Third time's a charm

[Patricia Joyce]

Thank you Heidi and Molly,
I always get so nervous when I send the commissions out to the client (this one lives in Ct). I don't know about you but by the time I am finished with a piece I question every little nuance and have no clue what response I will be getting. So the encouraging remarks here in unveilings always help me worry less!!! Am I the only artist who struggles with this? Will it get better the more commissions I do?

I just received an email from my last commission and she asked if she could post the image of her daughter on a parents email list -
Y E S, O F C O U R S E !

[Elizabeth Schott]

OOOOHHHH Pat! I think this is one of my favorites - I love that people still draw!

Have you tried using a silver-point yet? You have such a graceful stroke you would do wonderfully, plus they are worth more too (meaning in cost hierarchy)!


It really is beautiful, three times aye? Well it was certainly worth it!

[Patricia Joyce]

Thank you Elizabeth!
I have not considered silverpoint, but I always love looking at drawing done in silverpoint in museums. Maybe I will give it a whirl. You have to be really confident in each stroke, don't you? No erasing?? I might not be quite there yet, but would be fun to practice.

[Elizabeth Schott]

Originally Posted by Patricia Joyce

Thank you Elizabeth!
I have not considered silverpoint, but I always love looking at drawing done in silverpoint in museums. Maybe I will give it a whirl. You have to be really confident in each stroke, don't you? No erasing?? I might not be quite there yet, but would be fun to practice.

Try practicing with some pen and ink first, I bet you would be great at it. I haven't mustered the courage to use my silverpoint yet either.