Finally, trying again...

It's been almost two years since I last wrote here...

I confess, I found the course rather overwhelming, what with my ongoing health issues, and decided to defer...

I still find it overwhelming - I am still paralyzed on my right side, and still need a nap in the afternoons, but my stamina is a tad better than 2 years ago, and I knew I wanted to try and complete it - plus there's a time-limit to re-entering the course...

I haven't even handed in the first assignment, so it'll be a tall order to complete 3 assignments before August 2013, but if I manage that, I can request a 6-month extension to finish the last 2 assignments...

I think it's doable, with an extension, so I'm back on it!

I haven't been totally idle for 2 years, and drawing and writing with my left hand are becoming a little more natural - though, there's still a long way to go compared to being naturally right-handed for 43 years!

Here's a selection of my drawings from the last 6 months.

 

 

A blue Madonna

 



 

A young Virginia Woolf - a favourite author!

 

 

A vintage camera - 1960s? Circles are still a real challenge left-handed!!

 

 

A random doodle

 

 

Trying to copy a photo from my World of Downton Abbey book

 

 

A favourite photo of a cemetery angel holding fallen leaven in her marble palms

 

 

A chameleon - I hate these critters - a huge one fall on my head in Kenya 25 years and scarred me for life!

 

 

A Wren photgraphed by Cecil Beaton in 1942

 

 

My first attempt at drawing a man's face... all those angles and stubble!!

 

 

The obligatory bowl of fruit

 

Now I need to get back into the course exercises and assignments... Wish me luck :)