m. p i l g r i m (art)

I'm in a portrait workshop with Coulter Prehm in New Mexico - We started with Eyes, and ears, and then moved on to lips.   Eye studies, mostly "old" eyes.  I think I got a little carried away with the white in the ear.

1.  One that supports, protects, or champions someone or something , such as an institution, event, or cause; a sponsor or benefactor: a patron of the arts.  2. A customer, especially a regular customer. I refer to my Patrone  here frequently, but it's somewhat tongue-in-cheek. I'm referring to my spouse, my life partner, with whom I've been for the past 20+ years, and who is my greatest fan and champion, and bends over backwards to support my efforts by planning trips and suggesting workshops in interesting places.  Today is our 20th wedding anniversary. We were supposed to go to Coast Rica to celebrate it, but times being what they are...another time for when we celebrate arriving to the other side of this terrible pandemic. 

I've spent the last month or so in my own self-imposed Mindfulness Meditation immersion program, via programs at the Mindful Center in Albuquerque . Mindful movement, Mindful eating, Mindfulness-based Stress reduction, etc. Can I just take a moment to tell you about my favorite tea? The Republic of Tea makes this green tea with linden flowers and honey in it . I put a few drops of coconut stevia in it and it is DEVINE.  So, I wanted to celebrate this wonderful elixir with a sketch using my Hurion drawing pad and Sketchbook .   Today, I fiddled with the fade-out on the shadow behind the cup using the "airbrush" feature. I think there's too much on the side of the cup, however.   And yes, that's a sketch of a Calamityware Mug a friend gave me. #shamelesspromotion I used to be a whiz at Photoshop, but they've changed so much about it I can't keep up. It's also ridiculously expensive and hogs the resources on my 9-year-old Mac Mini.  ...