BROTHERS FOREVER

July 27, 2012May 4, 2018 Elizabeth Francis Guthrie

I would like to share my current challenge in my world of art. I would like to start out by showing and explaining how I began my project. We have a glass top table in our boat house that I have ingeniously turned into a light table by placing a simple under counter light in the framework of the table; turn off the light in the boathouse and there you have a light table! I had a Homemaking teacher in high school that her favorite saying was “Necessity was the Mother of invention”!

Now to where I work after I have the ground work done for my drawing.

I have traced the large areas of the picture now I refine the details because all the lines on my drawing are mostly zigzags. I have a hard time because of my tremor making long lines so I refine the picture with short marks then refining even more as I work on the drawing.

Now for the progress I have made on my as I progress so far. I will keep you posted as I work so hopefully sooner than later I will get “Brothers Forever” finished.

Hope you enjoy my journey with me through the completion of my drawing.

If you are interested in purchasing please contact me. I will work with you on availability and pricing.

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A percentage of proceeds will be donated to International Essential Tremor Foundation to find out more about this organization and the disease of Essential Tremor visit the IETF website www.essentialtremor.org.

Published by Elizabeth Francis Guthrie

I was born in Paris, TX and raised in the small town of Blossom, TX. I was raised in an artistic family although it wasn't conventional art. My family's art consisted of quilting, embroidery, crochet and woodworking. In our small school art was not offered although I was introduced to colored pencil through drawings in High School Biology class. After graduating, getting married and having a family I developed an interest in plien air panting which lead to taking oil painting classes from a local artist. Through the years I have taken drawing classes and oil painting classes. I worked in oils for many years. When I was thirty I was diagnosed with a neurological disorder Essential Tremor by that time it was begining to be difficult to manage painting because I liked working in a realistic style. Only by the grace of God am I able to do anything artistic. In the meantime I moved to Tyler, TX and met my now husband. My husband Glenn and our Jack Russell, Jackson now live in Flint TX. We moved several times but I always found a way to keep a drawing journal nearby and would take an art class occasionally just because I enjoyed art. I took a drawing class at Tyler Junior College because I had figured out that by using a pencil I could draw in the realistic style even with my tremor. The teacher, Maureen Killaby, taught us how to best use our tools and how to work with a large format. I was having some problems with the my pencils so my teacher helped my by introducing me to a heavier mechanical pencil. I soon wanted to do some work in color so I started researching colored pencils. I wanted good light fast pencils, creamy and easy to handle so I started researching plus joined the Colored Pencil Society of America. I also subscribe to two colored pencil magazines. For my first colored pencil portrait I used Ann Kullberg's portrait book for instructions. I'm not satisfied doing the same thing all the time so I like trying different subjects, papers, and pencils just to "get out of my box" and not get in the rut of doing the same thing. Elizabeth Guthrie www.HeavenlyBlueFineArt.com Attachments area Click here to Reply or Forward 0.84 GB (5%) of 15 GB used Manage Terms - Privacy Last account activity: 3 minutes ago Details View all posts by Elizabeth Francis Guthrie

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I was born in Paris, Texas and raised in the small town of Blossom, Texas. I was raised in an artistic family although is wasn’t conventional art. My family’s art consisted of quilting, embroidery, crafts, crochet and woodworking. In our small school art was not offered although I was introduced to colored pencil through drawing in high school in a Biology class.

After graduating, getting married and having a family I developed an interest in plein air painting which lead to taking oil painting classes from a local artist. Through the years I have taken quit a few drawing classes and oil painting classes. I worked in oils for many years

When I was thirty years old I was diagnosed with a neurological disorder called Essential Tremor. By that time it beginning to be difficult painting because I liked working in a realistic style. Only by the grace of God am I able to do anything artistic. In the meantime I moved to Tyler, Texas where I met my husband. My husband Glenn and I, along with our Jack Russell Terrier, Jackson now live in Flint, Texas. We moved several times but I always found a way to keep a drawing journal nearby and would take an art class occasionally just because I enjoyed art.

I took a drawing class at Tyler Junior College because I had figured out that by using a pencil I could draw in the realistic style even with my tremor. The teacher taught us how to best use our tools and how to work with a large format. I was having some problems with my pencils so my teacher helped me by introducing me to a heavier mechanical pencil. I soon wanted to do some work in color so I started researching colored pencils. I wanted them to be good light fast pencils, creamy and easy to handle. I joined the Colored Pencil Society of America, the state chapter CPSA DC 224, and the local Pallet of Roses. I also subscribe to two colored pencil magazines.

I’m not satisfied doing the same thing all the time so I try different subjects, papers, and pencils just to “get out of my box” and not get in a rut of doing the same thing!

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