475092_image.jpg business card ideas. Self portrait... I think I shouldn't look so severe. It's a work in progress.

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                                  • Suzy Heitz
                                    Suzy Heitz last edited by

                                    You're style is so fresh. I really like the energy in your line and the use of color. Nice work!

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                                        • Pamela Fraley
                                          Pamela Fraley SVS OG @Pamela Fraley last edited by Pamela Fraley

                                          Took me forever to get this uploaded. All of my pictures are apparently the wrong size or file type.
                                          Anyway, Ive been watching classes as much as I can and I decided to try out gouache painting with a composition study. Snow White - that moment when it seems like the end of the story. Hope is lost...Here's the first one with everything done wrong. I tried to make it look good. I took my time, but its the straight on face and setting and everything. Is there ever an appropriate time to do this? Thoughts?
                                          I definitely messed up on her flowers too. I feel like they are a distraction. But, I don't hate the whole piece. I am planning to do another one in the next few days and make it more of a profile maybe. (Also - maybe not quite so bright) I might change her look a bit too... I'll gladly take any feedback and or composition suggestions to make this scene better. Thanks everyone!

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                                          • evilrobot
                                            evilrobot SVS OG last edited by

                                            I think the girl is done very nicely. If you watch the spring critiques Lee White talks about how the great children's illustrators have most of their images turned to a 3/4 view and color keyed. You might try that with this image go with a 3/4 view and 3 point perspective.

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