by Charity Lee Jennings | Nov 14, 2018
I felt an urgency to capture this scene. In the shifting sand of Chinese culture, there’s a stretch between the lifestyles of young men and their grandfathers and I wonder how long this pastime will last. I arrived in time to see an elderly man lean his bicycle...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Oct 10, 2018
Homeschooling high schoolers is hard. “They can work more independently,” I hear, as though the difficult days are behind. While they often get through lessons without help from me, the new skills they must learn: writing research papers, meeting deadlines, stretches...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Sep 26, 2018
I’m full of ideas of places to draw to capture the scenes around me, but now, with the start of our homeschool year, I’m stuck inside. I know we’ll get into routines and I’ll be able to slip out, at times, but until then I have to be content with drawing from...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Sep 12, 2018
From the busyness of our move to a laid back summer, back again to busyness. We’re starting up our homeschool year and every time I turn around there is another question to answer, another job to do. Yet, I’m determined, even in the most demanding times, to create...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Sep 5, 2018
My friends and I headed back to the lake where I hosted my Birthday Field Sketch. I wanted to return to the lotus blossoms. Sketching on site usually lends to loosening up, like in my Subway Portraits, but this scene was so beautiful, I sat on a ledge by the lake for...
by Charity Lee Jennings | Aug 29, 2018
My models on the bus were much more cooperative than those on the subway, as they settled in for the ride across the city. I’m often amazed how few people notice me drawing – the man beside me was an exception. He gave me the thumbs up, then motioned to...
