Artists

I'm self taught. Started as soon as I could hold a pencil. We always had National Geographics and magazines, so I'd draw from those. We also had an anatomy book, so I studied that as a wee girl. My grandson Pacha can sculpt the bones and the organs, and surprised me with a little 1" man we opened with a tool and he had all of the organs inside! I get them modeling clay, non toxic. He also works in Aves, and sculpts and draws.

I did take Life Drawing and Painting while 18 in college, which was really fun and made me work larger.

My daughter modeled for me, yes. I took the photo, but never finished the painting, as I went through some stuff at that time. So I'll finish her maybe this year.

My favorite book that teaches anatomy for artists is Bruno Lucchesi's 'A Sculptor's Guide to Anatomy' ISBN#0-8230-3096-2. It's fantastic. He sculpts the skeleton, then the muscles and ligaments, and completes the entire sculpture. There are many sculptures in this book.

Thank you again for your very kind words!