Who is a God like You?

"Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage?
He does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in mercy.
He will again have compassion on us, and will subdue our iniquities.
You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.
You will give truth to Jacob and mercy to Abraham, which You have sworn to our fathers from days of old." Micah 7:18-20

there's something about roses

This evening I took a short break from waltzing about the intricate and often confusing world of Middlemarch and I drew a rose (might I add after hunting down a certain crumbling stub of charcoal buried deep in the jungle of my desk!)

There's just something about roses, isn't there? I feel like I could draw them over and over and never tire of it.

This particular rose smells great — just like charcoal hehehe ;)

Have a blessed week!

eye see you :)

Eye think eyes are so much fun to draw!

Hair is a challenge. I need to cultivate greater patience to be able to sit down and draw every single individual strand and create hair that really shimmers with life and movement.
This time I put in a bit more effort into the hair than usual hehehe. I tried to show the effect of light on some individual strands by colouring the shadows, leaving thin strings of white.

the forgetful one who loses her shoes

So I tried to draw Lily James as Cinderella, but when I looked up from working on the finer details, another lady's face stared out from the page…

Here's some pics from the process :)

1. Marking out head and facial proportions with rough sketch lines

2. Solidifying linework, sketching some shape and movement in the hair

3. In the shading process (sorry, we're skipping a few steps here cos I forgot to take photos :P! Basically, in between steps 2 and 3, I worked on the eyes/nose/mouth proportions and then started filling in shadows and textures and other details :) Then I moved on to shade the chin, cheeks, temple and of course the shapes in the neck and shoulders)

4. More shading, adding a little more depth to the hair—and a distinct shadow under the chin that falls onto her left shoulder.

5. I know the shading and proportions are still not perfect, and she doesn't really look like Lily hehehe, but it was good practice! Hope I have more opportunities to draw before I get lost in the storm of assessments…

I love the emphasis on kindness in the live-action Cinderella. Kindness—o what a beautiful gift!

"Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you." Ephesians 4:31-32

Love to write more on this but it's indeed time for a late lunch of noodles and fish balls. Have a wonderful week! xx

Evening sketches

Haven't drawn in ages! Felt inspired after watching the brand new Cinderella film (It's so beautiful! Moved to tears on multiple occasions :') 

So...I initially wanted to draw Cinderella but I thought, hey, I might warm up with a few Aurora sketches. Didn't end up drawing Cinderella tonight—perhaps tomorrow! :)

Burning the midnight oil...

Essay writing under the stars = essay writing at its finest. 

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I have great expectations of this piece.