# Most Recent Drawing or Painting **URL:** \ **Category:** Share Your Art\ **Created:** [May 13, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805 "2024-05-13T17:50:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 140
**Author:** ![theresebriggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805/2814 "2026-09-16T19:36:00Z")
He’s a gorgeous doggie…love Sable collies! Raised many as a child and they have such great personalities…He looks like a character in you drawing too Sys! Therese ---
**Author:** ![siffermus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@siffermus](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/siffermus)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 10:20am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805/2815 "2026-09-22T10:20:52Z")
![PXL_20260922_0944522261](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/8/8d2824f14c774c1282deeb35afacd11b05ef4f42.jpeg) Just finished this one. I think I have forgotten to share that a local business owner have invited me to join a local faire. This upcomming Saturday there is a faire in the local mall, where local business owners can show there work. And I was invited to have a booth there my self. So excited. I have never shown my work in public before. ---
**Author:** ![robichon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/robichon/32/4993_2.png) [@robichon](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/robichon)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 1:39pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805/2816 "2026-09-22T13:39:52Z")
Great news @siffermus about your first opportunity to exhibit your work for the public to see - and well deserved. And this new cat drawing will be a wonderful addition to that exhibit I don’t know how big your artwork is, if it’s framed or how many items you will exhibit but I found transporting several pieces of art to be one of the biggest challenges. My pieces were mostly 8x10 in an 11x14 frame. I used bankers boxes which were a size which I could carry and had the hand holding holes which also helped. I put my framed artwork back to back with a piece of foam core boards to separate those from next pair of back to back items - and repeated this process. I got my foam core at the dollar store for $1.25 each and could cut them in half for use in the bankers boxes so it was light weight and affordable. Hope you find this helpful. Terri Robichon ![transporting artwork](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/4/4d12d1647be40da618803fc120dc958bb00d6c9e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Zman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9fc348/32.png) [@Zman](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Zman)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805/2817 "2026-09-22T19:35:29Z")
Hi @siffermus, quite an honor to be selected to show your work! It would be fun to know what the cats are so intently looking at. Hopefully not a Coyote which we have in our neighborhood here in Spokane WA. Well done! Jim Zimmerman ---
**Author:** ![Zman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9fc348/32.png) [@Zman](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Zman)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805/2818 "2026-09-22T19:49:24Z")
Just got back from the Oregon Coast fishing for salmon and Ling Cod. So many beautiful Pacific Ocean sunsets available like this one on Cannon Beach. After taking the Pastel Course and seeing how Matt did the sky scene example, I thought I would try to do this one from a photo I took with soft pastels. ![IMG_0550](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/8/8242ffbc7979d07d489f4f691f56552a998ffd7f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![siffermus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@siffermus](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/siffermus)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2026, 6:46am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805/2819 "2026-09-23T06:46:28Z")
Thanks Terri, this is very helpful I hope to have them framed. I have bought a lot of frames, and fingers crossed, they will arrive on time, so I can frame them. ---
**Author:** ![ArchPhaeton](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/archphaeton/32/6504_2.png) [@ArchPhaeton](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/ArchPhaeton)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 12:49am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805/2820 "2026-09-24T00:49:59Z")
![2026-09-03_octopuses](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/5/54f1a3c14ad93863ceccfc36b4926bf0d13f80c1.jpeg)My take at the 45min octopus! ---
**Author:** ![Meme5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/meme5/32/6555_2.png) [@Meme5](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Meme5)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805/2821 "2026-09-24T02:12:47Z")
@ArchPhaeton Nicely done!! So glad you posted and started this thread. Hopefully I will work on mine tomorrow, and more people share their’s ad well! I took a late nap and woke up when gettin’ sketchy’s episode was in mid progress 😢 Sonia ---
**Author:** ![Meme5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/meme5/32/6555_2.png) [@Meme5](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Meme5)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805/2822 "2026-09-24T02:18:17Z")
@Zman That is a lovely sunset, even more because it’s done with my all time favorite soft pastels. Sonia ---
**Author:** ![Meme5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/meme5/32/6555_2.png) [@Meme5](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Meme5)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 2:19am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805/2823 "2026-09-24T02:19:59Z")
@robichon That is a pro tip! So clever and useful! 🤩 Sonia ---
**Author:** ![Buddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Buddy](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Buddy)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 2:10am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805/2824 "2026-09-26T02:10:49Z")
Dear Sys, wow!!! These cats are so a absolutely fantastic!!! Well, well, well done. What did catch their attention? ---
**Author:** ![Buddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Buddy](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Buddy)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805/2825 "2026-09-26T02:12:06Z")
Super, Jim!! You should send this piece in for a critique. Really great done! ---
**Author:** ![theresebriggs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@theresebriggs](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/theresebriggs)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805/2826 "2026-09-26T15:45:44Z")
Really draws you in Zman! (James)! Is this soft pastel or oil pastels? And did you use the tool we use to blend? Great job! Therese ---
**Author:** ![DaveK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/davek/32/7859_2.png) [@DaveK](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/DaveK)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805/2827 "2026-09-27T20:27:40Z")
Started a graphite pencil drawing this week. Stonehenge white cotton paper, and H, HB, 2H graphite pencils. It’s based on the class of basic pencil drawing of a high top shoe. Curves, contrast , shading, and texture. ![IMG_7451](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thevirtualinstructor/original/2X/3/3659862fab6684b278cee03a5d94aa8a6bda86df.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![siffermus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/977dab/32.png) [@siffermus](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/siffermus)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805/2828 "2026-09-27T20:54:33Z")
​ ​​​​​​​​This is really fantastic. Amazing details.😍 ---
**Author:** ![Meme5](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/meme5/32/6555_2.png) [@Meme5](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Meme5)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 12:13am UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805/2829 "2026-09-28T00:13:24Z")
@DaveK Wow, it’s already looking great. The detail is amazing. Can’t wait to see the finished piece. Sonia ---
**Author:** ![DaveK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.thevirtualinstructor.com/davek/32/7859_2.png) [@DaveK](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/DaveK)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805/2830 "2026-09-28T14:57:45Z")
Thanks Sonia 😃, using Matt’s instruction to define the repeating textures has been another game changer. So simple yet such a difference. ---
**Author:** ![Zman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9fc348/32.png) [@Zman](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Zman)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805/2831 "2026-09-29T15:53:39Z")
Hello Therese, yes, this is done with soft pastels. I used a charcoal pencil to add the small figure on the beach. I mostly use my finger to blend soft/dry pastels, but sometimes a Q-Tip. I have been using the silicone blenders on oil pastel projects Matt used on the recent live lesson he is doing. They work OK for me, but I’m not sold on them as they are a bit too flimsy for my liking. ---
**Author:** ![Buddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Buddy](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Buddy)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805/2832 "2026-09-29T19:46:40Z")
Jim, there are for sure several brands of shapers that all come in different soft-/hardness. I was so dump to throw away an old set long ago that was less flimsy than the one I purchased now. ---
**Author:** ![Zman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9fc348/32.png) [@Zman](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/u/Zman)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805/2833 "2026-09-29T22:10:00Z")
Thanks, Buddy. I will have to search for them, as the ones I got are too pliable to blend some of the harder oil pastels like Cray-Pas. [Previous page](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805.md?page=139) [Next page](https://community.thevirtualinstructor.com/t/most-recent-drawing-or-painting/3805.md?page=141)