Rough Draft.... as promised....

 I love my brushes and my pallete and my charcoal pencils and graphite and sketch pads and canvas ... it is my favorite hobby besides sewing and making dolls ... I even made a mini how to video ... a great passtime ... and has helped me sooooooooo much during my first months post WLS ... I had no time to think about being hungry while painting ... 4 years 1.5 months post RNY I am maintaining at same weight and 3 pounds below goal today....

This morning I ran a 10K .... I went shopping at my favorite place in the world ... I cut a dress that I will sew tonight ... and I finished 3 canvas ... and it is just 4:36 ... woot woot ... I have time on my hands and fun things to do ... anddddddddddd A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH and a normal Mammo WOOT WOOT....

JennaKopanyi .. ROUGH DRAFT ... Canvas by Martitalinda ... as promised via PM (This is a very rough draft ... need to work on definition of features and more washes... have to wait for layers to dry... what color are your eyes?)


Last week I decided to sketch some of my OH cyberfriends from my group Share-it! Living Pretty in Period dresses ... and I made a video combining sketches and canvas done ... to be sent with no strings attached or costs involved ... it is just a hobby ... and I have been painting/drawing people since the age of 3 ... while in college I sat in the park and painted people for a few Balboas ... and when I first came to this country I did the same in amusement parks. ... sketching people as they sat ... now I love looking at pictures or avies and sketching/painting ... or looking at people and sketching/painting ... or making my very own patterns combining different styles and getting my fabrics at my favorite fabric store in the garment district in New York ... and just sewing anything I want....

I am currently sewing this ... having cut up a whole bunch of my size 4 and 6 jeans that are too big for me ... not sewing a jacket though ... I have a similar one I am working designs with rhinestones...


These are new sketches and canvas combined in a video ... more sketches are shared on Share-it! All are invited to join ....variety and mutual respect are our only rules ...
http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/LivingPretty/



Mini video made by me on how to paint using acrylic on canvas ... as quick as 123...



Is this thread weight loss related? to me it is ... while I had these wonderful passtimes all my life I know have the mobility to do more ... I have painted so many murals from in churches to convention halls to homes ... I have made soooooooo many dresses as I traversed down in sizes from a 4-5X all the way down to a 0-2 that I wear today .... I can run ... I can dance ... and most of all ... I have changed my eating habits where it just comes naturally with no struggles at all 4 years 1.5 months out ... I have taken a picture a day for my digital empowerment journal that I created in 2007 .... A picture a day keeps the pounds and the inches at bay ... I also take pictures of my food ... it helps me ... because this is a never ending journey ... I know I have to be mindful and watchful for life keeping a healthy diet and exercise routine.... I have added better quality to my life... through improving health and mobility....

Thanks for allowing me to share...

i've got your stereotypical brown-black spanish eyes :)
thanks you so much, youre detail is amazing!!! you are so talented :)

 I am so happy you like it ... my pleasure... I had a lot of fun painting it...

Wow haven't u had a productive day! And congrats on the clean bill of health! Now just wait till u get the bill of charges! lol

Beautiful work as always!!!

 Thanks Maria... LOL on the Bill of Charges ... I should hope they are covered by my PPO ... I already paid my copays and deductibles ... lets see...