billie stage 2. almost done!

i'm not the most skilled or even passionate pencil artist, but i do enjoy being hyperfocused on one activity. not 100% happy with this, but i'd still like to put another hour or two into it. miss billie holiday deserves that!

billie stage 1.

started this sketch of billie holiday a couple of weeks ago. just added some more detail today. more to come.

namensvetter.

oil pastel.

i'm not very skilled in oil pastels, but they're strange & wonderful to play with. i get carried away smashing & smearing it all together & the result is sometimes muddy. patience is a virtue i rarely practice.

update: this botched piece is of my namesake, the ever-effortlessly elegant jacqueline kennedy onassis. sorry, j. k. o. (giggle giggle tee hee) i'll try again.