Pencil drawings and art therapy for the elderly

The last few weeks I am trying to get back into drawing again with graphite pencils.

I got a book from the library about High Country farming in New Zealand and found some nice images of shepherds and their working dogs.

I am planning to do an oil painting of a New Zealand shepherd carrying an exhausted sheep on his back with his dogs at his side.

Like the Good Shepherd carrying us when we feel tired and bugged down with life.

This week was a stressful week, I started a job on Thursday morning, but got a call that evening cancelling the job again. I had so hoped to earn some extra money for the wedding of my son Paul and Emma in December.

A working dog waiting in his kennel

A shepherd  with his dogs rounding up sheep

Last week I did an art session at the local rest home and the ladies painted a watercolour background and we made cards with the background adding ink stamped images and glitter paint.
The ladies enjoyed the session and the group is growing every fortnight.

Art class at the rest home

Coming week I like to make paper flowers from tissue paper, the classes are on a Thursday morning so I better start preparing the flowers to show the ladies a finished sample.
I love peonies and the paper flowers will look like peonies.

Painting with watercolours

I hope to have a better week ahead and wish you all a great week too.

I am part of Sunday Sketches