EDiM 3 - Curtains

I'm doing the Every Day in May sketch challenge and the prompt for day 3 is curtains.

 
I was browsing online and my heart was caught by a photo of the naughty cat nestling in her window, shredded curtains and all. It brought back memories of my grandmothers.

I come from a long line of farmers in Kansas and Alberta, though I have never lived on a farm. My great grandmother said it wasn't a home unless there were lace curtains in the window. Same attitude about cats; not allowed inside!
I wrote to say how lovely Barbara's photos are and how much her words resonate.

Barbara has generously given me permission to use her photo as the source for my sketch today. Please see why I love reading her words and am inspired by her beautiful pictures.

Visit her blog at Farm Girl Studios

Curtains - Transparent watercolor and graphite, Pentalic Aqua Sketchbook

The entire flock

I finally have an opportunity to post all the other photos from a week of classes I taught last term when we got to sketch live baby chicks.

Harriet and Abigail seemed to enjoy their first art modeling gig. 

I knew we wouldn't have such a privilege of live models  in every class, but I think the ones my students did from photos turned out very well indeed!

What's even more impressive is that all these are 5 minute sketches.

I know because I timed them. 

Congratulations, everyone, on sketches you can crow about!

Now if this doesn't inspire the rest of you Sunday Painters, I guess it's time to go bowling.