My studio is in a really cute residential area so there’s homes and people all around me. I’m very fortunate that my studio has lots of windows but during our chicago winters the trees lose their leaves and all of the homes around me and their windows become apparent. Lately though it’s changed. Spring is here and the trees have filled in. Even the Japanese maple directly outside my west window has grown to almost totally obscuring my view of the garage. I find myself taking breaks to look up at the trees and witness how they’ve changed. Or to look up to feel the sun beating through my windows. It’s so refreshing and helps me regain focus while I work. This subject’s upward expression reminded me of that feeling and expression. That’s why the reference image captured my eye and inspired me to draw it. Please consider subscribing for more art content like this. Join the Dartily studio today and receive a FREE original artwork by me ? https://www.dartily.com Hi I’m Faith Humphrey Hill, a portrait artist combining knitting and drawing with digital tools. I was a gallery director for 20 years before becoming a full time artist. Follow my journey into knit prints, knit animations and beyond on my website. https://www.dartily.com/ HTTPS://www.youtube.com/@dartilyartstudio https://pixelfed.social/i/web/profile/547881617384630919 https://www.pinterest.com/DartilyArtStudio/ https://www.Tumblr.com/dartilyartstudio Visit my virtual gallery here: https://www.spatial.io/s/Faith-Humphrey-Hills-Gallery-64444d48696c55107064a927?share=1700750073687642150 Music: Music track: sunflower by Lukrembo Source: https://freetouse.com/music https://youtu.be/aoL_cSU1Xtw Supplies used: Museum App by Sktchy https://www.sktchy.com/ Procreate https://procreate.com/ IPad drawing board https://youtu.be/QV5DmhrOW9Q My work provides an optimistic view of technology’s role in shaping our identity and relationships with each other. The subjects are strangers to me, just as they are to the viewer of the finished work. Being a visual artist, I use my eyes to learn about the person, and in the process find commonalities between us. Knitting (a form of binary code) is included because of its continuous flow of fibers that mirrors our interconnectedness as people. These pieces are created using new and old machines. Incorporating technology in the process reflects my life with metal implants; as I am a balance between organic and inorganic so should my art. #drawing #art #knitting #digitalart #digitalartforbeginners #artandcraft #artist #speedpaint #drawwithme #letsdraw #chill #relaxing #artprocess #digitaldrawingtutorial #portraitart #portraitartist #portraitdrawing #procreate ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3YcRt7Zu5I

Join the Dartily studio today and receive a FREE original artwork by me ? https://www.dartily.com Hi I’m Faith Humphrey Hill, a portrait artist combining knitting and drawing with digital tools. I was a gallery director for 20 years before becoming a full time artist. Follow my journey into knit prints, knit animations and beyond on my website. https://www.dartily.com/ HTTPS://www.youtube.com/@dartilyartstudio https://www.tumblr.com/dartilyartstudio My work provides an optimistic view of technology’s role in shaping our identity and relationships with each other. The subjects are strangers to me, just as they are to the viewer of the finished work. Being a visual artist, I use my eyes to learn about the person, and in the process find commonalities between us. Knitting (a form of binary code) is included because of its continuous flow of fibers that mirrors our interconnectedness as people. These pieces are created using new and old machines. Incorporating technology in the process reflects my life with metal implants; as I am a balance between organic and inorganic so should my art. #drawing #art #knitting #digitalart #creativereels #digitalartforbeginners #artandcraft #artist #knittingforbeginners #knittingmachine #knittingdesigns #artstudio #artstudiotour #portraitart #womandrawing #mandrawing #lifedrawing ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GiWIRuVY8U

Hi I’m a portrait artist combining knitting and drawing with digital tools. I was a gallery director for 20 years before becoming a full time artist. Follow my journey into portrait drawings, knit prints, knit animations and beyond on my website www.dartily.com TT&YT: @dartily IG:@dartily_faith Hi I’m a portrait artist combining knitting and drawing with digital tools. I was a gallery director for 20 years before becoming a full time artist. Follow my journey into knit prints, knit animations and beyond on my website www.dartily.com TT&YT: @dartily IG:@dartily_faith My work provides an optimistic view of technology’s role in shaping our identity and relationships with each other. The subjects are strangers to me, just as they are to the viewer of the finished work. Being a visual artist, I use my eyes to learn about the person, and in the process find commonalities between us. Knitting (a form of binary code) is included because of its continuous flow of fibers that mirrors our interconnectedness as people. These pieces are created using new and old machines. Incorporating technology in the process reflects my life with metal implants; as I am a balance between organic and inorganic so should my art. #drawing #art #knitting #digitalart #digitalartforbeginners #arttiktoks #artandcraft #artist #knittingforbeginners #knittingmachine #knittingdesigns #drawingdog #dogdrawing #artstudio #artstudiotour #portraitart #womandrawing #mandrawing #lifedrawing ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwF9ZMFE8ck

Hi I’m Faith Humphrey Hill, a portrait artist combining knitting and drawing with digital tools. I was a gallery director for 20 years before becoming a full time artist. Follow my journey into knit prints, knit animations and beyond on my website www.dartily.com TT&YT: @dartily IG:@dartily_faith Hi I’m a portrait artist combining knitting and drawing with digital tools. I was a gallery director for 20 years before becoming a full time artist. Follow my journey into knit prints, knit animations and beyond on my website www.dartily.com TT&YT: @dartily IG:@dartily_faith My work provides an optimistic view of technology’s role in shaping our identity and relationships with each other. The subjects are strangers to me, just as they are to the viewer of the finished work. Being a visual artist, I use my eyes to learn about the person, and in the process find commonalities between us. Knitting (a form of binary code) is included because of its continuous flow of fibers that mirrors our interconnectedness as people. These pieces are created using new and old machines. Incorporating technology in the process reflects my life with metal implants; as I am a balance between organic and inorganic so should my art. #drawing #art #knitting #digitalart #digitalartforbeginners #arttiktoks #artandcraft #artist #knittingforbeginners #knittingmachine #knittingdesigns #drawingdog #dogdrawing #artstudio #artstudiotour #portraitart #womandrawing #mandrawing #lifedrawing These are the top 3 reasons why I would send rejections to artist proposals when I was a gallery director The application was incomplete or unclear The proposed art wasn’t a good fit for the theme of the exhibit or gallery project. The artwork is similar to the work of another artist we were already committed to working with. This was usually something basic like similar subject matter or medium etc… Notice how quality and uniqueness of the artwork wasn’t one of the top 3 reasons proposals were rejected. In my 20 year career in arts administration sitting in and on countless juries I never once heard the jury laugh at a proposal, say the work was garbage, question why the applicant thinks they’re an artist. None of that. I know it can feel disheartening to receive rejection letters but please don’t respond by making a dramatic pivot in your art-making. Keep making the art that brings you joy and communicates the ideas you want to express. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvWah_N3PNY