Conte drawing...

Here is a little drawing I did of my youngest. I used conte crayons on grey paper. There are many things wrong with it but the more I started to work with it the more muddled it was looking. I LOVE the white highlights!  Really brings it to life!

A mother first...

While I was painting the cat tutorial the other day, my two-year-old woke up early from her nap. She came downstairs all cranky and fussing. I couldn't make her happy so I sat down on the couch and held her. Well, she instantly fell asleep!  I was shocked. None of my children have ever fallen asleep in my arms during the day like that!  Oh, I cherished it!  Luckily, I had my phone with me so I snapped a couple quick pictures. I knew they were destined to be painted. Here are the pictures from start to finish.   I LOVE how it turned out!