Mon--guardian

Dang it, I don't have a big sketch done for the painting. But I finally have an idea in my head.  Two actually.  I'll draw a larger version tomorrow and post it. (I promise)  

This picture is of a drawing I did today outside.  It was part of a larger picture, but I didn't like the rest.  In fact when I got home, I tried to "fix" it.  But, sort of destroyed it.  So this is all that's left.    It was originally a male angel hovering over my mom.  It wasn't a perfect likeness, but I liked it, especially since it was coming from my imagination.  I wish I wouldn't have messed with it at home, because I killed it's looseness.  I'll have to make her another one.

What was new for me, was when I sat down with my paper, I didn't have any idea what I was going to draw.  But, as I started I was just laying down loose gestures of a face.  This eventually developed into a man.  And after I drew two lines, it was clear that he was crouching and looking directly at the viewer.  He looked protective.  So then I put a young woman in front of him.  It sort of went from there.  My Mom's pb says she has guardian angels, so I guess this is how I picture them.  Male with beautiful eyes, standing over her. 

 This was one of the first times, I've really been able to "see" like that.  Sort of close my eyes, and see what's in my head, then draw.  That was the best part about drawing today, even though I ruined the finished product.