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patindaytona:
Well...2 hours ago I was ready to take a photo of it. That is usually the only time when I really really step back and see my stuff from that distance. So...i fooled with the shadows, change a few tiny things here and there, erased so many times...all the shadings, and that really messed up the soft gradations, I had to repeatedly re-shade filling in every tiny bare "spot" that I created in the erasing of it again and again. I really think I HAD some things better as usual. I am pretty sure I'm going to get it out tomorrow and start fooling again with some things with a fresh eye.
I know I'll see more objectively then. But I really have a fear about messing with anything at this stage. I already changes minor things that I probably shouldn't have. But now, they are so numerous, that I collectively don't see what needs to be changes "again". I will probably send this to my mother, and if she doesn't want it (she already has too many that I've sent), my sister can have it...would be great for a kitchen!

Maryna:
For a moment I thought it was a photograph. You are very very good  :clap: :clap: :clap:

Don't ever doubt yourself, you talents are amazing  ;)

Tony (ASM):
I agree with Maryan, I too thought it was the same photo! Pat, you have done a great job of this. You are an amazing drawer.  :clap: :clap:

Lillian:
Wow!  Pat, that is beautiful work!   :clap: :clap: :clap: 

Did you do this on your new hot press paper?  If so, how did you find working with that? 

Your mother and your sister might start fighting over it, so get ready to start :run:   :2funny:

patindaytona:
Thanks again everyone...yes Lillian, it was the hot pressed Arches paper. They come in one large sheet (in a different section than the usual pads of paper and Hobby Lobby and Michael's both have them.  They are about $10 per sheet with tax and I cut it into 4 pieces, enough for each piece to be about 11 x 14 or close to it. That's not bad really.
It's very smooth. I like it alot. The one thing I wish I wouldn't do it alway fussing over every drawing or painting endlessly changing things. The smooth initial gradations, the highlights....erasing erasing until I am filling in all those blemishes. You can see that would not have that fine original smoothness, but at least with pencils, you can pretty much come close to what it was..with patience.   Their are still a couple things I am not satisfied with in the drawing and i attempted this and attempted that to "see what happens" many times, but as in anything, you are suppose to not be so DESPERATE! on every drawing, and just leave it open for the next drawing..that is how you progress, not by being a slave to each one (getting blood from a stone). I will say after I posted this, that very large white highlight on the spoon...i finally helped it a hair by using a very very light pencil tone and put a buffer zone around that edge. This kept the eye from going OFF the spoon and refocused in the middle of it (even thought that tone was NOT in the photo). SO, it shows how using your own judgement to CHANGE things, sometimes works to your advantage. If I could only do that more and more, ..what a useful thing!

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