solosater

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=54423

matthew

Baldur...

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=54447

Baldur

matthew, how exactly do you yourself define 'tasteful'?

matthew

Badur... Take 2...

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=54449

Baldur

Baldur, nude

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=54450

Baldur

matthew +l=Baldur

solosater

matthew are you acting out?

Don't make me punish you...

matthew

he likes spankings

matthew

I am going to miss this challenge when its gone... Nice to have seen the good works not censored...

solosater

Is everyone done drawing for the Nudes Challenge? I was going to wait until Thursday, midnight but if everyone is done I’ll pick a winner tonight. Let me know…

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=54649

lynnspotter

Ears one more nude! http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=54660

pollyesther

I tried...
http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=54725

solosater

Ok, so I was having a blonde day yesterday, I was sure it was Wednesday! Someone could have said something…

Anywho since I missed my own deadline I’m going to pass this off right now, and hope the next in line won’t hold against me my tardiness.

I have to say ALL the Drawings were wonderful whether it was going for a laugh as Robin’s

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=53981

Baldur’s

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=54038

or Lynn’s

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=54660

I was surprised that I really enjoyed the abstract drawings as well like five’s

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=54085

and gradie’s

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=54088

I enjoyed too seeing the covers of some classic statuary. Ya’all did way better than my terrible attempt ant David or Apollo. Login’s

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=54031

and awr65’s

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=54158

were both very good.

I loved the Maxfield Parrish covers from gwinnyb

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=53809

and pollyesther

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=54725

And of course there were the pregnant beauties

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=54034

from five

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=53933

from awr65 and matthew’s

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=54232

And who knew you could do a creditable nude in fruit?

pollyesther’s

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=53916

was stunning and Luna’s

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=54375

is just plain pretty.

There were two Fan Dancers, one from eliza

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=54308

and one from belladonnis

http://www.thinkdraw.com/picture.php?pictureId=54094

It is this one that really caught my attention. bella did a new thing that opened a new door in my mind; she made a dark skinned woman.

In all my time here on TD while I’ve made many a body I’ve lamented the lack of a good skin tone in Flowers.

Well, she showed me an obvious one that’s been there right along, for that I’m passing the torch to her. I can’t believe I’ve missed it for that last 9 months!

bella, your dancer is quite bella herself. Good job.

And to everyone who participated, thank you for the support and the dialogue. I think this was a success on more than one level.

I look forward to seeing what belladonnis has up her sleeve…

matthew

A great choice... Congrats Bella...

belladonnis

Thank you so much!!! I have to say I'm very flattered, and again I'm so glad I found TD. I would like to share with you all why.
My mother had a love for painting, not professionally but for herself and her children and this as a young girl opened my creative side.
When I became a young women ready to start her life I decided I wanted a career in the art field, so off to college I went.
I found along the way that unlike my mother painting was not my strong point, but charcole and pastels were. I also learned that I had a talent in photography, and won several awards in college.
That was it, my choice was made and I started on my path. I wanted to be a nature photographer, travel for National Geographic and see the world. My journey along this path took me quite far but along the way like so many I came to a cross road that changed my direction forever and a new journey began. One that has given me my greatest joys and a very different career.
I put my charcoals and cameras away and put my creative mind to work in a different way, in the automotive manufacturing buisness for a German automotive company, and soon after motherhood.
When I found TD I realised that I had not drawn or used my camera for anything more than birthdays and social events for years. I tried it and found I loved it and with that I began drawing again whith my children. My oldest daughter who is 11 is a very talented artist, I am happy to say, just like her mother in charcoals and pastels and her younger sister who is 7 has a good eye with a camera. In finding TD I feel I have come back again to the memories I had as a young girl painting with her mother and I am now being able to give that special gift to my children as well.
I look forward to creating the challenge I hope I will not let anyone down!

Robindcr8l

This is a lovely story, Belladonnis, and a lovely tribute to how thinkdraw can touch all of our lives! Congratulations!

belladonnis

Isnt it strange at the things that can make a difference!

polenta

Thanks for sharing your art story with us belladonnis