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Practice Makes Perfection: Shading with Charcoal exercises

I've been going to a new art class called Acrylic Painting - Introductory Clinic. It is a 8 class course with lots of hands on activities and right until now (3rd class), we've been practicing using pencil and charcoal. This course is aimed at beginners but will also provide an interesting and fun review for those experience who wish to refresh and improve upon their skills (like me!). I am truly enjoying this class and hope to get better into shading in the future. I know I need lots of practice! But I wanted to share with you some of my practice drawings in class.
Instructor: Bill Bewick.

How to be a Hepburn in a Hilton World

Though fashions may change, certain things never go out of style- like your favorite little black dress that can take you from a business meeting to a dinner party to a night on the town. But what makes it work is not the dress, it's how you present yourself while wearing it. A woman who is polite, well spoken, gracious, charming, and thoughtful is always welcome- though such women appear to be in short supply these days! Despite the headline- grabbing antics of certain flashy celebutantes, most of us would rather have respect- for ourselves and from our family, friends, and colleagues. Young womens lives today involves boys, trends and full-time jobs, and Christy shows modern ladies how they can be beautiful, intelligent and a whole lot of fun while retaining values and morals. A good recommendation to any young girl (teen and preteen) to know it is important to be classy and respect herself.